Black-and-white photograph, taken from waterway, of people walking along water's edge. Writing on back of image reads, "Magnolia Gardens. Charleston, S.C. From Steamer."
Black-and-white image depicting two women and dog on boat deck. Inscription on back of image reads, "Eulalie Lawton - left, Min McLeod - right, on the Merrimac."
Farm of 54 across for sale by Rutherford, individual plots lettered A-S. Names associated with this plat are Birkman, Rutledge Phokes, Fitch, Kinsman and Rutherford. Notable geographic locations include Broad Street and Dorchester Road.
Office copy of a tract of land once belonging to Thomas Nau then John S. Cripps containing 277 1/2 acres. The land includes gum, white and red oak, and cedar trees along with posts, a rice field and a bridge over the public road from Rantoles [Rantowles] to Charleston. Names associated with this plat include John S. Cripps, Thomas Nau, and S. Lewis.
Copy of a plat part now belonging to Benjamin Perry and part to John Pringle on the west side of Ashley River. Names associated with this plat include John Pringle, Benjamin Perry, John Julius Pringle, Lambert Lance, Abraham Ladson, Sarah Rose, Nathaniel Bradwell, Ephraim Mitchell, Thomas Drayton, John Frazer, Frances Baker, Thomas Osborn, Isaac Landson, Isaac Perry, John Drayton, Glen Drayton, Francis Ladson and W. John Cattle. Notable geographic locations include the Ashley River, Charleston, Berkeley County, and Ashley River Road.
58 acres of land laid out unto M. Belin situated on Sandy Island. Names associated with this plat are John Hardwick, Thomas Waring, Broughton and Postell.
The Mouzon Plat Book surveys lands held by various individuals and families in Craven County [now in parts of Berkeley, Charleston, Georgetown, and Williamsburg counties], Colleton County and Berkeley County in South Carolina. Plats are drawn in pencil and ink. Book includes an index at the beginning and at the end are two pages of accounts and also lands to be resurveyed for the estate of Henry Mouzon Jr.
A black and white mounted photograph of one of three sides of a silver chalice awarded as 'A premium from the Agricultural Society of So. [South] Carolina, to General [George] Washington for raising the largest jackass.' This side has an engraving of the awarding institution, the Agricultural Society of South Carolina.
A black and white negative of a house on Magnolia Plantation. The house is on the water and is surrounded by bald cypress trees covered in Spanish moss. The body of water may be Cypress Lake.
A black and white print [page from a book?] of a black and white portrait of Samuel G. Stoney, president of the Agricultural Society of South Carolina from 1909-1919.
A black and white photograph of an exhibit booth by the Food Committee and Women's Defense Committee for 'Food for Defense.' Upon entering the exhibit the attendee is prompted with the question of, 'Are you a Perky or a Poky?' and then confronted with good and bad dietary choices. Dolls are used as an attempt to provide an example of a 'Perky' woman and a 'Poky' woman.
A black and white mounted photograph of one of three sides of a silver chalice awarded as 'A premium from the Agricultural Society of So. [South] Carolina, to General [George] Washington for raising the largest jackass.' This side has an engraving of the words dedicating the chalice to General [George] Washington.
A black and white photograph of Weeks Feed & Seed Stores' exhibit at the fair featuring award-winning poultry and rabbits that have been fed with food from the store.
A color photograph of the front of a delivery truck over packed with various vegetables and of the laborers. Photograph has a caption on the back that reads, 'Artistic loading. Vegetables for Eastern Markets from E.W. King, Charleston, S.C.'
A black and white photograph of the Johns Island Young Peoples Club's agricultural exhibit. Vegetables, preserves, hunting prizes, cotton and various plants are also pictured.
A color photograph of laborers packing up cabbage to be shipped out that has been brought over by a horse-drawn carriage. There is an Atlantic Coast Despatch truck in the photograph.
A black and white mounted photograph of one of three sides of a sliver chalice awarded as 'A premium from the Agricultural Society of So. [South] Carolina, to General [George] Washington for raising the largest jackass.' This side has an engraving of a donkey and the beginning and ending sentiments of the chalice.
A black and white aerial photograph of a building with mostly empty exhibit booths. Banner flags hang from the ceiling, a small crowd is moving about, a milk bar, and the names of some local businesses can be read. Such as: Vane's United Phonograph Co., Robinson's Bicycle Shop and Esso.
A color photograph of an exhibition of horse walking plows [likely designed by Lanham Cotton Cultivator] at a cultivated field with many attendees and parked Ford Company Model T automobiles. Photograph was likely taken at Harrison's Farm in 1929 in Charleston, S.C.
A color photograph of a large crowd gathered around a table of speakers having an assembly. It appears that they are discussing lumber that is laid out in front of the table. There are many parked Ford Company Model T automobiles along the street. Photograph was likely taken at Harrison's Farm in 1929 in Charleston, S.C.
A black and white portrait of W.G. Hinson, vice-president 1877-1914, Chairman of the Agricultural Committee for many years - honorary member, elected 1918 (caption from the back of the photo).
This is a Sandy Island plantation journal written inside of the South Carolina and Georgia Almanac for the year 1797. The plantation journal documents the planting of crops (rice, corn and potatoes), slave records (including runaway slaves), accounts, the weather, and business relations with Laurel Hill Plantation.
Fragments of a letter from Elias Ball III to his brother John Ball in Charleston, South Carolina. Fragments reveal statements regarding the health of family members.
Receipt book kept by Eliza L. Pinckney includes formulas for making medicines to treat croup, fever, dropsy, and other conditions; recipes for cheese cake, puddings, currant wine, orange marmalade, jelly, oyster soup, and other foods; instructions for preparing meats and rice, and preserving and pickling foods; and a formula "To make the hair grow."
Extracts from the proceedings of the High Court of Vice-Admiralty, in Charlestown, South-Carolina, upon six several informations adjudged by the Honorable Edgerton Leigh, Sole Judge of that Court and His Majesty's attorney-general in the said province in the years 1767 and 1768, with explanatory remarks, [et]c. and copies of two extraordinary oaths to which are subjoined, recapitulations, reflections arising from a retrospect of a late case, and some general observations on American Customs House officers, and courts of Vice-Admiralty. This pamphlet criticizes the activities of the South Carolina Vice Admiralty Court. Printed in Charlestown by David Bruce. Page is torn.
Copy of a plan of 195 acres of land near the Cooper River including dams, a house, marsh and saw pit. Names associated with this plat include Mary Rupell, Robertson, Atkin, Dr. Brabangs, Withers, Jenson, Lanue and G. Arch.
A letter from Elias Ball II at Kensington Plantation to his son John Ball in Charleston, South Carolina discussing the health of the family, opportunities for John and Elias Ball, and needing the enslaved man Ben to pick up rice.
A letter from Elias Ball III at Kensington Plantation to his brother John Ball in Charleston, South Carolina discussing a shipment of grapes delivered by the enslaved man Ben and a request for papers.
A letter from Elias Ball III at Kensington Plantation to his brother John Ball in Charleston, South Carolina discussing health, Isaac Ball visiting Charleston, and the crop at Comingtee Plantation.
A letter from Elias Ball II at Kensington Plantation to his son John Ball in Charleston, South Carolina offering advice on how to deal with business and "bad company."
A letter from Isaac Ball to his brother John Ball in Charleston, South Carolina on receiving two pairs of shoes from John Ball delivered by the enslaved man Ben.
A letter from Elias Ball III at Kensington Plantation to his brother John Ball in Charleston discussing a handkerchief, and the poor health of their brother Isaac Ball.
This is the order book associated with the 4th South Carolina Regiment, which was established in November 1775 and formed part of the U.S. Continental Army between June 18, 1776 and January 1, 1781, when it was disbanded following the British capture of Charleston. It also contains orders relating to the 1st and 2nd South Carolina Regiments from September 15, 1775 onward, beginning with the capture of Fort Johnson. It discusses the allocation of men and material to various fortifications around the Charleston area, including Fort Sullivan, Fort Johnson, and the Grand Battery. The book accompanied Captain Barnard Elliott (d. 1778), who was reassigned from the 2nd to the 4th Regiment in November, 1775. Considerable reference is made to war plans, military discipline, including courts-martial, and camp life.
A letter from Elias Ball III in Charleston, South Carolina to his brother Isaac Ball at Kensington Plantation discussing old schooners filled with dirt to be sunk in "Hog Island Crick" to "prevent men of war cuming up that way." However, Elias Ball III recounts that Captain Tufts, after sinking three of the four boats, was discovered, and fired upon. The other side of the letter discusses the crop at Comingtee Plantation and allowing the enslaved person Pompey to have nails to finish the garden.
A letter from John Ball in Charleston, South Carolina to his brother Isaac Ball at Kensington Plantation discussing the placement of troops including at "the river place called mount pleasant." The letter goes on to discuss the governor having been found "to be an old traitor" due to Captain Adam McDonald going under disguise as "one of Kirkland's men" and a committee having been formed to question the governor.
A letter from Elias Ball II at Comingtee Plantation to his son John Ball in Charleston, South Carolina discussing a shipment of cattle, the health of Edward Simons, a fight John had with Bob Simons resulting in a black eye, and the health of Elias Ball III's "house wench."
A letter from Catherine Simons to her half-brother John Ball in Charleston, South Carolina on receiving his letter by the enslaved man Cain, the health of brother Ned, and sending bacon and a blanket.
A letter from Elias Ball III in Charleston, South Carolina to his brother Isaac Ball at Kensington Plantation discussing confinement and Mr. Jamison needing his things from the landing.
A letter from Isaac Ball at Kensington Plantation to his brother John Ball in Charleston, South Carolina on not receiving the corks and brandy John sent up, and John being "taken with the troops."
A letter from Elias Ball II at Kensington Plantation to his son John Ball in Charleston, South Carolina discussing brandy for Isaac Ball and a request for watermelons.
Fragments of a letter from Elias Ball III to his brother John Ball in Charleston, South Carolina. Fragments reveal statements on health, their brother Isaac Ball, and entering a volunteer company.
A letter from Elias Ball III in Charleston, South Carolina to his brother Isaac at Kensington Plantation on receiving money from Keating Simons, notations regarding 1,500 to 2,000 men from the "back country", and the closing of stores in Charleston.
A letter from Elias Ball III to his brother John Ball in Charleston, South Carolina on sending the enslaved man Plimouth with a delivery, and a request for news from town through either a letter or a newspaper.
A torn letter from Elias Ball III at Kensington Plantation to his brother John Ball in Charleston, South Carolina discussing the health of Edward "Ned" Simons and an offer about a gun.
A letter from Isaac Ball at Kensington Plantation to his brother John Ball in Charleston, South Carolina on not receiving letters from John and a request for newspapers.
A letter from Elias Ball II at Kensington Plantation to his son John Ball in Charleston, South Carolina discussing the health of Isaac Ball and requesting white sugarcane and "negro leather."
A letter from Catherine Simons to her half-brother John Ball in Charleston, South Carolina on sending for one of his shirts and that if the "wenches" cannot have them ruffled, she will do it herself.
A letter from Edward Simons in St. Thomas to John Ball in Charleston, South Carolina discussing a shipment of articles sent to John by Mr. Addison's boat and requesting that the enslaved persons Minus and Cromwell carry the articles upon arrival.
A letter from Catherine Simons to her half-brother John Ball in Charleston, South Carolina discussing a shipment she sent to him and the health of her daughter Cate.
A letter from Elias Ball II at Kensington Plantation to his son John Ball in Charleston, South Carolina discussing a potential visit from his half siblings.
