A letter from Ralph Izard invites Grimke to Scheveling Plantation, advises him to avoid Combahee ferry, and mentions the pox and children in quarantine.
Typed transcript of the "Minute Book of Charleston College, 1791-1817". These records deal with such issues as the election of the College's first President, the surveying of the land on which the College would be built, and raising money to build and maintain the school.
A letter to John F. Grimke from John Troup with attached minutes from a Freemason meeting. Troup requests that Grimke write a letter to a Mr. O'Brien Smith requesting the discharge of a bond and payment for a lease.
A handwritten letter from Frederick Garrissen of Germany to Charleston merchant William Stephen requesting that Stephen ship goods to Europe, as supplies were limited due to war.
Petition of Jane Adamson to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance, explaining that she is a widow who recently lost her only son and is unable to support herself.
Petition of Jane Adamson to the St. Andrew's Society requesting assistance, explaining that she is unable to work. A postscript notes that the society gave Jane Adamson ten pounds.