Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, discussing the most recent war news, the success of the apartment house he and Morris purchased, and the changes they are making. Sidney details in his letter the various kinds of plants and flowers he is attempting to grow at the apartment house.
Catharine Hazzard purchased plantation on Hilton Head Island, St. Helena Parish, consisting of approximately 358 acres from Edmond Ellis. The indenture details the boundaries of the land.
Carrie writes for news of Alex's trip and complains how little information had been received about him while he was away. Includes a passing reference to the Charleston earthquake
A letter from John Cheeseborough to his aunt Elizabeth Frances Blyth discussing the purchase of the enslaved man York. Makes notation that he is "unwilling to sell him to any one so that he cannot occasionally see his family."
![150. Carrie H. M. [Marshall?] to Alex Marshall -- Sept. 12, 1886](https://iiif.library.cofc.edu/iiif/2/24853/full/200,/0/default.jpg)
![151. Trapier [Marshall?] to Alex Marshall? -- Sept. 12, 1886](https://iiif.library.cofc.edu/iiif/2/25038/full/200,/0/default.jpg)