A short letter from J.H. Stevens, Coroner, to John F. Grimke about the death of one of his female slaves, [named Benit?], who had previously escaped and ultimately died "of want."
A letter from an married woman requesting the financial aid of the St. Andrew's Society. It is followed by a note from three men, a minster and two elders, who are verifying that she remains unmarried to the best of their knowledge.
Work on paper in watercolor and ink dated 1785. Shell of church in center: pink with shite interior, columns around exterior. Two men and horse stand near church. Handwritten note identifies building as ruins of the Sheldon Church, burned by British soldiers in 1781.
Work on paper in watercolor and ink. Ruins of Wolstrop Church with river, mountains, and castle in background. Handwritten note identifies site as Wolstrop Church near Belvoir Castle.
Work on paper in watercolor and ink. White horse with rider wearing a hat and yellow knee breeches, holding riding crop. Handwritten note titles painting "D'après Nature."
Work on paper in watercolor and ink. Pink church surrounded by trees in center. Large trees stand to left and right of church, line of trees in background. Lower portion of white building with brown door partially visible to right of church in background. Two wood gates in left foreground with dirt path leading to church in center foreground. Handwritten note below image identifies building as a church in St. Bartholomew's Parish, burned down by British soldiers and rebuilt after Revolutionary War.
Work on paper in watercolor and ink dated 1796. Large, white Georgian style two story house is fronted by a clear blue stream. In this frontal view, the symmetrical house has two chimneys and four windows on each floor. First floor has elaborate double door while immediately above it on second floor, there is an elaborate window. House is sided by a less ornate taupe building to its left, half hidden by a grove of trees. To the main house's right, a smaller brick support building stands behind an impressive brick and iron gate. Horse-drawn carriage is found waiting outside of the gate. Water visible in background to right of smaller building. Grass visible in foreground, between viewer, water, and house.
Work on paper in watercolor. Landscape with body of water in foreground leading to left side of image, trees and red building in center. Trees on either side of building and a forested area in background. Handwritten note identifies building as Pompion Hill Chapel.
Work on paper in watercolor. Winding dirt trail begins in right foreground and leads to body of water near center. Trees on right side of image and small house on left. River and tree line in background. Handwritten note identifies scene as Mepkin Plantation.
Work on paper in watercolor and ink dated 1798. Red church with white details in center and trees in background. Handwritten note identifies building as St. James' Church in Goose Creek.
Work on paper in watercolor. Large yellow house partially hidden behind two trees. Field in foreground. Handwritten note identifies scene as Mepkin Plantation.
Work on paper in watercolor. Landscape with trees on left in foreground, figures on a boat and marshy area in background. Trees line background with blue sky and pink on horizon. Handwritten note identifies site as Sheldon, SC.
Work on paper in watercolor and ink. Top: irregularly shaped rock with water and towering church in background. Bottom: mouth of cave with water in background. Handwritten notes identify sites depicted in paintings.
Work on paper in ink and wash. Black and sepia; bare tree in left foreground with branches growing toward right; hills to right; dark clouds and water in background.
Work on paper in watercolor. Two-story white house with red roof within large fenced area in center. Trees line background, and a woman and man stand before water in foreground.
Work on paper in watercolor. Man sitting under large tree and another man on horse in foreground. Castle and hills in background. Handwritten note identifies the Castle as Lea Castle in Ireland, and the tree as a chestnut tree that is nine yards in circumference.
Work on paper in watercolor and ink dated 1799. White house with pointed roof on a hill in center. Man on horse in left foreground with trees in background. Handwritten note identifies building as meeting house near Jacksonborough.
Work on paper in ink and wash. Young man among landscape before tree with right hand upraised, torn clothes, and hair blowing in wind. Handwritten note identifies man as Octavian
Work on paper in watercolor and ink. Tree with long trunk in center; building with high, pointed gray roof in left background. Handwritten note identifies building as a meeting house.
Work on paper in watercolor. View of distant fields, sheep, and shepherds in foreground. Hills and pond to right and center left. Rice fields in background.
The Roslin Plantation journal, kept by Archibald Simpson Johnston, documented enslaved people and slave labor on an antebellum plantation for two years (1813-1815). The journal documents correspondence, equipment, planting and harvesting, livestock, slaves and supplies related to the plantation. There are detailed descriptions of tasks and number of enslaved people working each task, particularly tasks regarding growing cotton and rice and maintainining those fields.
Work on paper in watercolor. Red church in center background. Horse and buggy with two passengers and separate rider on horseback on road to church. Handwritten note identifies building as St. James' Church in Goose Creek.
Work on paper in watercolor and ink. Four small houses on horizon with trees between each house in background. River wraps around marsh grass with riverbank in foreground. Three large trees with Spanish moss stand on riverbank to right of marsh grass.
Work on paper in ink and watercolor dated 1796. Fort with flag raised in right side of image and houses in left. Ships are visible in background, and soldier is in left foreground. Sketch dated July 4, 1796.
Work on paper in watercolor dated 1803. Four-story white building with smaller structure to left. Trees to left in center and in right foreground. Handwritten note identifies building as Ashley Hall Plantation.
Work on paper in watercolor dated 1800. Two-story light blue house surrounded by tall poplars, curving road, and field fence. Fence extends to background. Handwritten note identifies site as Brabants.
Work on paper in watercolor dated 1805. Trees on hillside, shepherds in center left. Hill slopes to right; water and blue sky with yellow hues in background.
Work on paper in watercolor dated 1802. Large two-story house with white walls and blue roof in center. Large green lawn and tree to left in foreground.
Bookboards to Charles Fraser's disassembled sketchbook, with notes attached to and inscribed on inside. Notes are posthumously-written statements of transferred ownership, dated 1909 and 1938. Work on paper.
Work on paper in watercolor. Image from high vantage point. Blue river with two fishermen in boat in center; gray house among trees in background; two trees with Spanish moss in foreground. Handwritten note identifies building as Gabriel Manigault's seat at Goose Creek.
Work on paper in watercolor. White house with red roof in center background; two white buildings with purple roofs in right background. Fence and fields in foreground. Handwritten note identifies property as Rice Hope, the seat of Dr. William Read.
Work on paper in watercolor. House in center mostly hidden by trees. Long reflecting pool in left foreground and road in center foreground. Handwritten note indicates that building is Ashley Hall Plantation.
Work on paper in watercolor dated 1803. Large white house in center with trees in foreground. Roofs of two buildings visible over hill in background. Handwritten note identifies building as Richmond, the seat of Edward Rutledge in St. John's.
Work on paper in ink and wash. Oval format; black and orange wash; trees and shepherds in foreground with river and city in background. Handwritten note identifies scene as a southwest view of Newport.
Work on paper in ink and wash. Oval format; stand of five trees in center with thick tree line in background and a tree arching left to right in foreground.
Work on paper in watercolor dated 1800. White church with three windows to left of door in center. Two men stand on road that leads to church door. Handwritten note identifies building as church in St. Andrews, built in 1706, with an organ destroyed by British soldiers.
Work on paper in watercolor and ink. Pink church with two tall doors surrounded by forest. Handwritten note identifies location of site as John's Island.
Work on paper in watercolor. Two-story white house with blue roof in center right and two other structures to center left. Field and fence in foreground.
Work on paper in watercolor. Top: castle, lake with mountains in background. Bottom: bridge with arches over river. Handwritten notes identify sites depicted in paintings.
Work on paper in watercolor. Top: castle gate with hills and embankments in foreground. Bottom: riverbank with people in foreground, castle walls and mountains in background. Handwritten note identifies site depicted in paintings as Conway Castle.
Work on paper in watercolor and ink. Oval format; bank with large trees and two people in foreground and mountains in background. Handwritten note identifies image as second painting of Windemere Lake in sketchbook.
Work on paper in watercolor dated 1797. Young woman wearing white dress and red beads sitting beside tree. Handwritten note identifies woman as Lavinia.
Work on paper in watercolor and ink. View from island in river with castle and trees in background. Handwritten note identifies castle as Warwick Castle.
Work on paper in watercolor dated 1805. Open field and two donkeys in foreground. Road and picket fence in center. Yellow houses and other buildings in background.
