Box 18

Scope and Contents Letters predominantly by Susan Cresson primarily from Philadelphia and mostly written to her husband, William P. Cresson, while he was traveling on business, but also to her son, George, while traveling in Europe in 1877 and 1878. Topics include: scarlet fever and small pox and other health issues, family; visitors and religious sensibilities. Letters to Susan V. Cresson Letter writers include: Mary Cooke, M.E. Smith, F.V. Tenefitt (?), George Vaux, A Wharton, Emily ? Many of the letters are...

Scope and Contents Letters predominantly by Susan Cresson primarily from Philadelphia and mostly written to her husband, William P. Cresson, while he was traveling on business, but also to her son, George, while traveling in Europe in 1877 and 1878. Topics include: scarlet fever and small pox and other health issues, family; visitors and religious sensibilities. Letters to Susan V. Cresson Letter writers include: Mary Cooke, M.E. Smith, F.V. Tenefitt (?), George Vaux, A Wharton, Emily ? Many of the letters are...

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Primarily religious musings, but also some financial

Scope and Contents letters are to his wife, Susan Vaux Cresson, with affection, brother and son (Caleb) and describe intricacies and difficulties of travel to such places as Pennsylvania and Alabama, Massachusetts, Louisiana, London and elsewhere while attending to or currying business, and with discussion of business; church business; To Susan. St. Louis, 1851 5/25. [refers to streets being "McAdamized" with limestone and method of preparation and other paving issues]; To dear wife. 1856 2/12. [description of...

Scope and Contents Letters generally convey events of the day. Letter writers include: Phillips Brooks, D. Cooper, Annie (Annabella Cresson?), Debora Emlen, Joseph Fisher, D.M. Gregor?, Sunna Thomson, MacKay, Robert E. Peterson, Fanny Trufitt, Lewis Trufitt, A.L. Vaux, George Vaux Highlights include: Cooper, D. Philadelphia, 1853 7/18. [church business, including principles of the Puseyites] Vaux, George. Philadelphia, 1853 6/9. [a comparison of English and American railroads and interest of...

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Letters inform of the difficulty of travel; also business of buying houses

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Documents relate to his work as a vestryman at Grace Church, his passports, an inventory of his estate, his will and some miscellaneous items

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includes description of trip to Europe in 1877 for over 9 months and business engaged in; also son's exhibition. To George. Paris, 1877 11/6. [doesn't like Paris, a city where people live for this life]. To George. Paris, 1877 11/27. [method of artificial insemination of chickens and much other bird information] (continuation in next letter)