Letters from Langdon Cheves Jr. to General Edward Porter Alexander discussing the confederate balloon, Indian rubber and other details concerning the creation of the balloon.
A letter to Dr. Joshua John Ward Flagg from James Pyatt discussing a land plat, title and deed. The other side of the item includes an account for various patients.
A personal account of visiting Old Dorchester describing the land, roads, a Presbyterian Church, an old fort built by the English for protection from the "Spaniards and Indians," and a tombstone used during the American Revolution to butcher meat.
An official school report for the Brookgreen School that includes enrollment and numbers, subjects being taught and school furniture. The students are divided by "white" and "colored" and the report includes the notation that Thomas Small, identified as a "negro" was sick with a fever.
This document is both a newspaper clipping and written letter to the editors of the Laurensville Herald. The clipping, titled "The Block of Ten Verdict" discusses the outrage over the arrest of ten black men, referenced as "negroes." The letter includes a list of subscribers who contributed money on behalf of the ten accused men.
A letter from William Ball at Limerick Plantation to Mary thanking her for a package she sent, his poor health and treatment from a doctor, and reflections on a party during the Christmas season. The letter goes on to discuss the Christmas of the "good old days in slavery time, thanks to Mr. Lincoln" and that two servants remain in the household as they "never left us."
A page of G.M. Pollitzer's listing and detailing important dates: his engagement and marriage to Clara Guinzburg, the birth of Carrie Teller Pollitzer, Richard M. Pollitzer, Mabel Pollitzer, and Anita Lilly Pollitzer.
A letter from Dr. Arthur B. Flagg discussing a medical bill payment. The other side of the document includes an account with associated figures in dollars.
