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Box 7

 Container

Contains 2 Results:

Seawell, John, Gloucester, Virginia to Conway Whittle II, 1836 May 28

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 2
Identifier: id111815
Scope and Contents

Re: Mrs. Tyler's claims vs. Wade Mosby.

Dates: 1836 May 28

Sawyer, Mary Tyler (niece of Lemuel Sawyer, Congressman), to Mrs. Frances M. Lewis and Mrs. Mary Neale, 1818-1823

 File — Box: 7, Folder: 2
Identifier: id111811
Scope and Contents

Very literary letters, written almost as though for publication (and author frequently calls them her "Pastorals"); vivid picture of leisurely, cultured life in the South; references to a Congressman uncle. Reflections on her reading: Scott, Maria Edgeworth, etc. Social life in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, dances, etc. described. 19 complete letters and two fragments.

Dates: 1818-1823