Page 69 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with eight plats. Plat 1 shows land located on either side of Burns Lane, and also shows George Street. Plat 2 features a lot and some buildings on George Street. Plat 3 features lots located on and near King Street, between Beaufain Street and Lynch Street. Plat 4 shows a city block located between Beaufain Street and Wentworth Street, and between Pitt Street and Kirkland Lane. Plat 5 shows lots and some buildings located near the intersection of Smith Street and Montague Street. Plat 6 shows lots on Coming Street, between Montague Street and Wentworth Street. Plat 8 shows lots and some buildings located on Pitt Street, including a lot labelled "The Brown Fellowship Society Cemetery."
Sheet music for "Oh fatherland dearest! : the song of a Jewish maiden," words by Charles Jefferys; music by Stephen Glover, published London: C. Jefferys.
The Mulberry Plantation Journal for the years 1857-1860 was kept by overseer R. Meynardie who reported activities on the rice plantation. Entries note agricultural tasks, quantities of rice winnowed, sickness among slaves and individuals assinged to the nightly watch. The names of the slaves are listed throughout the journal as: Adeline, Amy, Ben, Betty, Binah, Bristol, C. Charles/Y.Charles, Carolina, Cilia, Clarinda, Florah, Frances, Hannah, Hariet, Isaac, Jack/Little Jack, Jacob/Little Jacob, Joe, Juba, Lindy, Little Judy/Young Judy, Maryan, Myra, Myrah, Ned/Old Ned, Paris, Peggy, Pierce, Sarah, Shamrocke and Venus.
The Dr. Francis P. Porcher Prescription Book 1856-1859 records the patients, including enslaved people, of Dr. Francis Peyre Porcher. The descriptions state the names of the patients, the slave and their owner, the types of medicines that are being prescribed and specific ingredients for those medicines.
The Robert F.W. Allston Account Book covers the years 1857-1859 discussing Chicora Wood and Nightingale Hall Plantations. The book includes information on acres of land, stock and cattle, payments and accounts, a purchase of forty-one enslaved persons and the number of enslaved persons at each plantation in which they are listed as dependencies. Book includes a second use with passages written from the back of the book towards the front.
This broadside is one of 15 found in the Hutson Lee papers advertising sales of slaves in Charleston in 1859 and 1860. This broadside advertises a sale by the Shingler brothers of 235 enslaved people, part of the estate of General James Gadsden, at 7 Broad Street on November 1, 1859. The broadside lists the name and age of each slave, and, in some instances, lists skills or health issues of individual slaves.
This broadside is one of 15 found in the Hutson Lee papers advertising sales of slaves in Charleston in 1859 and 1860. This broadside advertises a slave auction of 47 slaves from Christ Church Parish held at Ryan's Mart on Chalmers Street on January 21st, 1859 by P.J. Porcher and Baya. The broadside lists the names, ages, and, for some, previous experiences or health conditions of the slaves for sale. It also describes that the slaves are accustomed to the cultivation of long cotton and provisions.
Plat of 19 acres in St. Andrew’s Parish. A corn field is noted as is a public road along with the neighboring property owners. Little other detail. Names associated with this plat are James C. Perry, Cook, Sault, Benjamin, F.R.N. [?] Smith, Dinzhals [?], S. Charles, and Cattell.
Plat of 288 acres of land situated on Wadmalaw Island. Names associated with this plat are William Weston, Jonathan Runnel, James Clarks, Benjamin Allston [?], and Henry Treads. Notable geographic locations include Wadmalaw River, Wadmalaw Island, Bain Bluff, and Charleston District.
