Box 7
Container
Contains 47 Results:
Talcott, Mary C. [?], Cincinnati, Ohio, to Mrs. Frances M. Lewis, 1856 December 2
File — Box: 7, Folder: 24
Identifier: id111879
Scope and Contents
Re: death of Mary Talcott's sister.
Dates:
1856 December 2
Talcott, Thomas Mann Randolph, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Mrs. F.M. Lewis, 1856 May 12
File — Box: 7, Folder: 25
Identifier: id111881
Scope and Contents
Re: request of Mrs. Lewis for information about a job under his father, Andrew Talcott for a friend.
Dates:
1856 May 12
Taylor, Ann, Norfolk, Virginia, to Mrs. Mary W. Neale, 1829 December 30
File — Box: 7, Folder: 26
Identifier: id111882
Scope and Contents
Re: visit to Richmond ("allows learned and enlightened men have convened there"); antifeminist views of John Randolph; politics; social events.
Dates:
1829 December 30
Taylor, Cornelia, to Mrs. Neale and Mrs. Lewis, 1854 December
File — Box: 7, Folder: 27
Identifier: id111884
Scope and Contents
Re: death of C.T.'s grandmother; includes a copy of Mrs. Lewis's response to one of the letters.
Dates:
1854 December
Taylor, Evelyn H., "Brandon", Prince George County, Virginia, to Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. Neale, 1831-1841
File — Box: 7, Folder: 28
Identifier: id111885
Scope and Contents
Re: family and social news.
Dates:
1831-1841
Tazewell, Ann S., to Mrs. Mary Neale and Mrs. F.M. Lewis, circa 1850
File — Box: 7, Folder: 29
Identifier: id111886
Scope and Contents
Re: greetings; on the reverse a scrawled copy of Mary Neale's reply.
Dates:
circa 1850
Tazewell, Littleton Waller to various persons (Lawyer, U.S. Senator, Governor of Virginia, William and Mary), 1800-1820
File — Box: 7, Folder: 30
Identifier: id111887
Scope and Contents
To Samuel Tyler (Chancellor of the Williamsburg district), December 14, 1800, re: politics in Virginia; Republicans success in elections; Aaron Burr and his relations with Jefferson; desires Republican unity Burr's supporters; low intrigue in vote in Pennsylvania. To Samuel Tyler, May 18, 1811, re: catastrophe involving Samuel Myers; Bishop Madison of Virginia. To Fortescue Whittle, 1819, re: debts owed by Samuel G. Adams; purchase of "Piney Grove" debts of estate. To Mrs. Mary Neale,...
Dates:
1800-1820
Thompson, Mary, Bedford Springs, Norfolk and Elizabeth City, to Mrs. Francis M. Lewis, Norfolk, Virginia, and Belfast, Ireland, 1827 August 23-1830 May 25
File — Box: 7, Folder: 31
Identifier: id112212
Scope and Contents
Concerning the benefits of the spring waters; "sub-rosa" gambling at the springs; descriptions of other visitors to Bedford; going-away gifts (braclets); reflection on General Scott's "turbulence" over the appointment of General McComb; possibility of Presidential intervention in the dispute; visit of Mary Thompson's mother and sisters; finishing of the church in Norfolk and consecration in November 1828; elopement of Henry Granberry and Prudence Nimmo; presidential election of Jackson;...
Dates:
1827 August 23-1830 May 25
Thompson, Mary, Norfolk, Virginia, to Mrs. Francis M. Lewis and Mrs. Mary Neale, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Wilmington, Delaware, Baltimore, Maryland, and Norfolk, Virginia, 1832 November 14-1834 April 24
File — Box: 7, Folder: 32
Identifier: id112218
Scope and Contents
Concerning arrival of new furniture on the Packet Virginia Trader; instructions for purchasing new shoes; reflections on cotemporary fashions; inquiry as to church attendance in Philadelphia; fire in the town; birth of another son to Mary Thompson; description of a quiet family evening; church affairs; scarlet fever in Norfolk; visiting preacher from Georgetown; little Mary and Martha's knitting lessons; a small recital in the town; season's berries and vegetables; dissolution of old debts;...
Dates:
1832 November 14-1834 April 24
Thompson, Mary, Norfolk, Virginia to Mrs. Frances M. Lewis and Mrs. Mary Neale, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1833-1834 April 24
File — Box: 7, Folder: 33
Identifier: id112221
Scope and Contents
Concerning Mary Thompson's confinement; appreciation for (Christmas?) gifts; Norfolk Christmas activities; visitor from Glasgow; the purchase of new china; details of dinner party and vigorous discussion of Jacksonian politics; expensive wedding of Miss Chevallie; serious accidents on the William Penn and in a local warehouse; banking procedures; death of George Byrd blamed on intemperance; problems with the honoring of various bank notes; description of Tazewell Taylor as "the greatest...
Dates:
circa 1833-1834 April 24
Thompson, Mary, Norfolk, Virginia, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and Lee's Spring, Virginia, to Mrs. Frances M. Lewis and Mrs. Mary Neale, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1834 April 30-1835 October 21
File — Box: 7, Folder: 34
Identifier: id112226
Scope and Contents
Concerning the funeral of Judge Taylor; the Norfolk infant school; journey to North Carolina; Roman Catholics' fair; speculation about the grace of Wellington and Lady Harvey; use of rain barrels to promote healthier conditions in Norfolk; news of neighbors journeying to various sulphur springs; birth of a second son to Mary Thompson; awarding of railroad and road construction contracts; debate over boarding school for the children; high doctor bills; request to have a Jeweler set an...
Dates:
1834 April 30-1835 October 21
Thompson, Mary, Norfolk, Virginia, to Mrs. Frances M. Lewis and Mrs. Mary Neale, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Wilmington, Delaware, and Whittle's Mill, Virginia, 1835 October 28-1846 December 7
File — Box: 7, Folder: 35
Identifier: id112236
Scope and Contents
Concerning deaths, marriages, and births of various friends; visits from relatives; debt for dress material and shoes; Dr. Ducachet and the seminary; after effects of scarlet fever; passage of Virginia bank bill; courting practices; the painting of miniature portraits by (?) Gumbardelia and (?) Hubert; birth of a daughter to an unmarried slave; "the spirit of democracy which is so rife in the South, is fatal to our youths" Franklin Meyers at Princeton; domestic affairs; church news and the...
Dates:
1835 October 28-1846 December 7
Thompson, Mary, Norfolk, Virginia, Reading, Pennsylvania, and Hot Springs, Virginia, to Mrs. Frances M. Lewis and Mrs. Mary Neale, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1847 January 11-1849 March 18
File — Box: 7, Folder: 36
Identifier: id112241
Scope and Contents
Concerning Mary Thompson's illness; wedding plans of her daughter Martha; recommendations of recent readings; visit from "little Mary Sinclair" (1847); trip to Baltimore and Mt. Calvary Church; description of a boarding house in Reading, Pennsylvania; piano lessons; reflections on the 1848 Revolution in France and the fate of Louis-Philipe; Mr. F. Whittle's reading prayers at St. Paul's; newsclipping announcing Fred Sawyer's appointment to Madrid consulate; Episcopal convention; confirmation...
Dates:
1847 January 11-1849 March 18
Thompson, Mary, Norfolk, Virginia, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and White Sulphur Springs, to Mrs. Frances M. Lewis and Mrs. Mary Neale, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1849 June 27-1850 December 28
File — Box: 7, Folder: 37
Identifier: id112244
Scope and Contents
Concerning quinine treatments; Macauley's history and reflections on his personal character; letter from the Pope to the Archbishop of Baltimore sent from "Frederick" in Madrid through Norfolk; more correspondence with Frederick in Spain; gas lines in Norfolk; visit to relatives in North Carolina; thoughts on recent readings, reduction of mail service; habor regatta; suggestion of taking council of clergymen for "a burdened conscience" Frederick's return from Paris and Washington D.C.;...
Dates:
1849 June 27-1850 December 28
Thompson, Mary, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Norfolk, Virginia, and Baltimore, Maryland, to Mrs. Frances M. Lewis and Mrs. Mary Neale, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1851 May 17-1852 September 16
File — Box: 7, Folder: 38
Identifier: id112247
Scope and Contents
Concerning visit to daughter Martha Pemberton at Fort Washington; increasing postage rates; reflections on the benefits of travel; meeting with Mrs. Alice Rutledge of South Carolia whose son, upon graduation from Yale began law practice in Charlottesville; return from Sulphur Springs; trip to Baltimore dentist; church affairs in Norfolk; support of various church missions by the Diocese of Virginia; measles widespread in Norfolk; lack of Chaplains for Army posts (1852); prosecutions of...
Dates:
1851 May 17-1852 September 16
Thompson, Mary, Norfolk, Virginia, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and Old Point Comfort, to Mrs. Frances M. Lewis and Mrs. Mary Neale, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1852 October 5-1853 October 14
File — Box: 7, Folder: 39
Identifier: id112248
Scope and Contents
Concerning the receipt of Imogen's winter boots; yellow fever scare; friends' journey to Canada; Tazewell Thompson's college experiences' different types of gas fixtures; news of weddings and engagements; allusions to the death of Mr. Daniel Webster; dress patterns; new styles; splendid Inaugural ceremonies (1853); bid to restore Mr. George Loyall to public office; news of Bishop Ives' travels and activities; expectation of appointment to Cardinal; incident of unrest at Fort Washington;...
Dates:
1852 October 5-1853 October 14
Thompson, Mary, Norfolk, Saratoga, Hampton, and Indian's Springs, Virginia, to Mrs. Frances M. Lewis and Mrs. Mary Neale, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1852 November 22-1855 April 26
File — Box: 7, Folder: 40
Identifier: id112249
Scope and Contents
Concerning travel accounts of several friends; Tazewell's graduation with honors from St. James; Tazewell's merchandising job in Norfolk; new Episcopal church; description of duties of Naval surgeons; lectures at medical colleges by several acqaintances' payment of outstanding debts; military friendships; birth of a daughter to Mary Sinclair; the blindness of General Deverere; experiences in New York at the dentist; description of Saratoga and the springs society life; possibility of the...
Dates:
1852 November 22-1855 April 26
Thompson, Mary, Norfolk, Old Point Comfort, Warrenton, Fauquier Springs; and Charlottesville, Virginia, to Mrs. Frances M. Lewis and Mrs. Mary Neale, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1855 May 21-1856 February 25
File — Box: 7, Folder: 41
Identifier: id112250
Scope and Contents
Concerning the controversy over Archbishop Hughes' letters; summer plans; Tazewell's journey to Minnesota; epidemic of yellow fever and quaranting of Old Point Comfort; death of several relations and friends due to the fever; fears that the town of Norfolk will never recover; death of Mary Thompson's sister Martha in Portland, Maine; "spirtual manifestations" at the Whittles' (Captain William) household; "communications" with the spirits; general news of pregnancies, illnesses and society...
Dates:
1855 May 21-1856 February 25
Thompson, Mary, Norfolk and Sweet Springs, Virginia, to Mrs. Frances M. Lewis and Mrs. Mary Neale, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1856 March 10-1857 October 16
File — Box: 7, Folder: 42
Identifier: id112251
Scope and Contents
Concerning continued experiences of "spirtual manifestations" Mary's skepticism; nearby mooring of the Merrimack; concerning Matthew Fontaine Maury being put on retired list; large fire at Conway Whittle's home; discussion of books currently being read; changes in private schools in Norfolk; description of life at the springs; new clergymen in Norfolk; general church news; social gatherings during the Christmas season; invitation to journey to California; the sailing of the Wabash and the...
Dates:
1856 March 10-1857 October 16
Thompson, Mary, Norfolk, Virginia, to Mrs. Frances M. Lewis and Mrs. Mary Neale, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1857 November 2-1858 September 8
File — Box: 7, Folder: 43
Identifier: id112252
Scope and Contents
Concerning attempts to "economize" amusement of the family at Mary Thompson's budgetings; receipt of books from Philadelphia; Captain Whittle's appearance in Washington for a court case; another new clergyman for Norfolk; steamer accident in the bay; sewing of nightshirts and chemises; friends' visit to "Bremo," home of John Hartwell Cocke; Major John C. Pemberton's status at Fort Leavenworth; discussion of merits of "new sewing machines" lecture on Geroge Washington, description of Tazewell...
Dates:
1857 November 2-1858 September 8
Thompson, Mary, Norfolk, Virginia, and Fort Leavenworth, to Mrs. Frances M. Lewis and Mrs. Mary Neale, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1858 November 2-1859 November 12
File — Box: 7, Folder: 44
Identifier: id112253
Scope and Contents
(Last letter from Martha (Thompson) Pemberton.) Contents concern "All Saints" services; upcoming Agricultural Fair; Captain Pennock and the "Southern Star" sail for Paraguay; Tazewell takes a wife, Sue; increasing demand for sewing machines in Norfolk; church renovations; the Brooks family journeying through the Holy Land; description of church services at St. Paul's; crowds in Richmond; general family and social accounts. Includes two undated, signed fragments.
Dates:
1858 November 2-1859 November 12
Tiffin, Robert E., to Mr. (William?) Lewis, Undated
File — Box: 7, Folder: 45
Identifier: id112254
Scope and Contents
Concerning Tiffin's misconduct.
Dates:
Undated