A handwritten, one-page letter from Henry Augustus Middleton Smith to Charles R. Allen in which he responds to his inquiry about renting 21 East Battery. He admits that he would rather sell the residence but needs to do repair work to it and asks what rent Allen would like to pay.
A handwritten, five-page letter from Maria H. Middleton to her cousin, Susan Alston, in which she updates Susan on her health and asks for information about Susan's life in Charleston.
A handwritten, three-page letter from William Alston Hayne to his cousin, Susan Pringle Alston, in which he shares details about his time in Mexico and California. He also included a Morro Rock, which is near his residence in San Luis Obispo.
A one-page handwritten letter from J.J. Fraser to Charles Pringle Alston in which he thanks him for his correspondence about the life of Joseph and Theodosia Burr Alston and informs Alston of his plans for preserving his letter.
A typed, one-page letter from Henry Augustus Middleton Smith to F.M. Robertson, an insurance agent, in which Smith informs him that the furniture at 21 East Battery has been moved out of the main house and into the "coach-house and stable" on the property. He also mentions that Susan Alston's caretaker continues to live in "the yard" at 21 East Battery.
A handwritten, three-page letter from Elizabeth Deas Allston to Henry Augustus Middleton Smith in which she corresponds about her inheritance of $10,000 and how best to invest it. She also describes her recent time at the family plantations in Georgetown, Fairfield and Chicora. Also, she mentions the book A Woman Rice Planter by her relative Elizabeth Allston Pringle.
A one-page typed letter from Henry Augustus Middleton Smith to his cousin, Susan Alston, in which he tells her that he is enclosing two receipts from the Charleston City Sheriff and the Charleston City Treasurer for her payment of the street construction tax. These receipts are included, totaling $28.96 and $57.80 respectively. Smith also mentions that these receipts are under the name of Susan's deceased father, Charles Alston, Senior, and that he intends to rectify that mistake.
Susan Alston's 1916-17 insurance policy for 21 East Battery, which values the building and its contents at $12,000, insured by a $40.80 premium. This also includes a letter from Henry Augustus Middleton Smith to his cousin Susan Alston explaining the details of the policy and Susan Alston's paid bill to F.M. Robertson Insurance Company.
A handwritten, four-page letter from Mary B. Huger to Susan Alston in which she updates Susan on the health of family members and her own situation, including travel and illness.
