Box 85
Container
Contains 15 Results:
Holiday cards to C.W.M., n.d.
Item — Box: 85, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
Cards are unsigned. Most are brightly colored and illustrated. Most are from Christmas, one from Easter. Three are dated, Christmas 1886, 1887 and 1928 (from P.D.I.M. and A.S.M.). Also in this folder is a photographic (carte-de-visite) advertisement for The International Fur Store, 163 Regent St., London.
Dates:
n.d.
Cards sent to C.W.M.
Item — Box: 85, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
Includes 2 "slips" (small pieces of paper with "Catharine W. Morris/No." on them, and decorated border) and a C.W.M. business-type card.
Coins, from C.W.M to "James", 1916 2/12
Item — Box: 85, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
This folder contains four coins: 1 Liberty Nickel (1912) 1 Buffalo Nickel (1913) 2 Lincoln Wheat Pennies (1915)
Dates:
1916 2/12
Letters, A-M, 1858 - 1902
Item — Box: 85, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
Letter writers include: George and Caroline Barton, Mary R. Haines, Rebecca Longstreth, E. Jennie McKee, (Aunt) Caroline Old Morris, H. Morris, (Grandfather) Israel Wistar Morris, (Uncle) Israel Morris, (Aunt) Jane Morris, (Aunt) Mary Ann Cope Morris, (Cousin) Sarah Paschall Morris, (Uncle) Wistar Morris.Some highlights include:George and Caroline Barton. 1901 10/14. [thanks C.W.M. for the fruit and vegetables she sent them and wishes health to “thy...
Dates:
1858 - 1902
Letters to, N-Z, 1857 - 1915
Item — Box: 85, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
Letters writers include: Mary S. Peabody, Ellen E. P[eabody?], Mary P. Ramsey, (Sister) Emma Morris Shinn, John A. Stambach, A.L. Tilney, George and Sarah Morris Vaux, (Nephew) George Vaux IX, (Sister) Sarah “Sallie” M. Vaux, (Nephew) William S. Vaux, George Walker, unknown authorsSome highlights include:Mary S. Peabody. Andover, 1857-1863. 6 items. 1858 8/17. [expresses excitement at the “Queen’s message” being received—Queen Victoria had sent the first...
Dates:
1857 - 1915
Letters to, from Emily Robert Jones, 1857 - 1868
Item — Box: 85, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
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...
Dates:
1857 - 1868
Letters to, from George Vaux VII, 1882 - 1893
Item — Box: 85, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
Some highlights include:1882 1/19. [re C.W.M.’s account, with account papers attached]Philadelphia, 1893 4/21. [expresses his desire to give up his care of C.W.M.’s property and his frustration with lack of appreciativeness of his time and labor; with response from C.W.M.]1893 5/8. [“I wish thee dearly to understand that I have never been benefited either directly or indirectly from having the care of thy property.”]1893 6/1. [again...
Dates:
1882 - 1893
Letters to, from cousin Emily H. "Lilly" Morris Wood, 1857 - 1859
Item — Box: 85, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
Note: “Solitude” is Emily H. Morris’ residence in Philadelphia. Emily H. Morris Wood vacations during the summer in Newport, Rhode Island. The most common day-to-day activities as reported in the letters generally consist in sewing, horseback riding, letter writing, visiting and receiving friends. Somewhat frequent discussions of shopping, fashion, and art, often at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts. Some highlights include:1858 [writes of attending the lecture...
Dates:
1857 - 1859
Letters to, from cousin Emily H. "Lilly" Morris Wood, 1860
Item — Box: 85, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents
Note: “Solitude” is Emily H. Morris’ residence in Philadelphia. Emily H. Morris Wood vacations during the summer in Newport ,Rhode Island. The most common day-to-day activities as reported in the letters generally consist in sewing, horseback riding, letter-writing, visiting and receiving friends. Somewhat frequent discussions of shopping, fashion, and art, often at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts. Some highlights include:Newport, 1860 7/17. [writes of the...
Dates:
1860
