Letter from F. Wurdemann, Limonar, Cuba, to William H. W. Barnwell describing his harrowing experience with customs as he smuggled religious material into Cuba, how he distributed the materials and the people he met, including a "married" priest. January 7, 1846.
Letter from Dr. J. Smyth Rogers to William H. W. Barnwell acknowledging Barnwell's contribution to Episcopal education in Africa and Greece. February 23, 1846.
Letter from Rev. John Fielding to William H. W. Barnwell informing Barnwell of the death of his wife and his urgent need to hire someone to attend to his children. April 6, 1846.
Rev. Charles Colcock Jones, Riceboro, GA., writes to William H. W. Barnwell concerning his committee's report on the religious instruction of slaves. July 23, 1846.
Partial letter from Rev. W.W. Spear to William H. W. Barnwell expressing a desire to return to Charleston to preach and perhaps start an "independent press" directed at the "moderate & Calvinistic of our brethren." September 18, 1846.
Letter from Bp Stephen Elliot to William H. W. Barnwell concerning the death of Barnwell's sister, Ann, and a recent revival in Montpelier, GA. October 10, 1846.
Letter from William H. W. Barnwell, Greenville, SC, to Catherine Barnwell in Charleston. Barnwell writes to his wife about his travels to upstate South Carolina, including Caesar's Head, and Flat Rock, NC. October 12, 1846.
Letter from Rev. William W. Spear, Philadelphia, to William H. W. Barnwell expressing his desire to return to St. Michael's Church in Charleston and his ideas concerning the Episcopal press. December 5, 1846.
Letter from Catherine Osborn Barnwell and children to husband William H. W. Barnwell, in Flat Rock, NC, with family news from Charleston. October 1, 1846.
A handwritten, one-page letter from Robert Pringle of Great Britain to his Charleston relatives in which he explores their genealogical connection. He encloses a family tree, a list of marital dates, and a newspaper clipping to explain the family history.
Letter from J.M. Perneau to Charles Heyward enclosing a release outlining the final disposition of the will and testament of James Heyward (1764-1798) upon the recent death of his remarried wife, Susan, on September 7th. 1845. 5p.
Page 107 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with two plats, labelled 3 and 4. Plat 3 features a lot and buildings located on the intersection or Tradd Street and East Bay Street. Plat 4 shows lots located near Gibbes Street, Tradd Street, New Street, and Savage Street. Plat 4 also shows three lines, labelled "Edge of high land," "Low water by Parker," and "Edge of Channel by Purcell and Parker."
Letter from Catherine Osborn Barnwell and son, Edward, to husband William H. W. Barnwell, in Pendleton, SC, with family news from Charleston. October 12, 1846.
Letter from Francis Withers to William H. W. Barnwell informing him of his intention to let his subscription to the "Episcopal Protestant" expire. March 31, 1846.
A letter to Langdon Cheves Sr. from Huger discussing selling enslaved persons to pay back a $4,000 debt from purchasing thirteen enslaved persons and their families.
A document outlining the "conditions" that must be "complied" upon hiring an enslaved person. Conditions include not taking the enslaved person out of state, a requirement to "furnish" two suits of cloth, shoes and a blanket for the enslaved person, and to call a physician if an enslaved person is sick.
A bill of sale for enslaved persons from Cleland Kinloch Huger to Langdon Cheves Sr. The sale includes an exchange of the enslaved girl Mary for the enslaved girl Peggy.
Letter from Robert Woodward Barnwell, Andover, MA, to his mother, Catherine Osborn Barnwell, and younger siblings. Barnwell writes of his trip North and describes his reluctance in buying an expensive frock "knowing Papa's circumstances." October 6, 1846.
Short letter from Robert Woodward Barnwell to mother, Catherine Osborn Barnwell, during a stop in Baltimore while en route home to Charleston. October 29, 1846.
Letter from Robert Woodward Barnwell to William H. W. Barnwell extracting details of the estate of their late sister. Barnwell writes, "the fall is bringing back all of our friends to Beaufort, but she comes not." October 27, 1846.
Letter from Robert Woodward Barnwell, Beaufort, SC, to William H. W. Barnwell asking for his help in locating a catechism "for the religious instruction of Negroes" that he has displaced. He also informs William of the Episcopal Church in Beaufort's recent contributions to Rev. William Boone's mission in China and asks that Rev. Boone publish "some specific statement" as to the prospects of his success given that so much money has been contributed from South Carolina. May 20, 1846.
Letter from Will Barnwell, Laurel Bay plantation, to William H. W. Barnwell, Charleston. Barnwell fondly recalls the family's last visit to the plantation and informs William H. W. Barnwell of his attempts to attend church on Sundays. A note attached to a later letter describes Will as the former body servant of William H. W. Barnwell's father, Robert, who was freed, with a pension, upon his master's death and lived at Laurel Bay. February 19, 1846.
Black-and-white engraving of the exterior of the Semper-Synagoge (Semper Synagogue), also known as the Dresdner Synagoge (Dresden Synagogue) or Alte Synagoge (Old Synagogue). Engraving by P. Röhrich. From Erinnerungen an merkwürdige Gegenstände und Begebenheiten, Volume 23. Published Prague: C.W. Medau und Comp.
Slave auctioneer's token, 1846. These tokens were distributed as one-cent pieces and served as advertisements for the businesses and services depicted on the coins. Face view of token reads "W.W. Wilbur Auction & Commission Merchant; Charleston, So. Ca.; Going at Only A Penny" encircling the image of an auctioneer. Obverse view of token reads "Merchants & Manufactors Agents; Collection Broker Notary Public" encircling the image of a tree.
This document is a mortgage under the title "Mortgage of 7 Negroes" by Peter G. Gourdin to Samuel G. Barker. The enslaved are referred to as "negro slaves" throughout the document.
Hand-colored engraving of a Jewish woman from Algiers. Engraving after Théophile Emmanuel Duverger. From Usi e costumi sociali, politici e religiosi di tutti i popoli del mondo by Nicolas Dally, published Torino: Stabilimento tipografico Fontana.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the interior of the 1822 building of the Synagogue de Nazareth, located on the Rue Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth, in Paris. Reproduction of a lithograph by Jules-Robert-Pierre-Joseph Challamel after an original drawing by the Marquis de Villeneuve. Published in the December 5, 1846, edition of L'Illustration.
Hand-colored wood engraving of a married Jewish woman from Algeria. Wood engraving by Léopold Deghouy after Théodore Frère. From L'Afrique française by Christian Pitois, published Paris: A. Barbier.
