Collection of letters from Theodore Drayton Grimke-Drayton to his wife in England while traveling within America. Grimke-Drayton travels to New York, Philadelphia, Charleston (S.C.), Flat Rock (N.C.), Shreveport (La.), El Paso (Texas), Atlanta, and throughout California by train.
A two-page letter written by Theodore Drayton Grimke-Drayton detailing his daily activities in New York City, including buying a single cabin on [the ship?] Coronia.
An envelope and enclosed four-page letter from Theodore Drayton Grimke-Drayton to his son, Theodore Drayton Grimke-Drayton [Jr.?]. Grimke-Drayton tells his son about traveling on a "big boat" (presumably across the Atlantic Ocean to the U.S.) and that he had become ill while aboard ship.
A four-page letter from Theodore Drayton Grimke-Drayton to his son, Theodore Grimke-Drayton [Jr.]. Grimke-Drayton tells his son that he is "far away" on a "very big boat." He also describes some of the animals he has seen while traveling.
An envelope and enclosed four-page letter from Theodore Drayton Grimke-Drayton to his son, Theodore Drayton Grimke-Drayton [Jr.?]. Grimke-Drayton tells his son that he may bring "terrapins" with him when he returns home to England. Grimke-Drayton tells his son to try to be good for his mother's sake.
![Undated letter by Theodore Drayton Grimke-Drayton to his son, Theodore Grimke Drayton [Jr.?]](https://rspace.library.cofc.edu/iiif/image/40629/full/200,/0/default.jpg)
![Undated letter by Theodore Drayton Grimke-Drayton to his son, Theodore Grimke Drayton [Jr.?]](https://rspace.library.cofc.edu/iiif/image/40631/full/200,/0/default.jpg)
![Undated letter by Theodore Drayton Grimke-Drayton to his son, Theodore Grimke Drayton [Jr.?]](https://rspace.library.cofc.edu/iiif/image/40630/full/200,/0/default.jpg)