Box 1

Real estate documents pertaining to lands bought and sold in Orangeburg County, SC (Branchville area); most between William H. Reedish and others; Reedish later sold lands to Pearlstine family; also deed for land sold by the SC Railroad company in Orangeburg County.

Real estate documents pertaining to land in Branchville, SC bought and sold by L. (Louis?) Pearlstine (often acting as agent for others); deeds for land bought by and sold to Pearlstine Karesh & Co. (merchants) of Branchville, SC; deeds for land sold to Rebecca Pearlstine (in Colleton and Orangeburg counties); also "warrant of attachment" against Orangeburg County property owned by Pearlstine Karesh & Co.

Titles and mortgages for Branchville lands sold to Rebecca Pearlstine; document for lands leased by Rebecca and J.T. Pearlstine to the A.M.E Church of Sandy Run, Branchville, SC; also a "Lien On Crop, With Mortgage" to Rebecca Pearlstine for lands in Orangeburg County (cultivated by J.W. Phillips).

Titles and mortgages for lands sold in Colleton County; mortgages for lands sold in Barnwell county (some include plats); real estate title for Branchville land sold by Rebecca Pearlstine to Thomas L. Pearlstine.

Titles and mortgages for land bought and sold in Barnwell County; deeds for lands bought and sold to Fannie Pearlstine in Barnwell County (town of Allendale); some deeds have plat drawings; handwritten listing of names and figures re. lands bought and sold (list of Pearlstine land?); title and correspondence for land sold (in Branchville, SC) by Dr. Kivy Pearlstine and Thomas Pearlstine, executors of Rebecca Pearlstine's estate.

Legal documents, The Orangeburg Bank vs. Thomas L. Pearlstine and Pope and Fleming, re. debt on lands in Branchville, SC; mortgages and deeds for land bought and sold in Allendale County; deeds for land sold by Fannie Pearlstine in Branchville, SC.

Document, (1941) "Satisfaction of real estate mortgage" (taken out by Fannie Pearlstine) for lands in Allendale county; correspondence (1948) to Thomas L. Pearlstine re. lands traded in Allendale, SC; tax worksheets (1950, 1952) for real estate owned by Fannie Pearlstine; deed (1951) for land sold in Allendale County; bond for sale of Rebecca Pearlstine's lands, sold by Thomas L. Pearlstine and from lawyer re. another land transaction.

Land transaction; document has been torn but has seal from the South Carolina Railroad company.

Envelopes (empty) that held land transaction paperwork; have listings of properties bought and sold; checks; stock certificate (1951) Branchville Industries, Inc.; stock certificate (1918), Bank of Branchville; hand written notes and figures on property sales.

Rebecca Pearlstine's life insurance policy (1901), Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York; tax receipt (1902) for Rebecca Pearlstine; typed note (1977) from Henry Rittenberg to Milton Pearlstine.