Plat consists of 50 acres titled Newington Plantation bounding on Middleton Plantation. Names associated with this plat include Johnson Middleton, N.W. Ancrum, G.H. Ingraham, R.B. Pinckney and H.A. Middleton.
Pencil sketch of a plot of land that includes roads, creeks, and ponds, shows surrounding neighbors and little land detail. Names associated with this plat are Rich Jenkins. Notable geographic locations include Road to Bear Bluff and Wadmalaw River Marsh.
A letter to Woodward Manning from his brother Ira L. Manning discussing the weather, the building of a mill, the sale of the enslaved man named Sam and the mortgage taken out on him, and a deal for purchasing Sam's wife in exchange for "old negroes."
A document outlining the "conditions" that must be "complied" upon hiring an enslaved person. Conditions include not taking the enslaved person out of state, a requirement to "furnish" two suits of cloth, shoes and a blanket for the enslaved person, and to call a physician if an enslaved person is sick.
A bill of sale for the enslaved woman Eliza and her two children for $900 dollars. The three enslaved persons were sold to Robert F.W. Allston from the property of R. Green.
A letter to Langdon Cheves Jr. from Langdon Cheves Sr. discussing the enslaved women Juliann, the number of workers on the rice plantation, stock, and cattle.
An agreement between Langdon Cheves Sr. and V.D. Jamison for the purchase of the enslaved boy Nelson for $625. Jamison describes the boy as "a strong active boy."
Bill of sale for the enslaved man Isaac from the estate of Joseph W. Allston to Francis Green. Makes notation on the mortgage for "said fellow" and two dollars for the sheriff's bill of sale.
A bill of sale for the enslaved man Isaac for $705 to Robert F.W. Allston. The back side of the bill makes the notation that Isaac was renamed Casey and is dead.
