This series contains business records of C.P. Quattlebaum’s law practice and a variety of other records acquired or produced during his career as a lawyer in Horry County. Quattlebaum formed a number of partnerships with W.D and J.M. Johnson, 1874-1903 (with J.W. Johnson joining the firm at some point), with J.M. Johnson, 1901-1913, with C.E. St. Amaud, 1907-1908, and in sole proprietorship, 1915-1919. The ledgers list expenses incurred by the partners as well as fees charged to clients. There is also a letterpress book, 1883-1892, containing copies of correspondence and legal documents prepared by Quattlebaum.

Quattlebaum acquired a variety of records documenting the operations of several general merchandise stores in Horry County: Todd and Causey, E.L. Lewis, Joseph Todd Company, J. Causey and Company, and M.L. Beaty He served as the executor of the estate of E.L. Lewis, 1882-1892.

The inventory and appraisal ledger for the estate of E.L. Lewis, 1887-1890, lists the goods in his stores, the accounts receivable and payable, and the amounts obtained from the sale of his real estate. The Administrator’s Ledger, 1882-1892, lists the accounts receivable to the estate and its final disposition. There is also an estate administrator’s ledger for the estate of Isaac T. Lewis, 1860-1893, which Quattlebaum also settled as part of the E.T. Lewis estate. The accounts receivable journals for the Lewisville and Union stores list amounts debited and credited along with items purchased and commodities credited. There is a ledger, 1882-1887, listing the number of bales of cotton, barrels of turpentine and rosin, and other goods shipped by steamer. It includes the steamer’s name, date of shipment, and person whose account was credited.

There are four volumes from a store managed by Mrs. M.B. Beaty: a daybook, 1881-1888, lists the store’s daily transactions; two ledgers list purchases and amounts of goods received and credited to accounts, 1892-1901; and a cash dispursements ledger, 1899-1902.

Another series of records document transactions at the Todd and Causey, Joseph Todd, and Causey and Company stores which may be related. Records consist of one accounts receivable ledger, 1871-1872, and a volume, 1871-1872, listing disbursements for turpentine, and an inventory of the store's stock of goods at the time of the dissolution of the firm. Four volumes document the operations of the Joseph Todd Store in Toddsville, Horry County, South Carolina, 1877-1883. The three daybooks list the store's transactions on a day-by-day basis. The accounts receivable ledger provides information on individual accounts listing what was purchased. Quattlebaum served as bankruptcy trustee for J.(ohn) Causey and Co. in 1902 and may have obtained the earlier volumes at that time. There is an accounts receivable ledger, 1899-1902 and a cashbook, 1899-1902 for the J. Causey store.

The series also contains three unrelated volumes which came in to Quattlebaum’s possession. There is a volume,1900-1902, of the Horry County Commission of the South Carolina Interstate West Indian Exposition of which Quattlebaum was a commissioner. It lists items provided by Horry County citizens for the Exposition and expenses incurred. There is a volume, 1912-1915, listing the names of members and dues paid by the local chapter of the fraternal order, the Knights of Honor, of which Quattlebaum was a member. There is a county court docket, 1893-1903, with criminal and civil proceedings which may have been created by a Justice Singleton. It lists date, offense/cause of action, witnesses, attorneys, jurors, verdict and disposition of the case. There is also a docket of C.P. Quattlebaum, 1891-1918. Finally there is a ship’s log for the J.R. Floyde, 1876.