Collection: Grimke family papers, 1678-1977 / Date: 1826-03-06 / Subject (Geographic): Fort Moultrie (S.C.) - Lowcountry Digital Library Catalog Search Search Results

Start Over Collection Grimke family papers, 1678-1977 ✖ Date 1826-03-06 ✖ Subject (Geographic) Fort Moultrie (S.C.) ✖

1. Letter from Benjamin King giving an acoount of the wreck of the "Harvest" and death of Lieutenant Benjamin Grimke, March 6, 1826

Letter from Benjamin King giving an acoount of the wreck of the

Date:: 1826-03-06
Description:: A letter from Benjamin King (Ft. Moultrie, 1826) describes the wreck of the ship Harvest off the coast of North Carolina in which Lieutenant Benjamin Grimke and his infant daughter were drowned, but which his wife and King survived; with details on their shipwreck on Boddy's Island, wreckers salvaging the ship, burial of the dead and travel to Roanoke.