Ferris, William C. to family, 1872-1881

7 ALsS to parents and younger brother, Henry. In the fall of 1878, Will was teaching, then went into business. Mentions problem of selling his father's property in Virginia, social clubs forming in Grays Hill outside Washington. Subsequent letters refer to John Ferris's (cousin) lending them money to bring Frank back from Colorado. Updates on his work and friends that he visits - he attends Needle and Thread in Philadelphia, a social society with friends and relatives. In 1881 he was living in Lancaster, Pa., working for a watch making factory.