The Stoney Account Book, 1837-1838, and Plantation Daybook, 1852 is a bound volume kept by the Stoney family, possibly John Stafford Stoney, in which the first half of the book documents payments for shipping, freights, wharfage and commissions from GM Thompson, Wade Hampton II, William Cunningham, Robert E. Russell, Mary Hampton, Horace Osborne & Co., John Preston, and Nesbit Manufacturing Co. The second half of the book was written by a plantation overseer at Medway Plantation in which he documents the tasks performed by enslaved people and the slaves who missed work due to sickness. The names of the slaves are listed as: Abraham, Andrew, Beck, Bella, Bess, Binah, Bob, Brooke, Celia, Cesar, Charlot, Cily, Dido, Dinah/Old Dinah, Dolly, Edward, Elsey, Grace, Hector, Hercules, Jack, Jackey, Kate, Maully, Moses, Old Elley, Old Felix, Old Jerry, Peter, Philaskey, Philis, Pussy, Quash, Robert, Robin, Rosannah, Sam, and Samey.
The Thomas Wright Bacot Jr. Estate Book is written by Robert Dewar Bacot between 1851-1854, following the death of Thomas W. Bacot in 1851. Acting as administrator for the estate, the book includes notices for demands against the estate, appraisals for items and belongings, including an enslaved woman named Nancy, and a written statement regarding the distribution of Thomas Bacot's shares to other members of the Bacot family.
The Baptism Book for Enslaved People at Walworth and Leamington Plantations, 1848-1853, is a record of enslaved men, women and children who were baptized under officiating ministers Rev. William Dehon and Rev. Christopher D. Gadsden. The book also makes notations regarding enslaved persons who were dead upon receiving baptism. The last two pages are entries about the enslaved persons who underwent the rite of confirmation.
A report on the "improvement of the Charleston Bar," addressed to the Charleston Chamber of Commerce. The report includes details about the tidal currents and the composition of the Harbor's seafloor. The report includes a detailed recommendation for modifying the bar to allow for larger ships to pass into the harbor.
A pamphlet of four pro-slavery letters written by Mary Howard Schoolcraft (also known as Mrs. H. R. Schoolcraft) to her brother, General John H. Howard, in 1851. Mrs. Schoolcraft discusses her opinions on the conditions of enslaved people and free Black people. She uses several racist and paternalistic ideas such as the myth of the "happy slave" and numerous stereotypes about Black people.
A document describing the selling of twenty-five slaves referred to as "Gang of 25 Sea Island Cotton and Rice Negroes" at Ryan's Mart in Charleston, South Carolina. Makes notation regarding the names of the slaves as well as their age, work and any injuries they have. The names of the enslaved men are listed as Abram, Aleck, Cudjoe, James, John, Richard, Squash, Thomas age six, Thomas age twenty-eight. The names of the enslaved women are Hannah age thirty-four, Hannah age sixty, Mary Ann, Judy, Nancy and Phyllis. The names of the enslaved children are Caroline, Daniel age nine, Daniel age twelve, Daphne, Delia, Hannah age two months, James and John, Louisa, Margaret, Richard, Simon, Thomas and Will.
Page 188 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with one plat. The plat shows lots located between Chesnut Street and President Street, and between Bee Street and a creek. It also shows Spring Street.
Short list of the number of slaves at Rotterdam and Hamburgh Plantations in 1852 delineated by trade, i.e. field hand, carpenter, waterminder and waggoner. 2p.
The Evening News in 1852 discusses "Georgia Sarsaparilla" and it's effects on diseases of the liver and blood, the southern medical establishment, rates of gold, and an article titled "From a Peep into the Past." This article discusses the history behind Beaufain Street in Charleston, various burial sites, the first preaching to take place in the White Meeting House in 1690, the division of burial grounds for the "reception of master and slave," the first parsonage in 1698, and the "great gale" in 1752 where people died, and an enslaved man was clinging to a tree and rescued. Also includes are the histories of the Ball, Coming and Harleston families.
List of 118 slaves, (location and exact date unknown), numbered in pen and an additional 12 duplicate names listed at the end in pencil. The list was perhaps compiled as an inventory of property after the death of Nathaniel Heyward (1766-1851). 3p.
Caricature published in the Düsseldorfer Monathefte, Band 5, No. 1. In German, the text reads : --"Nü Itzig, wohin raitst de?" --"Au wai, waiss ich's?" In English, the text reads: --"Nu Itzig, to where are you riding?" --"Oh, do I know that?"
Mezzotint of Rabbi Nathan Marcus Adler, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the British Empire. Engraving by George Zobel after a painting by Kempf. London: Published February 4, 1852, by Messrs. Jones & Co., 1 Blomfield Rd. Maida Hill.
Black-and-white pencil drawing of the old Hauptsynagoge (Main Synagogue) in Frankfurt am Main. This building was demolished in 1854 and replaced by a new Main Synagogue on the Börnestraße. Signed by the artist B. Bovet.
Black-and-white engraved portrait of actress Rachel Félix, known as Mademoiselle Rachel. Engraving by Louis Pierre Henriquel-Dupont after a drawing by Henri Lehmann. Published by L'Artiste.
Black-and-white lithograph of the interior of the Synagogue de Nazareth, located on the Rue Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth, in Paris during Yom Kippur. Lithograph by Hermann Raunheim. Printed as the frontispiece to Vol. 2 Prières de la veille du Kippour of Erech hatephiloth ou Prières de toutes les grandes fêtes à l'usage des Israélites du rite allemand by Elcan Durlacher.
Caricature published in the Düsseldorfer Monathefte, Band 5, No. 33. In German, the text reads : --"Hersch! Wenn ich dich seh, is mer als wenn ich seh ne ganze Jagd. Hersch heisst de, in der Jägerstrasse wohnste, wie'n Fuchs siehste aus u. e Hund bist de." --"Wai mer! Bin ich e Hund, bin ich doch nicht dein Hünd, sonst wär ich ja en Schweinhünd." In English, the text reads : --"Hersch! When I see you, it's as if I see an entire hunt. Your name is Hersch, you live on Jäger Street, you look like a fox, and you are a dog." --"Woe is me! Even if I am a dog, I am still not your dog, then if I were, I'd be a son of a bitch." In German, the name "Hersch" sounds like the word for deer; "Jäger" means hunter.
Caricature published in the Düsseldorfer Monathefte, Band 5, No. 40. In German, the text reads : --"Ihr verdammten Hersche habt den Herrn gekreuzigt. --"Das seint mir io nich gewese, das haben Simons gethan." In English, the text reads : --"Damned Hersch, you have crucified the Lord." --"That wasn't me, Simon did that!" The scene takes place outside of the store of Moses Hersch; Hersch points toward the store belonging to Simon. Simon is also the name of the man who helped Jesus bear his cross.
Letter from Edward Barnwell to mother, Catherine Osborn Barnwell, describing his recent hair cut and noting the creation of a committee at South Carolina College to investigate the quality of food on campus. ca. 1852.
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