A hand colored engraving of an African American woman and children working in a road side stand. On the verso is a river scene of a ferry carrying a horse and carriage going down the Ashley River.
The Arthur B. Flagg Journal and Commonplace Book is comprised of information relating to rice and other agricultural farming on the Brookgreen Plantation post Civil War. The journal also serves as a record of the laborers working on the property as well as medical and financial data. The names of the laborers are listed as: Abby, Abram, Amanda, Andrew, Ane/Anne, Anthony, August, Bella, Bena, Bennett, Bep, Billey/Billy, Blue, Bob, Brop, Brown, Cazee, Ceasar, Charles, Charlott, Cirus, Conner, Cuffee, Delia, Edward, Ellen, Fontine, Frances, Francis, Frank, Henrietta, Isaac, Jack, Jackson, Jacob, Jeny, Joanna, John, Jonah, Josephine, Kittyann, Little M, Lucas, Marcus, Martha, Mary, Mier, Nanny, Napolion, Ned, Nippy, Patty, Paul, Phobea, Prince, Rachal, Richard, Rondal, Ropel, Simon, Smith, Solomon, Susan, Toney, Victor, Wil, Wiloughby, Zach, and Zalia.
Document detailing the raising of $20,000 to complete the construction of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church- here under its original name, the German Evangelical Lutheran Church- through the mortgage of the church's land and sale of bonds, with the lot's mortgaged deed to be held by trustees J.C.H. Claussen, G.W. Steffens and B. Bollmann, and signed by John A. Wagener.
Bond document by St. Matthew's Lutheran Church- then known as the German Evangelical Lutheran Church- promising to repay Dorothea Clausen $50 by February 1, 1875, at 7% interest. Signed by President J.H. Kalb and secretary John Heeseman.
Bond document by St. Matthew's Lutheran Church- then known as the German Evangelical Lutheran Church- promising to repay J.J. Bredenberg $100 by February 1, 1875, at 7% interest. Signed by church president J.H. Kalb and secretary John Heeseman.
Letter to trustees J.C.H. Claussen, G.W. Steffens and B. Bollmann from John Phillips, which encloses the title to the land on which the German Evangelical Lutheran Church- St. Matthew's Lutheran Church- is being constructed.
Letter from Joseph H. M. Chumaciero, KKBE minister, to the Board of Trustees regarding the pending visit of Reverend Dr. Isaac Mayer Wise to Charleston.
A note on the state of the congregation's membership numbers, finances, and property as a result of "the ravages of war." The note discusses the beginnings of the union with the Shearith Israel congregation (spelled here as "Sherit"). This note was written in connection with the KKBE Meeting Minutes Book dated 1866-1875.
Letter from Joseph Walker Barnwell, in Gottingen, Germany, to mother, Catherine Osborn Barnwell, describing his recent trips to Hanover and Brunswick, Germany.
Joseph Walker Barnwell, Gottingen, Germany, writes to unknown family member discussing the current political situations among the countries of Europe, including England, France, Germany, Austro-Hungary and Russia.
This book contains records of monetary transactions that took place on the plantation from January to December 1870. It includes records of monies received form rent, from the sale of cattle and other livestock and other goods such as potatoes etc. It also includes monies paid out to labourers, payment for supplies, veterinary services, and even the cost of feeding masons and carpenters. [this book has no cover]
Letter from Joseph Walker Barnwell, Gottingen, Germany, to mother, Catherine Osborn Barnwell. Barnwell discusses South Carolina Reconstruction politics and the dissatisfaction with Governor Robert Scott, and details a day trip with fellow students to explore castle ruins along the Werre River southwest of Gottingen.
This book contains records of the names of yearly renters and the rents paid, a detailed record of all monetary transactions taking place on the plantation, both money received and money paid out as well as who it was paid to and for what purpose it was paid, these records date from January 1870 to December 1870. It also contains records of the the disposal of rum, sugar and molasses from the crop of 1870. The last four pages of the book consists of a detailed list of cattle and the increases and decreases of both cattle and mules. Note that the book was flipped and these last four pages were started from the back which became the front for this sequence. This appears to be a method used to make a separate record sequence.
Black and white portrait of a child, possibly Lucia Levy, 2x4 inches. Back of portrait includes inscription reading, "For Aunt Octavia Lucia aged 15 months."
Black and white portrait of unidentified woman, 2x4 inches. Back of portrait lists the photographer as John L. Gihon of Philadelphia, PA, and includes a blue, two cent, George Washington postage stamp.
Black and white portrait of Rosalie Virginia M. Phelps, 2x4 inches. Back of portrait includes inscription reading, "For Mother her granddaughter Roaslie Virginia."
Typescript memoir entitled, "A Summary of the Principal Events of My Life," written by Philip Phillips, June 1870. Phillips' memoir includes early biographical information, his education, the beginnings and development of his career as a lawyer and eventually as a congressman, the Tariff Acts of 1828, the Missouri Compromise, the beginnings of the Civil War, and his wife's imprisonment in Washington D.C. and on Ship Island. The memoir also relates various experiences had by the Phillips family throughout the Civil War.
Meeting minutes volume kept by the Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Board of Trustees, 1866-1875. The entries in this volume concern all synagogue business, finances, membership, and plans of the amalgamation between the KKBE and Shearith Israel congregations. This volume also includes entries from 1863 regarding destruction caused in the midst of the Civil War.
Black and white portrait of David Daniel Cohen Jr., brother of Asher D. Cohen, 2x3 inches. Portrait card also includes a blue George Washington postage stamp.
Letter from James B. Heyward to Joseph Daniel Pope concerning a recent monetary judgment against him. Heyward asks Pope to look into the matter and thinks it may have something to do with an ongoing dispute with Frank Myers concerning property Heyward rented during the war. 4p. December 27, 1870.
Letter from Joseph Daniel Pope to James B. Heyward concerning a recent monetary judgment against Heyward. Pope assures Heyward that his firm vigorously defended him and that the plaintiff sought a lot more in damages than were awarded. 2p. December 28, 1870.
The John Ravenel Estate Book contains an inventory and appraisement of the estate of John Ravenel, deceased. Found in the volume are the accounts of John Ravenel with Alfred F. Ravenel, executor, accounts of St. Julien Ravenel, Alfred Ford Ravenel, born 1822, Alfred Ford Ravenel, born 1857, R.N. Gourdin, M.A. Pringle, Mrs. Frances E.H. Frost, Miss E.P. Huger, and Francis G. Ravenel. Other entries refer to stocks and bonds, a store on East Bay Street in Charleston, South Carolina, a house and lot on the Battery in Charleston as well as slaves mentioned by name. The names of the slaves are listed as: Alick, David and William.
