Letter from Ann Barnwell, Beaufort, to Meta Barnwell requesting supplies from Charleston. In addition to acquiring cotton and silk fabric, Ann asks Meta to inquire of a local bookseller of the status of her subscription to Audubon's Birds of America. May 9, 1842.
Letter from Capt. Edward Barnwell, Kean's Neck, to daughter, Catherine Osborn Barnwell, Charleston, SC, thanking her again for helping raise his daughter, Meta. April 22, 1837.
Letter from Catherine Osborn Barnwell and son, Edward, to husband William H. W. Barnwell, in Pendleton, SC, with family news from Charleston. October 12, 1846.
Capt. Edward Barnwell, Beaufort, writes to daughter, Catherine Osborn Barnwell, cautioning her about over-doing the social scene in Charleston. He also writes of gardening and his crops, including the propagation of orange trees, and asks that Catherine care for her sick sister by giving her "tincture of bark & brandy & water." March 2, 1827.
Letter from Capt. Edward Barnwell, Kean's Neck, to daughter, Catherine Osborn Barnwell, Gillisonville, SC, thanking her for helping raise his younger daughters. January 26, 1831.
Letter from Edward Barnwell, Boston, to mother, Catherine Osborn Barnwell, detailing his expenses during his long summer traveling with his father. October 2, 1853.
Letter from Capt. Edward Barnwell, Beaufort, to son-in-law William H. W. Barnwell, Charleston, expressing gratitude for the health of Barnwell's wife, Catherine, and the birth of a new grandson. December 7, 1840.