Subject: Charleston (S.C.)--History

Birth certificate of Junius Brutus Booth, Jr., son of Junius Brutus Booth and Mary Ann Booth. The certificate, dated February 21, 1822, is an affidavit signed by Junius Brutus Booth and notes that the child was born December 21, 1821, on Clifford Street, Charleston, South Carolina, at the dwelling of Mr. Solomon Moses, Jr. The document is significant due to the involvement of Solomon Moses, Jr., a prominent Charleston resident and slave trader.

Legal document detailing a lawsuit filed by William McDonald against Samuel and Solomon Levy in Charleston, South Carolina on April 5, 1798. The suit concerns an unpaid debt of approximately £82.4.9 (converted to $705) for goods and merchandise purchased on April 10, 1797. The document includes the original complaint, filing information, and a record of payment made by the Levy brothers on April 5, 1798. The document is a single sheet of paper, approximately 12.5 x 15.625 inches, with some edge damage.

Three-page letter written by Samuel Hart, Senior (agent for Isaac Leeser's Occident) from Charleston, South Carolina on July 23, 1849 to Isaac Leeser. The letter includes a check for collections made for the Occident and the Jewish Publication Society. Hart requests a receipt be sent to David Lopez for a previous payment. The letter also discusses printing matters and includes an order for a dozen copies of a Hebrew vocabulary. Page 3 itemizes subscribers' names and amounts paid for both the Jewish Publication Society and the Occident, along with a donation from Miss Henrietta Hart for the poor in Jerusalem. The letter features two signatures from Samuel Hart. Hart's prominence as a Charleston Jewish publisher, bookseller, president of Temple Shearith Israel, and Confederate soldier (Charleston Guards) is noted.

Issue of the New-Haven Gazette newspaper from New Haven, Connecticut, dated November 22, 1787. This issue contains an article reporting on the robbery of a synagogue in Charleston, South Carolina.

Receipt documenting the sale of two enslaved individuals, Scott (approximately 28 years old) and Antoinette (approximately 24 years old), for $2,500. Dated May 10, 1858, the receipt was issued by Benjamin Mordecai, a prominent Charleston slave trader, to T.B. Taylor. The receipt guarantees the health and freedom from claims of the enslaved individuals. The document is signed by Benjamin Davis. It measures 4" x 8".

This first edition book, published in 1866 by Joseph Walker, details the history of Charleston, South Carolina, from the perspective of long-time resident Jacob Cardozo. Cardozo, a Sephardic Jew born in Savannah, Georgia in 1786, was a self-educated economist, editor, and publisher of the Southern Patriot. The book covers various aspects of Charleston's life, including agriculture, commerce, education, the legal system, charitable organizations, and the early days of the Civil War. The book includes an appendix with information on the beginning of the Civil War at Forts Moultrie and Sumter, along with the action at Fort Wagner and other Charleston-area sites.