Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from William M. Carter in Trenton, N.J. to Miss Starkey, possibly Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn. 1 page. Decorative initials ("WC"?) pressed into top center of page.Contents: -New Church, excepting 1 member, will be down (to Philadelphia?) on Sunday if it is pleasant (i.e. good weather?) -Claudia sings “Life is a blessing, not worth possessing, Woman too, if truth be told” which Carter thinks is “quite unsound” -Childs, Mrs. Furman, & Carter wished to be...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from William M. Carter in Trenton, N.J. to Miss Starkey, possibly Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn. 1 page, double-sided. Decorative initials ("WC"?) pressed into top center of page. Date unclear, possibly Sept. 3rd. Contents: -Carter & Mrs. Furman will be at Church Sunday morning; please inform Mr. Tafel -Mrs. F. will visit friends; unable to accept Miss Starkey’s invitation -if Carter arrives Saturday night, where will the “saints” be found? -sorry to hear Miss...

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Handwritten letter from William M. Carter in Trenton, N.J. to Miss Starkey, possibly Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn. 1 page, double-sided. Decorative initials ("WC"?) pressed into top center of page.

Contents: -Carter & Mrs. F. arrived home headacheless -Claudia heartbroken at having been left behind -hope Miss Cara is improving -signed: “Old Paris”

Names mentioned: Broad St., 5th St. Places mentioned: Mrs. F. (Furman), Claudia, Miss Cara (Cara Starkey Glenn)

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from William M. Carter in Trenton, N.J. to Miss Starkey, possibly Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn. 1 page, double-sided. Decorative initials ("WC"?) pressed into top center of page.Contents: -must decline Starkey family's invitation; booked for old church Thanksgiving dinner with same parties as every year since moving to Trenton -“saints” arrived home safely, much better than when they started; as they got away from the Celestials, air grew more fit for their...

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Handwritten letter from William M. Carter in Trenton, N.J. to “Dear Youth,” possibly George G. Starkey. 1 page, double-sided.

Contents: -letter received -must decline invitation as mother will be visiting from Statin Island on Sunday -did the “stern parent” receive a note from Carter? -Signed: “Roman Remains”

Names mentioned: Miss Gertrude (Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn) Placed mentioned: Statin Island

Scope and Contents Typed copy of a portion of a letter from William H. Benade in Cairo, Egypt to Maria C. Hogan. 2 pages, double spaced. Contents: -long & delightful voyage along Nile -paintings depicting “conscientiously designed” correspondences decorate walls of temples, palaces, & tombs; religion part of all daily affairs -learned that Egyptians thought sand was evil & would counteract it by sowing many small bronze/clay images of deities like seeds around temples -evidence of...

Scope and Contents Typed transcription of John Pitcairn Jr.'s diary, 1874. Covers travel through Europe including England, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, etc. with Walter C. Childs. Names mentioned: Mr. (William Henry) Benade, Frank Ballou, Walter C. Childs, New Church Club, Mrs. Helen Rush, Robert (Pitcairn), Rev. Beatty, Maj. Negley, Imperial Refinery, Standard Oil Company, Vandergrift, Mrs. Bucklin, Dr. (Leonhardt) Tafel, St. Laurent (steamer), John Gillespy, Daniel Drew (steamer),...