A letter to Thomas S. Grimke explaining that the writer has been detained and will not arrive as planned. A reference is made to Middleton [plantation?].
A letter from Benjamin Elliott to Thomas S. Grimke discusses Virgil, education, Grimke's literary output, and Elliott's desire for a list of certain materials in the library of College of Charleston.
Title page presentation with signature of John Sargent (1779-1852), member of the House of Representatives and Vice Presidential running mate of Henry Clay.
Letter from Alex Campbell in London, England to Theodore Grimke-Drayton in Munich, Germany. Campbell describes having taken leave from his military regiment (in Ireland) and his plans to spend the winter in Paris.
A letter from William Drayton in Philadelphia to Thomas S. Grimke referencing the ownership of plats of land previously belonging to his late grandfather, Thomas Drayton, located in the parishes of St. Helena and Prince William. A sketch of the plat of land is attached.
A bill of sale to Sarah Marie Drayton for the purchase of four slaves named Flora, Shedrack, Mary-Ann, and Emma, from Susan S. Keith and Charles M. Furman.
A lengthy letter from Daniel Drake, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Thomas S. Grimke's widow details her late husband's visit to Ohio to address the Erodelphian Society's annual meeting at Miami University, his illness (having been exposed to cholera), and his final days before his death.