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54. Letter to Ann R. Frost from her mother, Mary Smith Grimke, April 28, 1826

Letter to Ann R. Frost from her mother, Mary Smith Grimke, April 28, 1826
Date:
1826-04-28
Description:
Letters of Mary Smith Grimke, wife of John Faucheraud Grimke, to her daughter, Anna Rutledge Grimke Frost (1795-1882), in Philadelphia, regarding the drowning death of her son, Benjamin (1798-1825) and his child, her grieving daughter-in-law Mary Augusta Barron Grimke (1806-1843) and the return of the bodies to Charleston, to be buried in St. Paul's cemetery. With references to settling of her husband's (?) estate, a note to her granddaughter as well and references to "Sally" (Sarah) and Angelina Grimke, especially the latter's turning to religion, attending Presbyterian services, giving up fashionable company and dress and becoming more like her sister Sarah.

55. Letter to Ann R. Frost from her mother, Mary Smith Grimke, December 17, 1825

Letter to Ann R. Frost from her mother, Mary Smith Grimke, December 17, 1825
Date:
1825-12-17
Description:
Letters of Mary Smith Grimke, wife of John Faucheraud Grimke, to her daughter, Anna Rutledge Grimke Frost (1795-1882), in Philadelphia, regarding the drowning death of her son, Benjamin (1798-1825) and his child, her grieving daughter-in-law Mary Augusta Barron Grimke (1806-1843).

64. Letter to Thomas S. Grimke from William Drayton, January 27, 1834

Letter to Thomas S. Grimke from William Drayton, January 27, 1834
Date:
1834-01-27
Description:
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.

70. Letter to "Company J. Temperance Society" from Thomas S. Grimke, President of the Temperance Society, July 19, 1831

Letter to
Date:
1831-07-19
Description:
Letter from Thomas S. Grimke, President of the South Carolina Temperance Society, to William Gill, James Johnson, William Greu, and Isaac A. [Kerlark?], the committee of the Temperance Society of 'F' Company, 2nd Regiment of Artillery, stationed at Fort Moultrie, recommending that their organization receive auxiliary status within a soon-to-be-established state temperance society.

73. Form letter from Yale College regarding Sophomore Class's failure to "perform" required recitations with letter from Drayton Grimke to his father, Thomas S. Grimke, August 13, 1830

Form letter from Yale College regarding Sophomore Class's failure to
Date:
1830-08-13
Description:
Form letter from Yale College (possibly to parents of students) regarding Sophomore Class's failure to "perform" required recitations. In margins of form letter Theodore Drayton Grimke includes a message to his father, Thomas S. Grimke, in which he details specifics of the controversy with Yale's sophomore class.

77. Letter from Drayton Grimke, to his father, Thomas S. Grimke, September 28, 1828

Letter from Drayton Grimke, to his father, Thomas S. Grimke, September 28, 1828
Date:
1828-09-28
Description:
A letter from Theodore Drayton-Grimke to his father, Thomas S. Grimke, written from New Haven, Connecticut while attending Yale. Drayton-Grimke writes that he hasn't heard from his father regarding Drayton-Grimke's debts and that he will end up in a debtor's prison if they are not paid.

87. Letter to Thomas Grimke from a Mr. [Hickly?], January 20, 1820

Letter to Thomas Grimke from a Mr. [Hickly?], January 20, 1820
Date:
1820-01-20
Description:
A letter from a Mr. [Hickly?] in response to a message by Thomas S. Grimke requesting information about his (Grimke's) father. Hickly writes that illness had kept him from writing previously. Hickly describes his acquaintance with Grimke's father: both were officers in a regiment of artillery during the Revolutionary War and both were made privates at the fall of Charleston. Hickly describes the elder Grimke as a brave officer. Hickly mentions the battle of Stono Ferry.

88. Undated Fragment refers to military acquisition of slaves

Undated Fragment refers to military acquisition of slaves
Date:
1770-1779
Description:
Two-sided fragment possibly written by John F. Grimke to an unknown recipient regardng his inability to acquire the number of "negroes" required by a quota. The writer recommends that slaves be taken from the plantations of Mrs. Colleton, John and James Smyth, Sir John Nesbitt, or Elias Ball.

89. Letter from Colonel Owen Roberts to John F. Grimke, March 21, 1779

Letter from Colonel Owen Roberts to John F. Grimke, March 21, 1779
Date:
1779-03-21
Description:
A three-page letter written by Colonel Owen Roberts in Purrysburg, South Carolina to John F. Grimke at the "Two Sisters" camp. Roberts writes about sending supplies to Grimke and his inability to procure medicine. Roberts mentions an impending attack on the British "at Yamasee".

91. Memoriam to Benjamin S. Grimke, 1825

Memoriam to Benjamin S. Grimke, 1825
Date:
1823
Description:
Copy of the lengthy tombstone inscription for Benjamin Grimke, including information about his death and the family he left behind.

95. Letter to John F. Grimke from B. Waring, October 11, 1786

Letter to John F. Grimke from B. Waring, October 11, 1786
Date:
1786-10-11
Description:
A letter written to John F. Grimke from B. Waring, possibly of Bellefield Plantation in Georgetown County, South Carolina. Waring regrets to inform Grimke that due to a poor indigo crop, he is unable to pay an owed debt. Waring references Grimke's "little sweetheart" (possibly Waring's own child) who has entirely forgotten Grimke and recommends that Grimke stop for a visit on his next trip to Camden, South Carolina (where Waring will shortly be living?).

97. Letter to John F. Grimke from Alexander Chisolm, November 2, 1786

Letter to John F. Grimke from Alexander Chisolm, November 2, 1786
Date:
1786-11-02
Description:
A letter written to John F. Grimke from Alexander Chisolm in Charleston, South Carolina. Chisolm commends Grimke for his "kind interference" in a business manner. Chisolm writes that he will make a payment on a debt presently.