A letter from John Ball in Charleston, South Carolina to his son John Ball Jr. at Harvard College in Massachusetts on letter writing, how to behave while at school and with friends, avoiding "extravagance" and living with " generosity tempered with prudence."
A letter from John Ball Sr. at Kensington Plantation to his son John Ball Jr. at Harvard College in Massachusetts discussing the weather, Jane Ball's health, an outbreak of measles in Charleston and small pox at Midway Plantation, the inoculation of forty enslaved persons, a publication from Doctor Waterhouse on diseases, and the death of cattle due to a drought.
A letter from John Ball at Kensington Plantation to his son John Ball Jr. at Harvard College in Massachusetts discussing letter writing, fears that Captain Tilden is lost, snow in South Carolina, the price of wood, and that "Old Plenipi is dead."
A four-page letter from Edward Rutledge to "my dear Tom" [Thomas Pinckney?] that discusses a number of matters, including strategic matters relating to Beaufort and surrounding areas, damage to Beaufort inflicted by British troops, Rutledge's temporary illness, and political matters relating to the South Carolina General Assembly and Privy Council.
Letter from Colonel William Scott at Fort Moultrie to General Benjamin Lincoln in Charleston concerning Americans who were taken to Bermuda by the British as prisoners of war and eventually allowed to charter a ship to return to Charleston.
Plat of 500 acres belonging to George Mitchell in Colleton County near the Edisto River. Includes the outline of the property and the location of trees on the property line. Names associated with this plat are George Mitchell, Job Howe, and James Moore. Notable geographic locations include the Edisto River, Colleton County and St. Bartholomew's Parish.
