Files
Download Full Text (6.1 MB)
Description
Thomas S. Grimke wrote from Charleston, SC to Peter Kean, addressed to Elizabethtown, NJ. He congratulated Peter on his marriage and wrote about politics. There was a new land tax proposed by Congress that might include slaves to help pay for the War of 1812. Many South Carolinians were upset about it and felt resentment towards the northern states.
People Included: Sarah Sabina Kean, Aaron Burr
Places Included: France, Great Britain
Author/Creator
Thomas S. Grimke (1786-1834)
Recipient
Peter Philip James Kean (1788-1828)
Creation Date
12-27-1813
Document Type
Manuscript
Location
Charleston, SC
Inventory Location
Bay 1, Column 2, LHC Series 3
Recommended Citation
Grimke, Thomas S.. Thomas S. Grimke to Peter Kean, December 27, 1813. Manuscript. From Special Collections Research Library and Archive, Kean University, Liberty Hall Collection 1810s. https://digitalcommons.kean.edu/lhc_1810s/58
Rights
This collection is open to the public for research use. Copyright remains with Kean University. Credit this material. Personal photographs may be made for research purposes. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to Lynette Zimmerman, Executive Director at the Liberty Hall Academic Center & Exhibition Hall at lzimmerm@kean.edu.
Publishing Repository
Special Collections Research Library and Archive, Kean University
Collection
Liberty Hall Collection, 1711-1847 (bulk 1790-1830)