A letter from Theodore Drayton-Grimke to his father, Thomas S. Grimke, from "Middletown" (Middleton Plantation in Charleston, South Carolina?). Drayton-Grimke describes his studies in Trigonometry and reading Homer.
A bill of sale to Thomas S. Grimke for the purchase of a slave named August from Francis Giraud, who is described as "sound sober and no runaway." The back of the form includes a signed statement by attorney John Ward regarding the bill of sale.
Black-and-white wood engraving of six New York City landmarks, including the original location of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun on Elm Street. Engraving by William D. Smith after a drawing by Alexander Jackson Davis.
Hand-colored aquatint illustrating Lord Byron's poem "The Destruction of Sennacherib," first published in his Hebrew Melodies. Aquatint published London: Pyall & Stroud.