Letter from Lord Charles Montagu to General William Moultrie at Haddrell's Point, S.C. offering Moultrie a commission in a British regiment and asking him to join Montagu in Jamaica.
Letter from General William Moultrie to Lord Charles Montagu in which Moultrie turns down Montagu's offer of a commission in a British regiment, calling it a "dishonorable proposal."
Broadside issued in Charleston by a J. Stapleton, which gives orders for everyone to report the number of "sequestered Negroes" in their possession and forbids them from carrying out "any Negroe that does not belong to them."
A three-page letter from Edward Rutledge to Arthur Middleton discussing a number of matters, including the views of Governor Mathews on sequestered estates, the wellbeing of Middleton's family, acquaintances who were taken prisoner by the British, and the "protection gentry" of South Carolina who are reluctant to serve their country.
A letter from Elias Ball IV at Kensington Plantation to Elias "Wambaw" Ball exiled in Bristol, England discussing Elias Ball's squadron arriving in Charleston, word of 600 men in the town, payment for enslaved persons, the high tax of that year, and word from Mr. Gaillard regarding the remainder of the estates enslaved persons.
Copy of a letter sent by General William Moultrie at Christ Church Parish (S.C.) to Lieutenant Colonel Nisbet Balfour concerning the British Army's sending of Continental soldiers on prisoner ships, which Moultrie argues is a breach of the articles of capitulation negotiated before the surrender of Charleston. The last page contains a copy of a letter reporting Balfour's verbal reply.
This account by Peter Timothy (1725 - 1782) entitled 'Journal of Observations' describes in great detail the movements of the British Army and Navy from 26 March ' 8 April 1780 during the siege of Charleston. Timothy wrote this account for Henry Laurens (1724-1792), who was in Philadelphia representing South Carolina in the Continental Congress. Prior to 1780, Timothy did not regularly correspond with Laurens. As the revolutionary fervor grew in the colonial capitol, divisions among the rebels created factions who were often at odds with each other over the levels and types of resistance to implement against the British authority. Within these divisions, Laurens was identified as a moderate while Timothy was active among the radicals and an outspoken representative of the Sons of Liberty. Timothy was one of several Charleston residents who frequently sent detailed accounts of the activities occurring in the colony.
196 acres of land located in St Pauls Parish on a navigable branch of Stono River amd belonging to the confiscated estate of James D. Yarborough. Names associated with this plat include Thomas Ferguson, James Yarborough, G. Trotti, William Williamson, Charles Elliot, William Clay Snipes, Thomas Broughton, Edmond Bellinger, and Thomas Cliffon. Notable geographic locations include St. Paul's Parish, the Stono River, Road to Willows, Rutledge’s Creek, Road to Pon Pon and Jacksonborough.
