Newspaper printed for the civilian employees of the Charleston Naval Shipyard starting on January 17th 1958. This volume covers from January 17th 1958 to December 19th 1958.
Newspaper printed for the civilian employees of the Charleston Naval Shipyard starting on January 2nd 1959. This volume covers from January 2nd 1959 to December 23rd 1959.
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."
Newspaper printed for the civilian employees of the Charleston Naval Shipyard starting on January 8th 1960. This volume covers from January 8th 1960 to December 23rd 1960.
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 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.
Newspaper printed for the civilian employees of the Charleston Naval Shipyard starting on January 6th 1961. This volume covers from January 6th 1961 to December 29rd 1961.
Newspaper article written by Septima P. Clark entitled, "Good Things Have Come Out Of The Clinton Situation" discussing the difficult civil situation for African Americans in Clinton, Tennessee.
The State newspaper article entitled, "Allen Trustees State Truth In Releasing Dr. B. J. Glover" discussing the unrest at Allen University and Rev. B. J. Glover's role.
