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.
A letter from Theodore Drayton-Grimke to his father, Thomas S. Grimke, written from New Haven, Connecticut while attending Yale. Drayton-Grimke acknowledges the receipt of his father's "kind letter" and describes his daily routine of studies at Yale.
Nathaniel Russell Middleton was a student (B.A. 1828; M.A. 1832), trustee and president (1857-1880) of the College of Charleston. The address, "Duties and Prospects of the Rising Generation" was delivered to fellow students in 1828. 14 pages.
Nathaniel Russell Middleton was a student (B.A. 1828; M.A. 1832), trustee and president (1857-1880) of the College of Charleston. The address, "An Oration on the Fourth of July" was delivered to fellow students in 1828. 7 pages.
A letter from Theodore Drayton-Grimke to his father, Thomas S. Grimke, written from New Haven, Connecticut while attending Yale. Drayton-Grimke writes about his aspiration to become valedictorian and requests that his father send several school books.
A letter from Theodore Drayton-Grimke to his father, Thomas S. Grimke, describing his "foolish" behavior in New York City (wasting money on wine for "other gentlemen," tickets to plays, and clothing) and the subsequent debt he fell into.
An 1828 letter from Grimke, with annotations by Alfred Huger, as chairman of the Congressional Delegation, about Grimke's refusal to be part of the committee to cast a ballot for President, not agreeing with either Andrew Jackson ("an unfit Man for the Presidency") or John Quincy Adams.
A letter from Theodore Drayton-Grimke to his father, Thomas S. Grimke, written from New Haven, Connecticut while attending Yale. Drayton-Grimke writes about studying algebra and geometry and describes a recent English composition prize that he won (a work of Shakespeare's).
A letter from Theodore Drayton-Grimke to his father, Thomas S. Grimke, written from New Haven, Connecticut while attending Yale. Drayton-Grimke writes about traveling to New York and getting into (financial?) trouble.
Black-and-white engraved portrait of historian Josephus (born Joseph ben Matityahu). Engraving by J. Rogers. Frontispiece to The works of Flavius Josephus, the learned and authentic Jewish historian and celebrated warrior… translated by William Whiston, published London: Henry Fisher, Son, and Co.
Hand-colored lithograph of a Jewish man from Russia. Lithograph by Godefroy Englemann after a drawing by Jean-Marie Chopin. From Costumes russes modernes.
Hand-colored engraving of a Jewish man and woman from Kraków. From Le monde en estampes ou Géographie des cinq parties du monde by Prudence-Guillaume de Roujoux.
