This is the diary of Henry Ravenel (1729-1785); Ren?? Ravenel 1st (1762-1822); and Henry Ravenel (1790-1867) concerning the years 1731-1860. It covers subjects such as births and deaths of family and slaves; illness; finances; farming rice, corn and indigo; slavery; weather observations; the American Revolution; and building projects. A span of 54 blank pages in the middle of the document is represented by a single image. Further, the latter half of the document appears flipped 90 degrees in the original document but has been rotated for easier online viewing.
Plat consists of 4,000 acres in St. Peter’s Parish belongs to Joseph Blake granted July 1731. Names associated with this plat are Joseph Blake, Horrey and Stevens. Notable locations include St. Peter's Parish, Savannah River and Savannah Path.
1100 acres of land belonging to Thomas Woodward on the east and west side of Fish Pond Creek known as Ashepoo River. Names associated with this plat are Thomas Woodward, Elizabeth Woodward, James St. John, Billinger, and Blaky, and William. Notable geographic locations include Ashepoo River and Fish Pond Creek.
650 acres belonging to Thomas Cordes on eastwest side of Fishpond Creek/ Ashepoo River bounding northwest on Elizabeth Woodward and south by Captain John Gibbes. Names associated with this plat are Thomas Cordes, Elizabeth Woodward, Captain John Gibbes, and Robert Johnson. Notable geographic locations include Fishpond Creek, the Ashepoo River and St. Bartholomew's Parish.
Copy of plat of 230 acres granted to Bryan Presly in Colleton County on Pon Pon River. Names associated with this plat are Bryan Presly, and John Bull, and Hendrich. Notable geographic locations include Pon Pon River and Colleton County.
340 acres of land laid out to George Mitchell on the east side of a branch of Ashepoo River called the Horseshoe Creek. Names associated with this plat are George Mitchell, James St. John, Thomas Broughton and John Andrews. Notable geographic locations include the Ashepoo River and Horseshoe Creek.
64 acre plot of land on the north side of the Ashley River, notes on the plat include some notes about stocks, shows surrounding tracts of lands, no land type or detail. Names associated with this plat are William Fuller, John Johnson, James Simmons, Stocks, William Fuller, George Smith, Henry Wood and John Hewson.
Elias Horry's 454 acre plot in the St. James parish near the Santee River, shows property boundaries, no details on the property or type of land. Names associated with this plat include Elias Horry, Daniel Horry and A. Bonneau.
