Letter to Ann R. Frost from her mother, Mary Smith Grimke, April 28, 1826



Title:
Letter to Ann R. Frost from her mother, Mary Smith Grimke, April 28, 1826
Date:
1826
Creator (Personal):
Grimke, Mary Smith, 1764-1839
Description:
Letters of Mary Smith Grimke, wife of John Faucheraud Grimke, to her daughter, Anna Rutledge Grimke Frost (1795-1882), in Philadelphia, regarding the drowning death of her son, Benjamin (1798-1825) and his child, her grieving daughter-in-law Mary Augusta Barron Grimke (1806-1843) and the return of the bodies to Charleston, to be buried in St. Paul's cemetery. With references to settling of her husband's (?) estate, a note to her granddaughter as well and references to "Sally" (Sarah) and Angelina Grimke, especially the latter's turning to religion, attending Presbyterian services, giving up fashionable company and dress and becoming more like her sister Sarah.
Collection Title:
Grimke family papers, 1678-1977
Contributing Institution:
College of Charleston Libraries
Media Type:
Manuscripts
Personal or Corporate Subject:
Grimke, Marie Augusta Barron, 1806-1843
Grimke, Sarah Moore, 1792-1873
Grimke, Angelina Emily, 1805-1879.
Geographic Subject:
Charleston (S.C.)
S.C. County:
Charleston County (S.C.)
Language:
English
Shelving Locator:
MSS 0176 Box 1 Folder 10
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:
35770

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