Box 2

Scope and Contents Letters to his wife and undated letters to his son, Theodore, Jr. describe the trip by ocean liner to the United States and back again, with quick pen sketches illustrating many details. He notes ladies' hats (April 14); his impressions of New York and Philadelphia; shopkeepers acting as equals and accents of his family members versus other Americans (April 17); differences in manners of various Americans, northerners and southerners, and differences between American and British dinner...

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Ten bills of sale documenting the sale of enslaved men, women and children to and from various Drayton, Grimke, Fraser and Elliott family members.

Scope and Contents Letters (1887-1892, 1902-1911, undated) to Theodore Drayton Grimke from various family members and researchers in the United States and the West Indies re aspects of the Drayton genealogy and family tree and arms, etc. with many references to the Drayton family of Barbados. Correspondents include Langdon Cheves, III (1891); Hutson Lee, Jr. (1892); Drayton Hastie (1893) with data on the family crest, mentioning the dearth of opportunities for lawyers in Charleston; Coleman Drayton and J. Alex...

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Typed copies of wills and inventories of Drayton family members including wills of Charles Drayton (dated 1820); John Drayton (1822); John Drayton, the younger (1773); Rebecca Drayton (1837); Sara Maria Drayton (1840); Stephen Fox Drayton (1732); Thomas Drayton (1714/1716); Thomas Drayton (1760); Thomas Drayton (1820); William Drayton (1790); and William Henry Drayton (1826). With inventories of Stephen F. Drayton (1734) and Thomas Drayton (1724).

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Typed copies of wills of Fauchereaud family members include those of Charles (1765), Gideon (1753), and Mary (1766).

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Typed copies (originals and carbons) of wills of Fox family members including those of Joseph (1754), Margaret (1735), and Patt (1823); with inventories of Joseph (1735); and Margaret (1735).

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Typed copies (originals and carbons) of wills of Glen/Glenn family include those of Daniel (1758), Daniel (1792), and John (1808).

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Typed copies of Grimke family wills include those of Benjamin S. (1824), James M. (1846), John Fauchereaud (1818); Rev. John Drayton (1895); John Paul (1785); Mary (1786); Mary (1838); Theodore Drayton (1888); and Thomas S. (1832); with an indenture (or deed of sale) of property on Broad Street from John Paul and Mary Grimke to John Scott (1778).

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Typed copies of Swann family wills include those of Edward (1754) and Samuel (1734), with inventory of Robert (1810); some duplicates.

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Typed and carbon copies of Wilson family wills include those of Algernon (1774); Daniel (1794); Elizabeth (1800); Hugh (1772); Jehu (1795); John (1735); John (1774); John (1798); Joseph Nicholes (1791); Mary (1735); Sarah (1791), and Susanna (1770); with the inventory of John Wilson (1736).