List of slaves belonging to "The Wilsons" (Algernon and Thomas Wilson?) under mortgage to Thomas Drayton. The list includes sections devoted to the names of slaves who had died or been sold while under mortgage. Includes a note from Thomas Smith Grimke seeking more information.
Promissory note from Thomas Drayton promising to return a security deposit to Algernon and Thomas Wilson once debts had been paid. The Wilsons owed Drayton "three notes" (of varying monetary amounts). Middleton plantation is mentioned.
A bill of sale to Thomas Wilson for the purchase of ten slaves from John Potter, in payment of debts owed. The sale was issued by the Sheriff's Office in Colleton District, Charleston, South Carolina.
Letter to Lieutenant William D. Wilson from the Navy granting a commission of Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps and recommending that Wilson report to Washington D.C.