Letter from William H. W. Barnwell to friend Edgar B. Day. Barnwell writes of the death of a sister and the birth of a son, and asks Day for advice on making amends for his injurious conduct to others while at law school in Litchfield, Conn. March 5, 1833.
House (rear view) on site affected by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Waverly Novels, Tales of a Grandfather; being stories taken from Scottish history, 2nd series in 2 volumes, vol. I. 160 Laurel Avenue. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: Joseph A. Pippin. Tract: 8. Station: 5894+40 Rt. Date: Feb. 19, 1963. In R/W - Bought." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
House on site affected by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Address: 160 Laurel Avenue. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: Joseph A. Pippin. Tract: 8. Station: 5894+40 Rt. Date: Feb. 19, 1963. In R/W - Bought." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
House on site affected by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Address: 162 Laurel Avenue. Number 22 on porch column. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: David E. O'Brien. Tract: 9. Station: 5894+15 Rt. Date: Feb. 19, 1963. In R/W - Bought." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
House (rear view) on site affected by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Address: 162 Laurel Avenue. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: David E. O'Brien. Tract: 9. Station: 5894+15 Rt. Date: Feb. 19, 1963. In R/W - Bought." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
House (rear view) on site affected by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Address: 164 Laurel Avenue. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: J.W. Johnson, Jr. Tract: 10. Station: 5894+00 Rt. Date: Feb. 19, 1963. In R/W - Bought." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
House on site affected by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Address: 164 Laurel Avenue. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: J.W. Johnson, Jr. Tract: 10. Station: 5894+00 Rt. Date: Feb. 19, 1963. In R/W - Bought." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
House on site affected by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Address: 166-168 Laurel Avenue. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: J.W. Johnson, Jr. Tract: 10. Station: 5894+00 Rt. Date: Feb. 19, 1963. In R/W - Bought." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
House (rear view) on site affected by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Address: 166-168 Laurel Avenue. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: J.W. Johnson, Jr. Tract: 10. Station: 5894+00 Rt. Date: Feb. 19, 1963. In R/W - Bought." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
House (rear view) on site affected by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Address: 170 Laurel Avenue. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: Eula Mae Ryan. Tract: 12. Station: 5893+40 Lt. Date: Feb. 19, 1963. In R/W - Bought." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
House on site affected by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Address: 170 Laurel Avenue. Number 28 on porch column. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: Eula Mae Ryan. Tract: 12. Station: 5893+40 Lt. Date: Feb. 19, 1963. In R/W - Bought." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
Letter from Madame Baptiste to Bishop Patrick Lynch concerning a new "noviciate" being welcomed into the Ursulines of Columbia. Madame Baptiste is concerned that given the precarious financial status of the convent that the new noviciate will not realize the sacrifices she must make given that she has previously known "many conveniences." She also suggests that the noviciate pay her own travel expenses to Columbia and possibly pay her board during her term. September 29, 1858. 2p.
A letter from Dr. Willis Wilkinson to his daughter, from New York. He writes that he heard of the gale and the cholera outbreak in the Carolinas and for those reasons, he is coming home earlier than planned.
Houses on site affected by the construction of the Crosstown. Address: 74½ Cooper Street [74 Cooper Street]. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.518. Property owner: Beatrice Hayward. Tract: 12. Station: 5965+30 Rt. Line 3, S.B. lane of Route 17. Date: Mar. 6, 1963. In R/W - Bought. [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
Letter from Hetty Heyward from her Combahee plantation to her mother, Mary Barnwell, in Beaufort, South Carolina. Hetty keeps her mother abreast of the latest news in the family and mentions a busy social schedule and an upcoming Heyward family wedding in Charleston. 4p.
House on site affected by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26).Address: 172 Laurel Avenue. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: Marguerite E. Jacques. Tract: 13. Station: 5893+20 Lt. Date: Feb. 19, 1963. In R/W - Bought." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
House (rear view) on site affected by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Address: 172 Laurel Avenue. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: Marguerite E. Jacques. Tract: 13. Station: 5893+20 Lt. Date: Feb. 19, 1963. In R/W - Bought." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
House (side view) on site affected by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Address: 29 Mount Pleasant Street. Joseph Floyd Manor (Mount Pleasant Street and King Street) faintly in background. On corner of on Mount Pleasant Street and King Street. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: Charles B. Cromer, et al. Tract: 14. Station: 5892+90 Lt. Date: Feb. 19, 1963. In R/W - Bought." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
House on site affected by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Address: 29 Mount Pleasant Street. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: Charles B. Cromer, et al. Tract: 14. Station: 5892+90 Lt. Date: Feb. 19, 1963. In R/W - Bought." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
Garage building on site affected by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Address: 29 Mount Pleasant Street. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: Charles B. Cromer, et al. Tract: 14. Station: 5893+35 Lt. Date: Feb. 19, 1963. Bought." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
Shell gas station on site affected by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Address: 1227 King Street. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: Shell Oil Co. Tract: 14-A. Station: 5893+80 Lt. Date: Feb. 19, 1963." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
Shell gas station on site affected by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Address: 1227 King Street. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: Shell Oil Co. Tract: 14-A. Station: 9+50 Rt. (Mt. Pleasant St.). Date: Apr. 20, 1965." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
Shell gas station on site affected by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Address: 1227 King Street. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: Shell Oil Co. Tract: 14-A. Station: 9+50 Rt. (Mt. Pleasant St.). Date: Apr. 20, 1965." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
House on site affected by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Address: 1226 King Street. View of street corner; corner of King Street and Mount Pleasant Street. First story is Sanex Cleaners. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: Mary E. Lea Ward. Tract: 14-B. Station: 11+50 Rt. (Mt. Pleasant St.). Date: Apr. 20, 1965. Partially in R/W." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
House (corner view) on site affected by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Address: 1226 King Street. View of street corner; corner of King Street and Mount Pleasant Street. First story is Sanex Cleaners. Sign for Coastal Carolina Fair posted on side of building. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: Mary E. Lea Ward. Tract: 14-B. Station: 11+50 Rt. (Mt. Pleasant St.). Date: Apr. 20, 1965." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
Madame Baptiste writes to Bishop Patrick Lynch about news at the Ursuline Convent in Columbia, including the potential recruitment of two lay sisters to help in housekeeping so the convent doesn't "have to pay servant's hire." She also mentions stocking up on stores and that she has ordered two tons of coal, "two thirds anthracite and one third bituminous", from Charleston. October 26, 1858. 4p.
A letter from Anna Bella Wilkinson to her mother, sharing family news from Charleston. Anna reports that Mary has a family of goslings, and that Ellen was recently vaccinated. She also discusses the high cost of renting a house, and says that small houses are renting for $600 per year.
Houses (rear view) on site affected by the construction of the Crosstown. Address: 74½ Cooper Street [74 Cooper Street]. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.518. Property owner: Beatrice Hayward. Tract: 12. Station: 5965+30 Rt. Line 3, S.B. lane of Route 17. Date: Mar. 6, 1963. In R/W - Bought. [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
Galapagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis) bull. "This smaller species now close to extinction - probably less than 150 left" -John Henry Dick caption
Nathaniel Heyward writes to his mother-in-law in Beaufort from his Combahee plantation. He apologizes for being unable to fill some of her commissions and informs her he is sending barrels of rice and flour to her when her boat arrives. 3p.
Letter from William H. W. Barnwell to friend Edgar B. Day discussing his recent ordination and his upcoming move to Pendleton, SC, to start his ministry. April 27, 1833.
House (corner view) on site affected by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Address: 1226 King Street. View of street corner; corner of King Street and Mount Pleasant Street. First story is Sanex Cleaners. Directional sign for St. John Hotel and sign for Coastal Carolina Fair posted on side of building. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: Mary E. Lea Ward. Tract: 14-B. Station: 11+50 Rt. (Mt. Pleasant St.). Date: Apr. 20, 1965." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
House (side view) on site affected by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Address: 1226 King Street. View of street corner; corner of King Street and Mount Pleasant Street. First story is Sanex Cleaners. Directional sign for St. John Hotel and sign for Coastal Carolina Fair posted on side of building. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: Mary E. Lea Ward. Tract: 14-B. Station: 11+50 Rt. (Mt. Pleasant St.). Date: Apr. 20, 1965." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
House on site by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Address; 35 Mount Pleasant Street. Number 7 on porch column. At corner of railroad tracks and Mount Pleasant Street. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: Henry Fritz. Tract: 14-C. Station: 12+10 Rt. (Mt. Pleasant St.). Date: Apr. 20, 1965." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
House on site by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Address: 35 Mount Pleasant Street. Corner view from railroad tracks at Mount Pleasant Street. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: Henry Fritz. Tract: 14-C. Station: 12+10 Rt. (Mt. Pleasant St.). Date: Apr. 20, 1965." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
House on site by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Address: 35 Mount Pleasant Street. Corner (rear) view from railroad tracks in foreground. Joseph Floyd Manor (Mount Pleasant Street and King Street) in background. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: Henry Fritz. Tract: 14-C. Station: 12+10 Rt. (Mt. Pleasant St.). Date: Apr. 20, 1965." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
House (side view) on site by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Address: 35 Mount Pleasant Street. View of house from railroad tracks at Mount Pleasant Street. View of street corner, looking down King Street. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: Henry Fritz. Tract: 14-C. Station: 12+10 Rt. (Mt. Pleasant St.). Date: Apr. 20, 1965." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
House on site by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Address: 1215 King Street. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: Mary M.J. Clifton. Tract: 15. Station: 5894+60 Lt. Date: Feb. 19, 1963. In R/W - Bought." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
Garage on site by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Address: 1215 King Street. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: Mary M.J. Clifton. Tract: 15. Station: 5894+05 Lt. Date: Feb. 19, 1963. In R/W - Bought." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
House (rear view) on site by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Address: 1215 King Street. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: Mary M.J. Clifton. Tract: 15. Station: 5894+60 Lt. Date: Feb. 19, 1963. In R/W - Bought." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
House (rear view) on site by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Address: 1213 King Street. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: Robert C. Benke, et al. Tract: 16. Station: 5894+90 Lt. Date: Feb. 19, 1963. In R/W - Bought." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
Short letter from Francis Lynch in Cheraw to Bishop Patrick Lynch in Charleston asking him to endorse and deposit a note for $2500. October 26, 1858. 1p.
A letter from C.G. Memminger to "Stanner" - Anna Bella Wilkinson, his sister-in-law. He reports that Anna's father will not be able to travel to Savannah to accompany Anna and Sarah home. He also wants to hear her narrative of the Ogeechee reform and its effect upon the behavior of the slaves.
Houses on site affected by the construction of the Crosstown. Address: 73 Cooper Street. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.518. Property owner: Centeur Corp. Tract: 13. Station: 5963+90 Rt. Line 3 of the S.B. lane of Route 17. Date: Mar. 6, 1963. Proximity. [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
Letter from Hetty Heyward from her Combahee plantation to her mother, Mary Barnwell, in Beaufort, South Carolina. Hetty sends her mother a list of items for her to purchase and $40 to cover the cost and thanks her for her pickled oysters and artichokes. 3p.
House on site by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Address: 1213 King Street. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: Robert C. Benke, et al. Tract: 16. Station: 5894+90 Lt. Date: Feb. 19, 1963. In R/W - Bought." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
House on site by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Address: 1211 King Street. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: Albert M. Jones, et al. Tract: 17. Station: 5895+00 Lt. Date: Feb. 19, 1963. In R/W - Bought." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
House (rear view) on site by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Address: 1211 King Street. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: Albert M. Jones, et al. Tract: 17. Station: 5895+00 Lt. Date: Feb. 19, 1963. In R/W - Bought." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
House (rear view) on site by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Address: 1211 King Street (rear). Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: Albert M. Jones, et al. Tract: 17. Station: 5894+75 Lt. Date: Feb. 19, 1963. In R/W - Bought." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
House (rear view) on site by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Address: 1211 King Street (rear). Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: Albert M. Jones, et al. Tract: 17. Station: 5894+75 Lt. Date: Feb. 19, 1963. In R/W - Bought." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
Greenhouse-like structure (plant nursery) on site by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Address: 1205 King Street. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: Gladys Hardy. Tract: 18. Station: 5895+50 on CL. Date: Feb. 19, 1963. In R/W - Bought." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
House on site by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Address: 1201 King Street. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: Gladys Hardy. Tract: 18. Station: 5895+65 Rt. Date: Feb. 19, 1963. In R/W - Bought." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
House (corner view, rear) on site by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Address: 1201 King Street. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: Gladys Hardy. Tract: 18. Station: 5895+65 Rt. Date: Feb. 19, 1963. In R/W - Bought." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
Backyard and structure on site affected by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Address: 1201 King Street. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: Gladys Hardy. Tract: 18. Station: 5895+00 Rt. Date: Feb. 19, 1963. In R/W - Bought." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
House (rear view) and backyard garden on site affected by the construction of Interstate 26 (I-26). Address: 1199 King Street. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.503. Property owner: Nancy J. Wandell. Tract: 19. Station: 5895+85 Rt. Date: Feb. 19, 1963." [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
A letter from Mary Wilkinson Memminger to "Stanner" - Anna Bella Wilkinson, her sister. She tries to clear up some confusion brought about by letters from their mother and Virginia. She says she does not have much news, and talks about Ellen (her daughter).
Corner of Meeting Street and Cooper Street. Charleston Auto Sales (510 Meeting Street) and Infinger's Shoe Store (508 Meeting Street), on site affected by the construction of the Crosstown. Surveyor notations on back of photo: "Dkt.: 10.518. Property owner: Robert L. Knoth. Tract: 14. Station: 5962+85 CL of Line 3 of the S.B. lane of Route 17. Date: Mar. 6, 1963. In R/W - Bought. [See collection description for explanation of surveyor notations.]
