Letter from Robert Woodward Barnwell to father, William H. W. Barnwell, describing the esteemed faculty in theology at the university at Erlangen, Germany. June 11, 1855.
Letter from John Bugg to Henry Todd, Wayne Co., GA, giving an account of the amount of lumber cut and by whom on Todd's property, "Sansavilla", along the Altamaha River. February 13, 1855.
Letter from Edward Barnwell to father, William H. W. Barnwell, describing how the "thin nag" his father ridiculed had turned into a beautiful and well trained horse that he was able to sell for a profit. October 17, 1855.
Robert Woodward Barnwell writes to father, William H. W. Barnwell, describing the difficulty of learning Hebrew during his studies in Erlangen, Germany, and discussing his plans for his final months in Europe.
Letter from Robert Woodward Barnwell to mother, Catherine Osborn Barnwell, from Erlangen, Germany. Barnwell explains that he left the university in Berlin because of the high cost of living and that the university in Erlangen afforded him a better opportunity to learn Hebrew. Pictured on the stationery is a view of Erlangen that Barnwell has marked with the approximate location of his apartment there, a room over a tavern. April 27, 1855.
Photograph of Mary Elliott Barnwell (1850-1927) and Charles Mathews Barnwell (1852-1923), children of William H. W. and Catherine Osborn Barnwell. Cased daguerreotype, tinted. 9.5 x 8 cm. 1855.
Incomplete letter from Robert Woodward Barnwell to unknown describing his plans for Christmas in Germany and the pride he feels for his siblings' accomplishments back home. December, 1855.
