Plumstead, C.R., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Mrs. Frances M. Lewis, 1851-1869
Scope and Contents
Re: life in Philadelphia; civic celebrations; Episcopal Church and clergy affairs; family affairs; the Lynah family; Civil War news; William Maury travelling incognito as "Murray" on business for the Confederacy, he and Mathew Maury involved with Southern warship being built in England; other Maurys in England running blockade; news of prominent Philadelphia families; St. Peter's Church; legacies; Burd Orphan Asylum and the Ducachet family; dividing the Norris estate, now worth seven million; Samuel Breck. Includes three envelopes.
Dates
- Creation: 1851-1869
Creator
- From the Collection: Whittle, Conway, 1800-1881 (Person)
- From the Collection: Ingersoll, Charles Jared, 1782-1862 (Person)
- From the Collection: Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 (Person)
- From the Collection: Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816 (Person)
- From the Collection: Lewis, Frances Munford Whittle, d. 1870 (Person)
- From the Collection: Madison, Dolley P., 1768-1849 (Person)
- From the Collection: Madison, James, Jr., 1751-1836 (Person)
- From the Collection: Mercer, Margaret, 1791-1846 (Person)
- From the Collection: Monroe, James, 1758-1831 (Person)
- From the Collection: Neale, Mary Eliza Whittle, d. 1861 (Person)
- From the Collection: Preble, Edward, 1761-1807 (Person)
- From the Collection: Randolph, John, 1773-1833 (Person)
- From the Collection: Tyler, John, Jr., 1819-1896 (Person)
- From the Collection: Whittle, Fortescue, 1776-1858 (Person)
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Extent
From the Collection: 7.75 Linear Feet
Language
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository