The Columbian Herald newspaper printed on Thursday June 7th, 1792 discussing the "India War" from the House of Commons and advertisements for English goods, a meeting for the Fellowship Society, a public auction for Indian muslins, the sale of cargo of the Brigantine Triton from Bourdeaux, 500 dollars for a plan of construction of the "President's House" in Washington, and 500 dollars for a plan of a "capitol to be erected" in Washington. The remainder of the newspaper discusses the trial of Warren Hasting in London, an extract from a letter from Northampton, and a section from the House of Lords on "repealing the tax on female servants."
The Edinburgh Evening Courant on Thursday, September 15, 1808, where the graduation of William James Ball, Doctor in Medicine, is mentioned on page three, classes opened at the University of Edinburgh, the speech of William Adam, a list of publications, job openings for a farm overseer and a "man servant" for a small family, and a list of men who obtained "Game Certificates." The remainder of the newspaper posts various lands and properties for sale, excerpts from foreign newspapers, and private correspondences.
The Times on Monday, January 8th, 1810, discusses the sale of numerous properties, help wanted for a female cook, an overseer and a wet nurse, and regimental orders from Captain Stephen Lee. The front page of the newspaper includes an advertisement for a ten dollar reward for the runaway enslaved man named Dick. The advertisement by Rhodes and Otis states that Dick is owned by Isaac Jenkins of Hilton Head "having on a pair of handcuffs" and that "all persons are cautioned against harboring said negro, as the law will be rigidly endorsed on any one detected in so doing." Also advertised are "130 country born Negroes" and a plantation belonging to the late Joseph Fuller. The posting states that all the enslaved persons are "to be sold in families." The remainder of the newspaper includes medicine advertisements, the Charleston Theatre, a one hundred dollar reward for six deserters from Fort Johnson, an obituary for Elias Ball, "Marine intelligence," hiring advertisements for an overseer and a "strong negro girl" for washing, and a five dollar reward for the runaway enslaved man named Ben. The newspaper also includes "Sales By Auction" which advertises the auction of a "likely country born negro girl, about 18 years old" identified as a "likely African Girl," an advertisement titled "Sundry Negroes" owned by Thomas Pruly, and "house servants" and "farm negroes" on Charleston Neck.
A newspaper clipping on articles of agreement for a plantation overseer "from an old Virginia Paper." The agreement includes that the overseer is not "the master" of the employer, is not to spend more than one half of his time at "court-houses or elsewhere, or on pleasure, at horse-races, cock-fights, barbecues," and is given one-tenth of the plantation crops.
The Florida Herald on June 10th, 1835, discusses laws of the United States, extracts from letters and other newspapers, the gold mines of the south, a section titled "Confession of a Pirate," word of a cholera outbreak from The Natchez Courier, the death of Reverend Parker Adams from consumption, and advertisements for enslaved persons to work at the saw mill. Page three of the newspaper includes a posting titled "Committed to Jail" where two runaway enslaved persons were arrested. The posting describes the physical characteristics of these men and that they identified themselves as Chambers and William but now call themselves John Smith and Tom Brown.
German-language court brief listing German citizens indicted on charges of refusing to appear for their mandatory service in the military. Found guilty, they were sentenced to pay a fine of 200 marks and may face 40 days in prison.
The Evening News in 1852 discusses "Georgia Sarsaparilla" and it's effects on diseases of the liver and blood, the southern medical establishment, rates of gold, and an article titled "From a Peep into the Past." This article discusses the history behind Beaufain Street in Charleston, various burial sites, the first preaching to take place in the White Meeting House in 1690, the division of burial grounds for the "reception of master and slave," the first parsonage in 1698, and the "great gale" in 1752 where people died, and an enslaved man was clinging to a tree and rescued. Also includes are the histories of the Ball, Coming and Harleston families.
A page ripped from a Quaker periodical entitled "Friends Intelligencer," published in Philadelphia in 1868. Discovered above the kitchen firebox on the first floor during 2018 investigations of the Nathaniel Russell House kitchen house.
Newpaper clippings in German and English commemorating the fortieth anniversary of arrival of one hundred and thirty five German immigrants in Charleston in 1849 aboard the Johann Frierich ship.
Rev. Louis Muller's recognition of fifty years of service at St. Matthw's German Lutheran Church, including his first service on Easter Sunday in 1848 and his record of service including, 4,402 baptisms, 1,440 confirmations, 1503 marriages, and burials of 4,163 friends, inlcuding the period in 1854 when the yellow fever epidemic swept through Charleston.
This reprint of a 1929 News and Courier (Charleston, S.C.) article depicts MacElwee's plan for the extension of Murray Boulevard north of the Ashley River bridge. The map and text give detailed descriptions of residential lot sizes in the reclaimed areas, areas for commercial development, parks, etc. and persuasive economic reasons to undertake the development. Though most of the land was eventually reclaimed, no grand boulevard extends north of the Ashley River bridge today and MacElwee's vision of building "one of the most famous water front driveways in the world" was never realized.
Newspaper printed for the civilian employees of the Charleston Navy Yard, starting on July 31st 1943. This volume covers from July 31st 1943 to December 31st 1943.
Newspaper printed for the civilian employees of the Charleston Navy Yard, starting on January 7th 1944. This volume covers from January 7th 1944 to December 29th 1944.
