Box 25

Handwritten unattributed notes about individual people as they appear in the material of this folder. Letters (most with typed transcriptions) from Rebecca W Gumbes to her son and Isabella Wetherill to her nephew Samuel W Gumbes, via. Rev. William A. Muhlenburg in New York. Occasional other correspondents. Discuss family news, health, religious feelings.

Letters (most with typed transcriptions) from Rebecca W Gumbes and Isabella Wetherill to Samuel W Gumbes via Rev. William A Muhlenburg. Discuss school, family matters, health, religion.

Typed booklet by a Chas. Gumbes "Important Extracts" with descriptions of contents. Letters (most with typed transcriptions) mostly from Rebecca W Gumbes to Samuel W Gumbes via Reverend William A Muhlenburg. Discuss school, health, clothing, family affairs. Includes a color print "The Life & Age of Woman" by Currier & Ives; not dated.

Letters (these have not been transcribed) from Rebecca W. Gumbes to her son Samuel W Gumbes via Reverend W. A. Muhlenburg. Discuss family news, health, religious feelings. Very similar to above.

Letters (these have not been transcribed) from Rebecca W. Gumbes to her son Samuel W Gumbes (and three undated notes from Isabella Wetherill to same) via Reverend W. A. Muhlenburg. Very similar to above.

Typed list of dates of letters (includes letters in through 1832). Letters Samuel Wetherill Gumbes to his mother, Rebecca W Gumbes (most of these have been transcribed) from Institute Hill (Flushing Institute, Flushing, Long Island, under the care of Rev. W. A. Muhlenburg) describing his studies and the events of his days.

Letters Samuel W Gumbes to his mother Rebecca W Gumbes (these have been transcribed). Very similar to previous folder, discussing school, religious feelings, family news, health, daily actvities.

Letters Samuel W Gumbes to his mother Rebecca W Gumbes (most have been transcribed). Most are very similar to previous folder, discussing school, religious feelings, family news, health, daily actvities. Untranscribed letters are later, from Oakland Hall.

Papers relating to Oakland Farm including 1839 Indenture contract--include some papers of his father, Samuel Wetherill. Letters from Rev. James May to Samuel W Gumbes, with booklet of notes on scope/contents of letters. Letters to/from Samuel Gumbes and other miscellaneous correspondents.