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John Paul Grimke letters, 1779-1782
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
Typed transcripts of letters (1779) of John Paul Grimke in Charleston to his son John F. Grimke re military matters and the sending of supplies to his son on the battlefield; with other typed transcripts of letters (1782) of John Paul Grimke to the British occupiers of the city of Charleston re the notification demanding his removal from town, his complaint re the unpaid billeting of soldiers in his house, soldiers breaking into his house and related matters.
Dates:
1779-1782
John F. Grimke military notes, circa 1770s
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
Notes taken by Grimke on military topics from a number of published sources. Topics relate to gunpowder, fuses, cannon, pay for various military ranks, etc. An incomplete bound volume also contains later late 19th century penciled references to volumes from the Grimke family library removed from Charleston to Great Britain. One loose leaf contains notations on the construction of fortifications.
Dates:
circa 1770s
John F. Grimke military service rosters, 1775-1777
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3 A and B
Scope and Contents
Enrollment of Capt. Grimke's Company of the SC Artillery Regiment (circa 1776) begins with a list of 79 soldiers that were once in Capt. Beckman's company, but apparently transferred to Grimke upon Beckman's promotion to Major. Each solider is numbered, with columns of information on length of enlistment; by whom enlisted; where enlisted (with no entries); date of attestation; trade; age in years; height in feet and inches; city, state or country of origin; description including complexion,...
Dates:
1775-1777
John F. Grimke orderly book notes, 1779-1780
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
Grimke's rough notations (August-December 1779) re requisitioning, constructing and using military and related supplies such as ammunition, cloth, blacksmith materials, spirits, and tobacco, etc., naming the men and women providing supplies, working, etc. With two leaves (April 1780) noting conditions of fortifications, need for ammunition at, and repair of, various batteries, etc. in and around Charleston, during the British siege of the city. The information on these loose sheets is...
Dates:
1779-1780
John F. Grimke correspondence, 1776-1778, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
Letters to and from John F. Grimke on mostly military matters include many with General Robert Howe re a contrite soldier who went absent without leave at Ft. Johnson (1776); supplies needed for military operations near Sunbury, Georgia and St. Augustine, Florida (1778); a vessel seized by Howe for military use in Georgia; and Howe's later (1779) military service near West Point, mentioning his love of Carolina. Other Howe materials include a letter (1778) of his to Capt. Warley re combat...
Dates:
1776-1778, undated
John F. Grimke correspondence, 1779-1783
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
Letters (1779) from John. F. Grimke in Purrsyburg, South Carolina and a camp called Three Sisters to his father John Paul Grimke re military operations, the low morale of the soldiers, his thoughts on enlisting men of lower social standing who are more willing to take orders, the defeat of Major John Ashe, deserters, the defense of Charleston by General Benjamin Lincoln, and anxiety over his family in Charleston, with a mention of General William Moultrie. One letter (March 27, 1779) exists...
Dates:
1779-1783
Copies of letter to General George Washington, circa 1780s
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
A fair copy of an undated, unsigned document addressed to "His Excellency Genl Washington" containing a "Plan for modeling the Army anew" which makes suggestions on divisions of troops, manner of nomination for rank and advancement, pay, court martial procedures, with similar suggestions for clothing and food, cooking, cleanliness, hospital service, etc. It bears penciled indexing and the name Col Roberts. With contemporary (1780) transcripts of...
Dates:
circa 1780s
John F. Grimke correspondence, 1783-1787
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
Letters (1783-1784) to and from General Robert Howe re the latter's debts; with letters from Jacob Read and Francis [?] Pinckney re money owed them. With letters (1784-1785) of Thomas Ousby re Grimke's assisting him to document his military service and obtaining a pension. A letter (1786) from B. Waring, Camden, South Carolina, mentions debts and a bad indigo crop. Letters and notes to Grimke as intendant (or mayor) of Charleston include those (1786) from John Postell and Alex Chisolm re...
Dates:
1783-1787
John F. Grimke correspondence, 1790-1808, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents
A letter (1790) from Ralph Izard invites Grimke to Scheveling Plantation, advises him to avoid Combahee ferry and mentions the pox and children in quarantine, while a 1791 letter to Grimke as past master of Union Killwinning Lodge includes some extracts from minutes and requests his help in a legal matter. A letter (1792) from Thomas Fitzsimmons in Philadelphia regards money owed him. Two lengthy letters (1793) from James Delaire describe conditions on Santo Domingo, which he left in 1793;...
Dates:
1790-1808, undated
Mary Smith Grimke correspondence, 1825-1826, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents
Letters of Mary Smith Grimke, wife of John Faucheraud Grimke, to her daughter, Anna Rutledge Grimke Frost (1795-1882), in Philadelphia, re 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...
Dates:
1825-1826, undated