Catherine Osborn Barnwell writes her mother from Laurel Bay plantation where she describes how she is the "principal" of the house in her mother's absence.
Letter from Catherine Osborn Barnwell to mother with family news from Beaufort. Included is a note from her younger brother, Charles Mathews Barnwell, written with the assistance of Catherine.
Elizabeth Barnwell writes her father, William H. W. Barnwell, of their leisurely time spent on the family plantation, Laurel Bay, riding horses and visiting family. Included is a short note from Elizabeth's mother, Catherine Osborn Barnwell, to her husband.
Elizabeth Barnwell writes from "Yemassee Bluff" to her mother, Catherine Osborn Barnwell, describing the people she has met and the local social scene.
Letter from Esther Hutson Barnwell to mother, Catherine Osborn Barnwell, listing wedding? gifts purchased for her brother, Edward, including silver waiters, oyster forks, a case of scissors, a jewel box and a pair of candlesticks.
