Page 57 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with seven plats. Plat 1 shows buildings, wharves, and docks located near South Bay Street. Plat 2 shows lots located near the intersection of Church Street and Chalmer Street, including buildings labelled "Stable," "Kitchen," and "Carolina Hotel." Plat 3 features a lot and several buildings located near Broad Street. Plat 4 features a lot and buildings located on Broad Street. Plat 5 shows lots located near the intersection of Broad Street and Rutledge Street. Plat 6 shows lots located between Broad Street and "St. Michaels Alley." The last plat shows lots on East Bay Street, between Pinckney Street and Hasell Street.
Page 21 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with six plats. Plat 1 shows land between Broad Street and Tradd Street, and Logan Street and New Street, including a sizable portion labelled "Middletons Lots." Plat 2 shows a lot on Broad Street and its buildings. Plat 3 shows lots located near Rutledge Street, Queen Street, Beaufain Street, and Smith Street, and some "City marshlands." Plat 4 shows plots located near Rutledge Street, Beaufain Street, Queen Street, and Smith Street. Plat 5 shows a lot and buildings located near the intersection of Queen Street and Mazyck Street. Plat 6 shows lots of land located on King Street, including one labelled "Unitarian Church."
Page 43 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with two plats. Plat 1 shows lots near Jasper Street, Smith Street, Marion Street, and Radcliffe Street. Plat 2 shows lots between Back Street and Marsh Street, and Magazine Street and Queen Street.
Page 50 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with seven plats. Plat 1 shows wharves and other structures located on East Bay Street. Plat 2 shows lots and buildings located on the intersection of Tradd Street and Meeting Street. Plat 3 shows lots located near the intersection of Broad Street and Rutledge Street. Plat 4 shows lots and buildings located near Gibbes Street. Plat 5 shows lots located near the intersection of Society Street and East Bay Street. Plat 6 shows lots and buildings near Broad Street. Plat 7 shows lots located between South Bay Street and the Ashley River, near Legare Street.
Plat of 230 acres on Johns Island. Little detail included on the plat, but there is an short explanation of the deed. Names associated with this plat are John Jones, Ebenezer Simmons, James Witter, Samuel Palmevine, John Palmavin, and Welkins. Notable geographic locations included in this plat are the Keiwaugh [Kiawah] River, Coll’s Creek, Savannah Tract, Johns Island, and Colleton County.
Plat of 380 acres on a great swamp near Coll. Pen Bay. Names associated with this plat are John Jones, Joseph Haynes, Lewis Oglesbee, M. Cattersloni [?], and John Rofe.
A medical bill from Dr. Robert Brownfield to the estate of Benjamin Allston. The bill includes the names of enslaved persons, their ailment, cost, date and prescription. Notations include treating a "little negro," and offering medical advice to "negroes."
This document is the last will and testament of William Mills where he discusses the distribution of his properties and items. Makes notation on the first page that he leaves his son Thomas "my two negroes Jacob and Binah." On the second page, he makes the notation that he leaves his son Henry "my negro wench Maryanne," his son Robert, "my two negro men Dunder and Jeffrey" and his daughter Sarah, "my two negro girls named Jinney and her sister Cate." On the third page, makes the notation that he leaves to William Mills, "a negro boy about the age of (14)."
A bill of sale for six enslaved persons sold to Elias Ball II from Robert Guerrin for $4,120. The names of the enslaved persons are Pompey, Robin, Harry, Will, Stephen and Wench.
Black-and-white engraved map of Amsterdam, with a key including the Portuguese Synagogue and Great Synagogue. From Le guide d'Amsterdam, ou Description de ce qu'il y a de plus intéressant, published Amsterdam: C. Covens.
Black-and-white engraving of the exterior of the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam. From Le guide d'Amsterdam, ou description de ce qu'il y a de plus intéressant.
Black-and-white engraving of the exteriors of the New Synagogue and Great Synagogue in Amsterdam. From Le guide d'Amsterdam, ou description de ce qu'il y a de plus intéressant.
Hand-colored etched satirical portrait of tenor John Braham in costume as Prince Orlando in Thomas Dibdin's opera The Cabinet. Drawn, etched, and published by Dighton, Charing Cross, March 22, 1802.
Black-and-white engraving of French military commander André Masséna, said to be of Jewish origin. Engraving by Franz Gabriel Fiesinger after a painting by Féréol Bonnemaison.
This plantation diary includes day-to-day management of Drayton plantations, (particularly Drayton Hall and Jehossee), focusing on crops, livestock, labor, and the movement of these between estates. Includes details on the unsatisfactory work of overseers, marriage of Charlotte Drayton, building of a new barn and slave houses, slave deaths from snake/spider bites and lightning strikes.
The Planting Journal and Accounts Book is a list of inventory, construction materials and figures, and enslaved people related to Coffin Point Plantation. This journal also contains the last will of John Stewart created in 1739 collected to prove Coffin's inheritance to Stewart's estate. The names of enslaved people on the plantation are listed as: Abbey, Abigail, Anna, Auber, Bella, Betty, Binah, Bristol, Brutus, Chloe, Cynder, Daniel, Deborah, Diana, Dick, Dolly, Edmund, Fortimer, George, Hannah, Hercules, Isaac, Ishmael, Jack, James, January, Jenny, John, Kate, Leah, Long Ceasar, Short Ceasar, Maria, Mariann, Miley, Mingo, Minos, Minto, Monday, Nancy, Nanny, Ned/Little Ned, Patra, Peg, Peter, Philis, Phoebe, Rachel, Rodwell, Sam, Sampson, Sara, Sharper, Simon, Sukey, Sury, Sylva, Taff, Tener, Tinah, Tobias, Toby, Toney, Will/Yellow Will.
