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.
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.
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 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.
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.
