Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding another failed plan for her to join him in Hawaii, relating the story of her escape from the Germans into Switzerland, and discussing the war, in general.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding a weekend she had in the country with a friend and how exhausted she is after her imprisonment.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding the apartment house Sidney and Morris had purchased and her weekend spent in the country with friends.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding a weekend she spent in the city, news of the European war, rations, letters from Rose about Medway Plantation, and Miss Evans about the children.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, discussing a weekend she spent in the city reading, going for walks, and dodging the buzz bomb raids.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding the rarity and cost of some items in London and the dinner she went to with Ben Finney.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding dinner parties she has thrown and attended, an upcoming hunting weekend with friends at Medway Plantation, and her attempts to join him in Hawaii.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding her packing and travel plans for her job transfer to London, England, asking him questions about their life in Hawaii, and wishing she had a different, more exciting, war job.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding a luxurious weekend she spent at her friend Polly’s in New York City. She goes on to describe a new spaniel puppy she has purchased, their daughter “Bobo” (Bokara), and news of various friends.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding his life in Hawaii and her job transfer to London, England. Gertrude goes on to describe what she expects from life in London and attempts to schedule a phone call with him before she leaves the United States.
A two-page letter written by Theodore Drayton Grimke-Drayton detailing his daily activities in New York City, including buying a single cabin on [the ship?] Coronia.
A letter from Dr. Willis Wilkinson to his daughter, from New York. He writes that he heard of the gale and the cholera outbreak in the Carolinas and for those reasons, he is coming home earlier than planned.
Album belonging to Esther Eudora Ezekiel Hart. The album includes various handwritten poems, songs, and notes from friends and family members. The album also includes a number of transcribed portions of texts and quotations from various literary figures such as Lord Byron, William Shakespeare, Alexander Pope, and John Milton.
A letter from Theodore Drayton-Grimke to his father, Thomas S. Grimke, describing his "foolish" behavior in New York City (wasting money on wine for "other gentlemen," tickets to plays, and clothing) and the subsequent debt he fell into.
A letter from Isaac Ball in New York to his father John Ball Sr. on William Ball's death, how he died in Madeira and that he was often seen being attended by a Portuguese doctor. The letter ends discussing a trip to Newport, Rhode Island and having dinner with Mr. Hayward.
A letter from Elias Ball in New York to his nephew John Ball Jr. in Charleston, South Carolina discussing traveling from Philadelphia with John's brother Isaac Ball, the various towns they visited and attending church.
The Travel Expenses Book, 1806-1810, is a bound volume kept by John Ball listing expenses for his travels to New York, Boston, Cambridge, Montreal, Quebec, Philadelphia, Bowling Green, Washington, Alexandria, Trenton, and other locations. Expenses are kept for food, clothing, lodging, and hiring servants. Notes indicate Mr. Ball's rating for service and fare at hotels and taverns in various locations.
