The Henry Ravenel Crop Book, 1809-1832 is a book divided into two separate sections that also includes loose notes found within the book. The first section records the names and ages of the enslaved children born on the plantation and the names of their parents. The second half of the book, which appears upside down as the book was flipped for a new section, records the weather conditions, crop farming and the tasks completed by the slaves. The loose papers record the names of the enslaved people, slaves divided and allotted to Henry, Thomas, Rene and William Ravenel, the number of male and female slaves and a note to sell a family of slaves with their names and ages.
The John Ball Plantation Account Book, 1812-1834, is an indexed account book kept by overseers at various plantations owned by the Ball family. Overseers named are John Cox, Arthur McFarland, Samuel Lynes, Alexander McKnight, Britton Bunch, John Dickson, Thomas Fincklea, James Coward, and John Page. Of particular interest are two different accounts, one with William Deas, referred to as a "Mulatto" and the other "Free Nancy," a free black woman at Limerick Plantation who was buying and trading rice and sugar.
The Henry Ravenel Medical Book, 1816-1834 records medical visits and prescriptions for families and their slaves by physician Henry Ravenel. Families seeking medical treatment include Porcher, Dubois, Gaillard, Foxworth, Marion, Moore, Ravenel, Broughton and many others. Some of the diseases and injuries being treated are rheumatic diseases, fevers, fractures, kidney disease, a miscarriage, and an amputation on a child slave.
The Gaillard Plantation Journal, 1817 is an anonymous journal concerning shoes made for enslaved people on a plantation owned by the Gaillard family. Other entries discuss cattle, milk, coffee, and pecks of corn.
The Memo Book, 1821-1824, is a bound volume kept by or for a member of the Ball family. The volume lists crops at Hyde Park, Limerick, Jericho and Quinby Plantations as well as specifications for a rice mill at Limerick Plantation. Dried, pressed tree leaves are compressed throughout the blank pages. Also found within the volume are a list of enslaved persons given plough lines at various plantations. The names of the enslaved persons are Hercules, Jingo, Linus, Mathias, Mill Natt/Natt, Paul, Sam, Simon, Tim, Toby, Tom and Tycho.
A letter from Mary Lamboll Beach to her sister Elizabeth Gilchrist in Germantown, Pennsylvania primarily discussing money issues, house rents and the Denmark Vesey trial. Makes notation referencing slaves as "negroes."
A letter from Mary Lamboll Beach to her sister Elizabeth Gilchrist in Germantown, Pennsylvania primarily discussing money issues, house rents and the Denmark Vesey trial. Makes notation referencing slaves as "negroes."
The Theodore Louis Gourdin Estate Record consists of accounts and inventories for Murray's Ferry, Red Clay, and other Williamsburg County Plantations written by estate executor Theodore Gourdin. The volume includes appraisements, inventories, and financial accounts for these plantations as well as records the names of the enslaved people on the properties.
The Henry Ravenel Account Book, 1822-1833 is a book kept by Henry Ravenel documenting the purchases of goods by enslaved people as well as accounts of various members of the Dubon and Porcher families for personal goods.
The Journal of Robert Barnwell is a record of names for the enslaved men, women and children between the years 1838-1859. The slaves are recorded at the locations of Cotton Hope Plantation, Bulls Point Plantation, Briars Plantation and Woodward Plantation in Beaufort County, South Carolina. The journal also records inventory lists for items such as tobacco and cattle and lists the blanket and clothing distributions for the slaves. Loose papers include a copy of the last Will and Testament of William Hazzard Wigg Barnwell. The names of the enslaved men are; Aaron, Abram, Adam, Arthur, Ben, Billy, Bolton, Charles, Charley, Cudjoe, Cuffee, Cyrus, Dandy, Daniel, David, Delin, Dick/ O. Dick, Diddy, Die, Dizzy, Dole, Edward, Frank/Frank S., Frederick, George, Hagar, Harry/ O. Harry, Henry, Isaac, Israel/ D. Israel, Jacky, Jacob, James, Jimmy, Joe, John/Johny/Jonny, Jordan, Joseph, Joshua, Lackey, Lary, Luis, March, Marcus, Mill, Miller, Milton, Moes, Moses, Ned, Neptune, Paul, Peter, Primus, Prince/ O. Prince, Renty/ D. Renty, Richard, Sacky, Sam/Sammy, Sampson, Solomon, Stephen, Straban, Tom, Toney, Wanby, Will, William
The name of the enslaved women are listed as; Abby, Affy, Amelia, Amy/ L. Amy/ O. Amy/ Old Amy, Annie, Baby, Becca, Beps, Betty, Binah, Catharine, Celia, Charlotte/ O. Charlotte, Chloe/ O. Chloe/ Old Chloe, Clarinda, Cornelia, Daphne, Delia, Dinah, Doll, Ellen, Emmeline, Eudina, Eve, Evelina, Fanny, Fatima, Flora, Fortiba, Fortune, Grace, Hannah, Helen, Hester, Hetty, Isabele, Janette, January, Jenny, Joan, Kate, Kit, Liddy, Lindy/ O. Lindy, Lizzy, Louisa, Lucy, Maria/ B. Maria, Marian, Martha, Mary, Miley, Minna,, Nancy, Nanny, Nelly, Peggy, Philis/Phillis/S. Philis, Phobe, Polly. Rebeca, Rinah, Ritta, Robin, Rose/ O. Rose/S. Rose, Sarah, Sary, Siah, Stephen, Stetty, Sue, Susannah, Sylla, Tenha, Tyrah
