Date Range (beta): 1850 - Lowcountry Digital Library Catalog Search Search Results

Date:: 1850-10-02
Description:: Printed circular announcing a special meeting of the Board of Trustees for the General Theological Seminary in New York to elect a Professor of Systematic Divinity, with a list of candidates. October 2, 1850.

Date:: 1850-08-16
Description:: A letter to Harold Cranston on Capers Island from James Vidal discussing Vidal's questioning of the enslaved persons. Concerning the enslaved persons, Vidal writes, "if you have too much familiarity, it will spoil them." He continues by discussing a boat and the unknown location of his rafts.

Date:: 1850, 1871, 1874, 1875, 1877, 1897, 1750
Description:: Page 71 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with eight plats. Plat 1 shows lots and structures on a city block between Rutledge Street and Smith Street, and between Beaufain Street and Wentworth Street. Plat 2 shows lots located near the intersection of Moore Street and Meeting Street. Plat 3 shows lots and structures located near the intersection of King Street and Beaufain Street. Plat 4 shows lots and structures located on the east side of Coming Street. Plat 5 shows lots located on King Street, including a lot labelled "Unitarian Church property" and a stretch labelled "Unitarian Church Cemetery." Plat 6 shows lots located on King Street, and shows the "Old line of street." Plat 7 shows plots located on King Street. Plat 8 features a lot and buildings located on Spring Street, and shows how Rosemont Street is projected to cross that property.

Date:: 1850, 1855, 1839, 1896
Description:: 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.

Date:: 1850, 1872, 1812, 1836, 1804
Description:: Page 77 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with seven plats, labelled 1 through 8 with Plat 3 missing. Plat 1 shows lots located between Smith Street and King Street, and between Morris Street and Radcliffe Street. Plat 1 also shows Coming Street and St. Philips Street, and a label reading "Bethlohim Congregation." Plat 2 shows lots and some structures near the intersection of King Street and Warren Street. Plat 4 shows lots between Smith Street and King Street, and north of Radcliffe Street. Plat 4 also shows Coming Street, St. Philips Street, Morris Street, and a lot labelled "Bethlehem Congregation." Plat 5 shows lots located near the intersection of Morris Street and St. Philips Street. Plat 6 shows lots located between Morris Street and "Hunter St now Line," and east of Coming Street. Plat 8 features a lot and structures located on the corner of St. Philips Street and Morris Street.

Date:: 1850, 1802
Description:: Page 43 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with two plats. Plat 1 shows lots near Jasper Street, Smith Street, Marion Street, and Radcliffe Street. Plat 2 shows lots between Back Street and Marsh Street, and Magazine Street and Queen Street.

Date:: 1850-1859, 1860-1869, 1770-1779, 1780-1789, 1840-1849, 1830-1839, 1800-1809, 1810-1819, 1820-1829, and 1790-1799
Description:: The Account Book of Enslaved Persons Belonging to Henry and Rene Ravenel, 1771-1867 records the enslaved children born under the ownership of Henry or Rene Ravenel. The lists include the first name of the child, their parents, date of birth and occasionally includes notes of death or if purchased by another slave owner. This book contains a second use written upside down and back to front.

Date:: 1850-1859, 1840-1849, 1830-1839, 1800-1809, 1810-1819, 1820-1829, and 1790-1799
Description:: The A.B Flagg Medical Day Book, 1792-1853, is the medical account of Doctor Arthur Belin Flagg. This book includes descriptions of medical treatments and a list of fees for medical services for plantation families and slaves. The details includes the names of the plantation owners and the names of the enslaved peoples. Also recorded in this account book is Dr. Flagg's visit to the military location Camp Magill in Waccamaw, South Carolina to treat wounded soldiers during the Civil War in 1861.The last section of the book was written starting from the back of the book resulting in upside down pages. The names of the enslaved people are listed as: Amelia, Ananias, Aplira, Beck, Ben, Betsy, Betty, Beu, Billy, Bina, Bob, Brutus, Caesar, Carolina, Catty, Charles, Charlotte, Chrysilla, Clara, Cyrus, Delia, Dianah, Emiline, Flora, Francis, Gabriel, Hampton, Hariet, Henrietta, Henry, Hep, Jack, James, Jane, Jenny, Johny, Joseph, Judy, Juno, Letty, Louisia, Lucy, Lydia, Margaret, Martha, Mary, May, Melia, Mia, Monday, Note, Nurse, Patty, Peggy, Polly, Prince, Priscilla, Rhina, Rose, Sally, Sam/Samuel, Sarah, Scripio, Smart, Stewart, Tom, and Will/William

Date:: 1850-1859, 1860-1869, 1840-1849, 1830-1839, 1800-1809, 1810-1819, and 1820-1829
Description:: The Record of Claremont Church, 1808-1865, is a bound volume that records lists of communicants, baptisms for infants and adults, burials for confederate soldiers and church members, confirmations and marriages performed. Each section includes entries for both enslaved people, freed persons, and white church members. The entries for enslaved people often include the names of their parents or mother, age, name of their slave owner or if they are free.

Date:: 1850-1859, 1860-1869, 1840-1849, 1830-1839, and 1820-1829
Description:: The Robert F.W. Allston Receipt Book, 1823-1863, records receipts received by Robert Allston for payments made to numerous overseers, carpenters and family members. Examples of receipts found in the book include wages for overseers at Nightingale Hall Plantation, Exchange Plantation and Matanza Plantation, later known as Chicora Wood, as well as purchases of enslaved persons and travel expenses.

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