Letters to, from Emily Robert Jones, 1857 - 1868

Some highlights include:

Philadelphia, 1858 12/23. [briefly describes her parents’ house in Washington, D.C.]

Media, PA, 1861 1/19. [mentions the reinforcement of Fort “Sumpter” by a “Pair of Swins” (?) and her confidence that South Carolina will rejoin the Union]

“Brooke Hall,” Media, PA, 1861 4/20. [recounts her trip to West Point and her interactions with the cadets there]

Wynne Wood, PA, 1862 8/22. [recommends a book, “Rutledge,” to her and writes of reading “every one of Scott’s works”]

Media, PA, 1868 5/12. [criticizes C.W.M. for “turn[ing] preacher” and lecturing her on dress]

“Brooke Hall,” Media, PA, 1868 11/10. [writes of attending a lecture by Bayard Taylor on Moscow and plans to attend another lecture on temperance at the Academy of Music]