Grimke family papers, 1800-1920.

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Grimke family papers, 1800-1920.

Chiefly family and business correspondence re settlement of Benjamin S. Smith's estate. Including 17 letters, 1826-1827, of Thomas S[mith] Grimke, Henry Grimke, Mary Grimke, and A. Moore, re family affairs, Benjamin S. Smith's estate and Smith's land in Kentucky and Tennessee. Including letter, 22 Sept. 1818, Thomas S[mith] Grimke, Charleston, S.C., to his uncle Gen. Benjamin Smith, Fayetville, N.C., re legal advice; letter, 29 Oct. 1827, Henry Grimke to Thomas S. Grimke, re travel to Cincinnati, Oh. and Louisville, Ky., land investments and taxes, and settlement of Benjamin S. Smith's estate; undated manuscript, re family genealogy.

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Grimke, Henry

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Grimke family.

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Residents of Charleston, S.C.; Thomas Smith Grimke (1786-1834) was the son of John Faucheraud Grimke (1752-1819) and Mary Smith (1764-1839), nephew of Benjamin S. Smith, brother of Henry Grimke (1801-1852) and father of Mary Grimke. From the description of Grimke family papers, 1800-1920. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 41882255 ...

Grimke, Mary

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Moore, Alexa

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Grimké, Thomas Smith, 1786-1834

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Grimké served many benevolent causes and specifically peace. Brother of abolitionists Sarah and Angelina Grimké, Thomas Smith Grimké was a jurist and a writer. From the description of ALS, 1825 November, South Carolina to William McDowall Tart. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 44929911 Born in Charleston, South Carolina; practiced law and served as a state senator 1826-1830; championed temperance and world peace and supported a religious, utilitarian educa...

Smith, Benjamin S.

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