Carolus Drayton, more commonly known as Charles Drayton I (1743-1820). Details Charles Drayton's travels around South Carolina. Includes descriptions of places and buildings as well as machinery commonly found on Plantations. Includes a record of living expenses on the road, and the distances between each place. Large focus on agriculture both methods and productivity.
Diary of David Henry Mordecai's trip down east coast to Florida Keys, description of town, wreckers, drunkenness of Key West; description of Havana, and Mantanzas, Cuba. Also has notes on school subjects, reflections on various topics, notation of "Jews - the persecuted race," slavery in SC, pressed botanic specimens, details of weather first quarter of 1850, maps and drawings.