Compilation of original deeds, titles, and other documents related to the transfer, sale, and ownership of the double tenement at 72-74 Tradd Street, known as the Fotheringham-McNeil Tenements. Documents span from 1765 to 1961, likely representing the entire history of the ownership of the double tenement throughout that time period. Also includes blueprints and photographs. (NOTE: Fotheringham has also been spelled Fotheringham.)
A broadside containing rules and resolutions for the St. John's Post in which members establish rules for the weekly postal service. These rules and regulations include an all-male membership, submitting applications, meetings, and resignations. Resolutions include those for behaviors with other postal organizations, resolutions for plantations and fines for failure to complete delivery of letters and papers.
A bill of sale between James Adger and Edward Laurens for an enslaved person referenced as "negro, Pompey" for $490. The reverse side of the bill makes the notation "Bill of Sale of one negro."
Black-and-white wood engraving of a Jewish man from Algiers. Wood engraving by Joseph Bara after Adrien Dauzats. Published in Les Français peints par eux-mêmes, Volume 3.
Hand-colored wood engraving of a Jewish man from Algiers. Wood engraving by Joseph Bara after Adrien Dauzats. Published in Les Français peints par eux-mêmes, Volume 3.
Sheet music cover for "Le juif errant : mélodie pour voix de basse," words by Ch. Durand du Fossat; music by H. de St. Paul, published Paris: S. Richault.
Black-and-white lithographed portrait of Mademoiselle Esther in costume for her role in Le tambour-major : vaudeville en un acte, which premiered at the Théâtre des Variétés in 1842. Lithograph printed by Rigo frères et Cie. Published in Le Charivari.
Alexander Glennie's daily journal from 1842 until 1852, in which he recorded the Georgetown plantations he visited and the marriages, funerals, and regulars services that he performed in All Saints Parish as rector of the church. He mentions the names of people from both the white and enslaved communities in the parish. In addition, he includes details about his trips to places like Charleston and Columbia, South Carolina, and Liverpool, England. He also records his own illnesses.
Black-and-white wood engraving of a Jewish woman from Algiers. Wood engraving by Pierre Verdeil after Hippolyte Louis Emile Pauquet. Published in Les Français peints par eux-mêmes, Volume 3.
