A handwritten, three-page letter from Emma Alston to her sister, Elizabeth Pringle Smith, in which she discusses the difficulty of sending correspondence and the Alstons' troubles with rice planting and managing their workers. She also writes about various updates from the Pringle, Middleton, and Huger Smith families.
A handwritten, three-page letter from Emma Alston to her sister, Elizabeth Pringle Smith, in which she tells her about her sons' difficulties in managing the freedmen on their plantations. She also asks for news about the family and Charleston.
A handwritten, one-page letter from Emma Alston to her sister, Elizabeth Pringle Smith, in which she inquires about the health of her sister's granddaughter.
A ten pound note signed by Thomas Middleton, Jacob Motte, John Neufville, and two unknown signees. The colonial currency is marked as No. 23758. The notes bears a seal with an image of a hand holding a sword upright, the year 1775, and above the images printed in Latin is "ET DEUS OMNIPOTENS," which translates to "and God almighty."
An unsigned and undated resolution warning of the dangers of continued trade between the US and Britain and encouraging states to pass laws declaring such trade treasonous.
