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.
The last will and testament of Robert F.W. Allston contains additional provisions from a previous will surrounding new properties acquired by Robert Allston. He writes that he leaves his son Charles Allston, Chicora Wood Plantation. The enslaved persons are divided among the family and are listed as: Guy, driver Jack, Dido, driver Sam, Mary (faithful housekeeper), nurse Phebe, Bob, "Rochael," engineer Prince, Toby, blacksmith Anthony, Jacob, Henry, Emma, carpenter Gilbert, Minda, Phillis, blacksmith Sam, blacksmith Scotland, Jane, and driver Tommy. He leaves his overseer his "trusted servants" Boston, Venus and Hetty, "whose life he has, under Heaven, saved thus far." Robert Allston states that his servants James, Mary, and Milly be given fifteen dollars annually, Violet, Stephen and Auba ten dollars, and driver Sam and nurse Phebe five dollars as long as they live. The last page of the will states that the faithful servants James (who may choose his owner from any of the Allston children), Mary, and Milly "receive every proper kindness" from the Allston family as they "exhibited a trustful and abiding faith and by whom they have been justly appreciated, but never abused..."
A bill of sale for the enslaved man listed as "A negro male Slave named Caesar about forty years of age." The enslaved man was bought by James Adger from Abraham Tobias for $1,200.
Bill of sale for "sixteen negro slaves" for $5,800 sold by Edward North, executor of the estate of J.P Gough, to E.B. Means. The slaves are listed as Patty, Peggy, William, Mary, Tenah, Harriett, Willoughby, Jenn, James, Delia, Silvey, Toney, Sally, Henry, Kate and Caroline.
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 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.
