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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Offer for them to live at her house; travels.

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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Includes inventory and prices brought by item on lengthy list of household furniture and such.

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Concerning the deposition of "Aunt Grace's" possessions; confusion of Edward Lauder over the two C.W. Sams; possibility of re-using old Virginia law reports; reflections on the study of history; commentary on law as "an honorable pursuit." Enclosed: list of papers purportedly in "Aunt Grace's possession, or custody."

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Concerning the move into a new home; transition to new life; keeping of one servant; financial problems; health and family news.

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Including postscript from Mary, Julius' wife, addresses to "My dear Father." Concerning the sale of "Datha" family and financial matters; the aftermath of the Civil War; fire in the old large servant's house; possibility of petitioning the State for recovery of property.

Scope and Contents Concerning introductions to Horace Sams and Julius Sams; overtones of war, drilling of soldiers (January 1861); John Tyler's attitudes towards the mobilization process; desire for Mr. Buchanan to "tell the truth" Julius' support of the Union; description of leaving Chester (1863); hardships of war-time civilian life; family news and diagram of house in Charleston; situation in Pocotaligo with Randolph Sams and family; prayer by young Fannie; the coming of "flags of truce" between City Point...

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Typescript copy of will.

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Preparations for the defense of South Carolina in expected war; calls for the South Carolina. Convention to vote for secession. Includdes wrapper.

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Concerning the protection of Sams' wife and baby son in the event of a front-line situation; belief in the ultimate victory of the Confederate cause; journey to Union and Spartanburg with the Bishop; reflections on re-appropriation of land to Negroes; sale and deposition of "Datha" property on (Datha?) Island; election of the Bishop (1866); further claims on "Datha" church affairs; family news; announcement of baby girl's birth named for Mary Neale.

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Concerning recent steamship trip and illness that ensued; regrets over inability to visit Cloe at the present time.

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Concerning panic in Charleston; affairs of Horace Sams' parishoners: health, evacuation, and so on; Sams' ministry in general; Bonum's marriage plans disrupted by the war; possible involvement of Pinopolis during attack on Charleston; financial arrangements for travelling to St. Thomas' Rectory (Yorkville, South Carolina); confusion of evacuation.

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Re: books.

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Re: Mr. Elliot and debts of their father's estate.

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Re: Visit of Aunt Burwell; Episcopal Church affairs in the South; Bishop H.C. Lay and his family; end of Civil War; family affairs. One of the letters is written by J.J. Minge who was apparently visiting the Pattersons.

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Re: Episcopal Church affairs in Virginia; Bishop William Meade; life in Virginia; family.

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Congratulating him on birth of a child and accepting to be godmother.

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See John Seawell.

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Re: social letter with two related social letters from Mary Delancey.

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"The Truant 'Clipper's' Reply". Manuscript.

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The first letter, re: Whittle's prospects; Pinkney has "passed the Rubicon" in his own career; he wants naval news from Norfolk, especially everything concerning Congress. The second letter, re: sending cyphers for Conway Whittle to use; encloses an essay, re: Rights and duties of citizens of the New Republic. This essay might possibly be the cypher referred to. Includes a manuscript.

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Approves the contract and bond prepared for the Wolf Trap Shoals light vessel; instructions for the application of a remittance of $10, 250.00 from the Treasury Department.

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...

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Re: life and family in Philadelphia; seeing Jenny Lind at church; St. Stephen's Church, the Ducachets, and faith.