Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from William Henry Benade in Allegheny City, PA to John Pitcairn, Jr.Benade has received Pitcairn’s letter of June 29th. With the Professor (R. L. Tafel) as their guide, they can’t help but have a good time, especially as Pitcairn will be able to able to offload some responsibility for M.Z. (Methustikos Zephuros, i.e., Walter C. Childs). If they found “bright inspiration” on the “shores of perfidious Albion,” Benade knows they have met with his friends Mr....

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from Rev. W. H. Benade in Alleghany City (Allegheny), PA. Addressed to “My dear Docter”. Likely Dr. N. C. Burnham. Handwriting difficult to decipher.Contents: -meeting of “A.” in Phila.; Doctor’s presence missed; increased earnestness for their work; 3 new members received (Mr. Farrington, Mr. Campell, Mr. Starkey) -report of Theological School students progress very favorable; 2 will be ready to come to the Doctor in Sept.; Mr. Bostock recently joined class;...

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 Handwritten letter from Willis N. Tuller* in Columbus, Ohio to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn. 2 pages, double-sided.Contents: -letter of July 21st received; apologies for not responding sooner; busy with studies & spending time in his boat -will not ask Gertie to write about the troubles she has gone through this summer if she will not even speak of them to her family; only wanted to share her burden; agrees with Miss Muhlbach’s quote in Queen Hortense that some accusations...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from Willis N. Tuller* in Columbus, Ohio to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn. 3 pages, double-sided.Contents: -response to Gertrude’s letter of Oct 27th; written in three parts, dated Dec. 6th, Dec. 8th, and Dec. 15th -expresses concern for Gertrude’s health following recent troubles; hopes she will continue sharing her burdens w/ him -doesn’t know if his idealized vision of the future (see Oct. 15th letter) will come to pass, but he feels possessive of Gertrude and...

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...