Michael Duffy (b. 1943) discusses his upbringing as part of an Irish-American family in Charleston. His paternal grandfather, William J. Duffy, emigrated from County Donegal, and the family settled in the coal region of Pennsylvania. His mother’s side of the family came over from Clonmel, County Tipperary, through New Orleans and settled in Charleston. Michael travelled to Annagry, in a Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking) region on the West coast of Ireland, on a search for more information about the Duffys, and stumbled upon a pub where he was able to get more information about the Duffys from that region. He has pieced together much of his family’s background since but is still searching for more information. He has travelled numerous times to Ireland and has built numerous friendships through his travels. In his discussion of growing up as an Irish-Catholic in Charleston, he recalls some of the anti-Catholic sentiments he encountered in childhood, specifically the vivid memories of his childhood friend’s mothers asking him peculiar questions about the Pope. He acknowledges that the Catholic church, and the various duties and services associated with it, played a central role in his upbringing. He speaks about the current Irish community in Charleston, and how the Hibernian Society is taking steps to promote Irish culture in the city, whether by bringing Irish music in, or through commemorative or educational events such as the building of the Irish Memorial on Charlotte Street. Michael is immensely proud of his Irish-American background, and of the contributions the Irish-American immigrants have made in the States.
A letter from Keating Simons to his daughter Ann Simons Ball discussing Jane's fever, and the sick family of John Lyons. The letter ends discussing the victory of General Andrew Jackson against the British in New Orleans where 1,000 men were killed and 500 taken prisoner.
In this fifteen-page, handwritten letter, Warren Hubert Moise responds to questions his nephew Edwin Warren Moise (b. 1889) had asked in previous letters, expanding on the Moise family history.
A four-page handwritten letter by Warren Hubert Moise responding to two letters sent by his nephew, Edwin Warren Moise (b. 1889), whom he calls Warren. W. H. Moise writes about his uncle, portrait painter Theodore Sidney Moise (b. 1808), and describes two treasured possessions, a portrait by T. S. Moise of his brother, E. Warren Moise (b. 1810)—Warren Hubert’s father—and a silver bowl given to E. W. Moise by the Louisiana Pilots’ Association in the early 1850s. W. H. Moise writes about his brother—his nephew’s father—also named Theodore Sidney (b. 1862), whom he refers to as Dor.
In this ten-page, handwritten letter, Warren Hubert Moise writes about his uncle Theodore Sidney Moise (b. 1808), and his uncle’s family, offering recollections of each member of the family.
In this two-page, handwritten letter, Warren Hubert Moise writes to his nephew Edwin Warren Moise (b. 1889), thanking him for the cards he sent from his trip to New Orleans. W. H. Moise describes the location of the old family home in Jefferson City, discusses inscriptions on the Moise tomb, and notes that his uncle Theodore Sidney Moise (b. 1808) was not buried in New Orleans; rather, "[h]is remains were taken to Charleston S.C." Moise concludes the letter by speculating on the location of "Uncle’s portrait" by Paul Edouard Poincy, whose name he misspells "Poincie."
A social letter from Armant Legendre to his brothers, Morris and Sidney Legendre, regarding his start-up coffee business and thanking them for the loan.
![137. Maynard [?] to parents -- June 9, 1861](https://rspace.library.cofc.edu/iiif/image/25391/full/200,/0/default.jpg)
