Samuel Wragg Ferguson writes to his godmother about news from West Point. He mentions a fire on Crow's Nest mountain, the dull routine of West Point and his eagerness for his June furlough. 5p.
Letter from Samuel Wragg Ferguson from West Point to his godmother. He writes about the mild winter at West Point this season, a rash of recent cadet accidents and his longing to be "warmed by a Dockon fire." 5p.
Letter from Samuel Wragg Ferguson from West Point to his godmother writing about a recent visit of relatives. He also mentions that he is looking forward to summer encampment and "no more study for two months." 3p.
Letter from Samuel Wragg Ferguson from West Point to his godmother. Ferguson writes about being transferred to Company A and "is now in the clutches of Lt. Nelson commonly known as fossil remains." He relates about failing his first inspection with the new commander "as an introduction to the Co." 4p.
Page 15 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with three plats. Plat 1 features plots located between Rutledge Street and Smith Street, near the intersections with Queen Street. Plat 2 features a lot on the corner of Tradd Street and Savage Street. Plat 3 shows the intersection of Calhoun Street and Rutledge Avenue (also labelled as Rutledge Street) with proposed changes.
Page 79 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with six plats. Plat 1 shows a lots and some structures located between Doughty Street and Palmetto Street, and also shows Ashley Street and a structure labelled "United States Arsenal Wall." Plat 2 shows lots located near the intersection of Bee Street and President Street. Plat 3 shows lots located on Doughty Street, between Ashley Street and Rutledge Street. Plat 4 features lots and land located near the intersection of Bee Street and President Street. The plat also shows a mill pond and several structures. Plat 5 shows lots located between Doughty Street and Mill Street, and near Ashley Street. Plat 5 also shows Palmetto Street and a lot labelled U. S. Arsenal. Plat 6 shows lots located between Thomas Street and Pinckney Street, with several structures.
Page 75 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with six plats. Plat 1 features lots located between Radcliffe Street and Calhoun Street, and between Smith Street and Rutledge Street. Plat 1 also shows Vanderhorst Street, Thomas Street, and Warren Street. Plat 2 shows lots located near Morris Street, between St. Philips Street and Coming Street. Plat 3 shows lots located near the intersection of Morris Street and Coming Street, including a lot labelled "Cemetery" and another lot labelled "Hebrew Cemetery." Plat 4 shows land located near Thomas Street, between Doughty Street and Hutson Street, and also labels a pond. Plat 5 shows lots located between Pine Street and Gadsden Creek. Plat 6 shows lots and some buildings located between Pinckney Street and Smith Street.
Page 51 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with seven plats. Plat 1 shows land located between Tradd Street and the Ashley River, and labels several features of geography such as a patch of marsh and some land labelled "Hard at low water." Plat 1 also shows a lot labelled "City Lands." Plat 2 shows lots and buildings located near the intersection of Tradd Street and Savage Street. Plat 3 shows land located on the west side of New Street. Plat 4 features a lot located at the intersection of New Street and Tradd Street. Plat 5 features lots located near the intersection of New Street and Tradd Street. Plat 6 shows lots located on and near Tradd Street. Plat 7 shows structures located near the intersection of New Street and Broad Street, including a building labelled "Theatre."
Page 56 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with seven plats. Plat 1 shows lots between Savage Street and Tradd Street. Plat 2 shows lots and some buildings on South Bay Street. Plat 3 shows lots between Savage Street and Broad Street. Plat 4 shows a lot and several buildings at the intersection of Friend and Queen Street. Plat 5 shows land near the corner of Legare Street and Gibbes Street, and a few buildings. Plat 6 shows a lot on the west side of Friend Street. Plat 7 shows lots located between Broad Street and Tradd Street, and between Lynch Street and the Ashley River.
Page 55 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with five plats. Plat 1 shows lots near the intersection of Broad Street and Queen Street. Plat 2 shows lots and some buildings on Broad Street. Plat 3 shows land and buildings between Broad Street and Short Street, near their intersections with Mazyck Street. Plat 4 shows lots near Broad Street, Franklin Street, and Trapman Street. Plat 5 shows lots between Broad Street and Short Street, near their intersections Mayzck Street.
Page 41 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with six plats. Plat 1 shows land between Mount Street and Congress Street, and between a private street and "CITY LANDS Potter's Field." Plat 2 shows lots near Chestnut Street and near Spring Street, Ashton Street, Always Street, Lilly Street, and Pine Street. It also shows a few bodies of water. Plat 3 shows lots near Meeting Street's intersections with Market Alley, and State House Alley. It also labels a court house, the Treasury and Guard House, and St. Michael's Church. Plat 4 shows a stretch of land near President Street, Logan Street, Pinckney Street, Fishburne Street, Mount Street, Congress Street, and shows bodies of water and highlands. Plat 5 shows lots and buildings near the intersection Church Street and Water Street.
Page 36 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with three plats. Plat 1 shows land located near President Street and Rutledge Avenue, and labels certain marshlands and bodies of water. Plat 2 shows lots located near the intersection of King Street and Grove Street, near Milligan Street. Plat 3 shows land and buildings located near the intersection of Pitt Street and Bull Street.
Page 38 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with two plats. Plat 1 shows lots located near Calhoun Street, some buildings, "Lots Belonging to Sundry Persons," and "The Mall." Plat 1 also shows Bennett Street, Ashley Street, Rutledge Street, Gadsden Street, and Lynch Street. Plat 2 features a lot on Smith Street.
Page 28 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with three plats. Plat 1 shows lots located near Calhoun Street, Bull Street, South Street, Ashley Street, Rutledge Street Lynch Street, and Bennett Street. Plat 1 also shows lots labelled "The Mall," and Lots Belonging to Sundry Persons. Plat 2 shows lots and buildings located near the intersection of Calhoun Street and Lucas Street, including lots labelled "Mansion Lot" and "Left for a Public Square." Plat 3 shows lots and buildings located near Bee Street, between Ashley Street and Rutledge Street.
Page 19 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with six plats. Plat 1 shows lots and buildings located near the intersection of Pitt Street and Bull Street. Plat 2 shows lots and buildings located near the intersection of Meeting Street and Reid Street. Plat 3 shows lots between King Street and Congress Street, also located near Grove Street and Moultrie Street. Plat 4 shows a lot on Amen Street labelled "Thomas N. Gadsen Esq." and noting multiple brick buildings. Plat 5 shows lots located on Cumberland Street. Plat 6 shows lots located on Amen Street and two two-story brick buildings.
Page 4 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with seven plats. Plat 1 features East Bay Street, Pinckney Street, Concord Street, and lots labelled "Burnt District." Plat 2 features lots on King Street. Plat 3 shows several lots on East Bay Street near the intersections with Pritchard Street and Hard Alley. Plat 4 shows three lots on East Bay Street. Plat 5 features lots at the intersection of East Bay Street and Hasell Street. Plat 5 shows a stretch of Queen Street including the intersections with Archdale Street and Friend Street, and includes a plat labelled "Catholic Church." Plat 7 shows plots of land on the intersection of Tradd Street and Meeting Street.
Page 3 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with four plats. Plat 1 features lots at the intersection of Laurens Street and East Bay Street, and labels a section of salt marsh. Plat 2 shows plots at the intersection of East Bay Street and Hasell Street. Plat 3 features three lots of land and buildings on East Bay Street. Plat 4 shows a stretch of Pinckney Street between Bay Street and the Cooper River, including several lots.
The Robert F.W. Allston Account Book, 1853-1855, records the numerous payments, receipts, debts and purchases and yearly crop information for Chicora Wood, Waverly and Nightingale Hall Plantations. Also included in the book are sections on births, deaths and marriages for enslaved people, writing down the first name of the men and women who married.
Printed broadside includes description of curriculum, rules of conduct, tuition and refereces. Madame Rosalie Acelie Togno opened her french and english boarding school for young ladies in Charleston under the patronage of James Louis Petigru in 1854. Initially located on Tradd Street, the school and dormitory for students was relocated to Meeting Street soon after. Togno was a fluent speaker of french and arrived in Charleston by way of New York. Her strict teaching style set new standards for education in antebellum Charleston and students were instructed in science, history, geograph and writing . Madame Togno's students included such notable women as Adele Allston Vanderhorst and Elizabeth Allston Waties Pringle. During the Civil War, Togno relocated her school to Barhamville, South Carolina but was forced to flee South Carolina soon after.
