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