A handwritten, six-page letter from Joseph Alston to his sister, Susan Alston, in which he describes a large hurricane hitting Georgetown, South Carolina, which flooded many plantations and plantation homes.
A typed copy of a 1782 letter from Francis Marion to William Alston in which he orders him to take command of new companies to serve in Georgetown, South Carolina, and watch for incoming vessels.
A brief biography describing John Julius Alston's upbringing, education, time in the Confederate military, and ultimate death. This section is part of a larger report on graduates of Harvard College from the class of 1857.