Letter from Robert Woodward Barnwell, Washington, DC, to his brother, William H. W. Barnwell, discussing his own "religious sentiments" and schisms facing the Episcopal Church. February 25, 1832.
Letter from Robert Woodward Barnwell, Washington, DC, to his brother, William H. W. Barnwell, discussing his slow embrace of religious life. December 4, 1832.
Letter from Edward Barnwell, Philadelphia, to father, William H. W. Barnwell, in Tuscarora, PA, concerning plans to meet up again and resume traveling. Barnwell informs his father of the deaths of 200 people in New York due to a heat wave, but assures him the weather is cool enough for his return. August 18, 1853.
Short note from Edward Barnwell to brother, Robert Woodward Barnwell, updating him on the progress of his examinations at the University of Virginia. June 18, 1853.
Letter from E, possibly Elizabeth Osborn Barnwell Flanders, to "sister" Catherine Osborn Barnwell. Elizabeth writes of winterizing her Philadelphia home, a scalding accident involving her two children and the beginning of another pregnancy. November 18, 1858.
Letter from Robert Woodward Barnwell to father, William H. W. Barnwell, with news from South Carolina College. Barnwell writes of the antics of a Professor Pelham and the rebellion of students against him, including several who were either expelled or suspended for "stopping up the key hole" of Professor Pelham's door. February 18, 1848.
Letter from Edward Barnwell, Charleston, to mother, Catherine Osborn Barnwell, discussing clothing, salt, rice and other items he is sending in his near weekly shipment to the family in Beaufort. August 18, 1854.
Letter from Edward Barnwell to father, William H. W. Barnwell, describing visits to Bay Point and their family plantation, Laurel Bay, near Beaufort. Barnwell writes of a large devil fish caught off Bay Point and informs his father of the status of the crops and slaves at Laurel Bay. July 18, 1851.