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

Title:

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

Date:

1820

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.

Collection Title:

Grimke family papers, 1678-1977

Contributing Institution:

College of Charleston Libraries

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Geographic Subject:

Yemassee (S.C.), United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.

S.C. County:

Beaufort County (S.C.), Hampton County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

MSS 0176 Box 1 Folder 12

Date Digital:

2014-06-11

Digitization Specifications:

600 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL, Archival masters are tiffs.

Internet Media Type:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public Domain.

Access Information:

For more information and reuse requirements contact Special Collections at Addlestone Library, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, 29424.

Admin ID:

36464