A torn letter from Elias Ball II at Kensington Plantation to his son John Ball in "Charles Town" on spending a night at Comingtee Plantation, and the health of Elias Ball III and Isaac Ball.
A letter from A. Waring to her cousin John Ball in Charleston thanking him for a present, the crops at Backriver Plantation, and a potential visit in the spring.
This loose page is a record of deaths and births in the Benseman family. The reverse side of the document includes the notation "my negro woman had a boy child" and "my servant Patty had a boy child."
A document under the title "500 White Registered Citizens" with notes from a meeting such as "to preserve order and to protect the property and lives of the citizens white & black."
A list of enslaved people owned by Benjamin Allston Jr. divided by family units. Notations include specific jobs of enslaved persons such as driver, nurse, cook, washer, carpenter, blacksmith, cooper, poultry woman, hunter and gardener.
