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1. Annual Reports of the Chief of the Fire Department of the City of Charleston

Annual Reports of the Chief of the Fire Department of the City of Charleston
Date:
1867, 1868, 1870, 1859, 1860, 1861, 1871, 1869, 1866, and 1872
Description:
A set of annual reports of the the Fire Department from 1859-1872. Reports missing for years 1862-1865. The annual reports open with a statement from the Fire Chief and include multiple lists of department expenses, financial cost of fires, the cause of the fires, and locations of city property pertaining to the fire department.

2. List of Enslaved Persons at Murry Hill Plantation, 1859-1861

List of Enslaved Persons at Murry Hill Plantation, 1859-1861
Date:
1859, 1860, and 1861
Description:
A fragment of a plantation journal listing enslaved persons at Murry Hill Plantation. The pages include a list of enslaved men, women and children, notes on clothes for enslaved persons and births and deaths.

3. Richmond Plantation Journal

Richmond Plantation Journal
Date:
1859 and 1860
Description:
The Richmond Plantation Journal, 1859-1860 was kept by Anthony Weston, Benjamin Huger's overseer. Entries concern activities on the rice plantation primarily related to rice cultivation (plowing, manuring, cleaning ditches, threshing and winnowing.) Also mentioned are corn, peas, potatoes, livestocks, the weather and lists of goods and prices. The journal also includes entries relating to slave allowances as well as violence towards slaves including flogging and imprisonment. The names of the slaves are listed as: Affee, Anthony, Benego, Big Tony, Billy/Runaway Billy, Bina, Carpenter Sam, Cloe, Cornelia, Cyrus, Delia, Dina, Ellick, Ellie, Grace, Handy, Hector, Jack, Jak, John, Jose, Juda, Juiet, Margaret, Martha, Morris, Moses, Peggy, Peter, Pino, Racheal, Rock, Sally, Sarah, Simon, Thomas, Toby and William.

4. City Engineers's Plat Book, 1671-1951, Page 29

City Engineers's Plat Book, 1671-1951, Page 29
Date:
1859, 1860, and 1871
Description:
Page 29 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with three plats. Plat 1 shows lots and structures located near Calhoun Street, Rutledge Street, Lynch Street, Gadsden Street, Lucas Street, and Bennett Street, including a lot labelled "Public Square," a creek, and a building labelled "Saw Mill." Plat 2 shows land located near the intersection of West Bay Street and a body of water labelled "Mill Pond." Plat 3 shows land located near the Ashley River channel and a road labelled "Causeway Leading to Rice Mill."

5. Mulberry Journal for 1857

Mulberry Journal for 1857
Date:
1857, 1858, 1859, and 1860
Description:
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.