THE GRIMICE SISTERS.
[To TII IP EDITOR OP THU .91.1101•11TOR:' J SIR,—In a criticism of "The Friendly Craft : a Collection of American Letters" in the Spectator of March 20th, the writer, after giving a little account of the marriage of Angelina Grimke and Theodore Weld, says : "Angelina Weld (née Grimke) is otherwise unknown to fame." If the writer had been more familiar with the history of the anti-slavery move- ment in this country, he could hardly have made such a mistake. The two Grimke sisters, Angelina, and Sarah, were the daughters of a South Carolina slaveholder, who, in coming into their property after their father's death, emancipated their slaves, came North, and all through the anti-slavery struggles were prominent, speaking and devoting their lives to the enfranchisement of the negro. I feel this slight tribute is due to the memory of two very remarkable women.—I am,
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