A letter written by Thomas Ousby to John F. Grimke to accompany a "pay bill" [receipt] drawn up by Ousby. Ousby notes that he has recently cashed two "Drafts" sent by Grimke, and hopes to be able to pay him back soon.
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?).
A two-sided pay stub asserting that the United States [government?] owes Thomas Ousby, of South Carolina, payment for his services as an adjutant and officer in the armed forces. The pay period is recorded as January 1st, 1782 to October 23rd, 1782.
A four-page letter written by General Robert Howe in Philadelphia to John F. Grimke in Charleston. General Howe asks for one hundred and fifty dollars from Grimke to pay a debt.
A three-page letter by Jacob Read in Philadelphia possibly to John Fauchereaud Grimke. Read refers to several debts for bonds that need to paid. Read also writes about receiving several "Drafts" worth forty guineas altogether.
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.
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.
An unaddressed letter from Theodore Drayton-Grimke requesting that borrowed money be returned to him. Drayton-Grimke writes that he needs the sum at once to pay the post office, his fencing instructor, and to purchase a mathematics book.
![Letter from Jacob Read to [John F. Grimke?], November 29, 1783](https://rspace.library.cofc.edu/iiif/image/40145/full/200,/0/default.jpg)
