Scope and Contents From the Collection: Papers of Conway Whittle II of Norfolk, Va. and of his two sisters, Mary Eliza Whittle Neale and Frances Munford Whittle Lewis. There are items concerning the earlier generation of the family, represented by Conway Whittle I and his brother Fortescue Whittle, Norfolk merchants. The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of social history and naval history (including personal and official correspondence of William Lewis [1781-1815] and several letters of his...

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Concerning social matters; news of Army and Navy friends including Matthew Fontaine Maury; Harriet Randolph (Hackley) Talcott, Dr. Page, and Lindsay Lomax, travels, cottage at the shore etc. (Undated letter has had a portion cut out of pages 1-2.)

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Concerning the cost and dimensions of Mr. King's house.

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Report of family's journey to Richmond; warmest regards to Mrs. Lewis and her sisters.

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Acknowledgement of contribution to a literary volume.

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Concerning the last will and intents of Captain Williams Lewis, USN.

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Concerning voyages of the Constellation in the Mediterranean, tyranny in Portugal, foreign affairs, travels in the Aegean, life on the brig Jefferson, meeting with the French Minister in D. C., Commanding the U. S. schooner Madison, attempts to capture Indians, war with the Indians, his brother-in-law Matthew Fontaine Maury; work at the Observatory in D. C., preparing reports of his expedition, publication and sale of the same, Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon.

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Concerning social life in Norfolk, politics and elections (clipping re: Conway Whittle enclosed), fitting out of USS Guenier, views on foreign affairs, yellow fever epidemic, opium use by John Tazewell, picking of John Hartwell Cocke's pocket, an elm disease, G. P. R. James, Matthew Fontaine Maury, etc.

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Concerning legal matters (estates), banking business and investments. Remarks on social life in Baltimore, news of New Orleans and Captain and Mrs. McCawley's visit to the same, request for telegraph and/or hasty reply to lengthy letter.

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Legal matters, chiefly the will of William Wilson.

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Account of a ball and news of mutual friends.

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Renting a room, construction of hat-box, social chatter.

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Regarding Lt. Neale's estate, relatives in Maryland, and similar matters.

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Regarding England, gossip about Lady Hamilton, dukes and duchesses, Duke of Wellington, and other nobility. Includes letter of Jane M. Consett Bell to (?). Most letters incomplete.

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Courtship and social news of Philadelphia and Richmond.

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Farewell note.

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Family chit-chat.

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Literary matters, theatre going, society matters. One letter incomplete.

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Asks aid in search for Whittle family to rescue memory of Colonel Whittle; his services in mutiny; their punishment; posthumous promotion to General by the Spanish.

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Requests a furlough of a soldier to visit family in France. Possibly intended for General "Light-Horse" Harry Lee.

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Regarding social work. Incomplete.

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Discusses his cottage at Fairy Knowe.

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Concerning Captain William Lewis, USN; social life in Washington; Episcopal Church matters; Dr. Ducachet; Mrs. Decatur.

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Discusses family affairs.

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Re: Mr. Herndon; money matters; Lee's 9000 acres of valuable land in Montgomery County.