Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from Dr. George R. Starkey in Washington, D. C. to his wife, Caira Skelton Starkey. “G. R. Starkey, M. D.” letterhead. Dated "Sunday 9th 1876." No month.Continents: -taught Sunday school today about correspondence of fig trees; would be interested in teaching own class for a few months -Mr. & Mrs. Hall arrived today; took Mr. Hall to see “the John Bull house of legation”; will go with them to the Pollock’s this evening -Mrs. Hatch’s 54th birthday -sent...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from Franklin Ballou in Georgetown, Colorado, to “My dear Miss Starkey,” possibly Gertude Starkey Pitcairn. 1 page, double-sided. Contents: -Ballou owes 15 letters to friends in Philadelphia; will attempt to write them all tonight -if externals made internals, Ballou’s spiritual regeneration would be quite advanced at his current celestial altitude, and he would make everyone come visit him -wonders if New Church people picture cold & ragged crags when...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from William H. Benade in Cairo, Egypt to Gertrude Starkey Pitcairn. 1 page, double-sided. Fragile condition.Contents: -Gertrude’s complaint on behalf of the Academical sisterhood regarding tyrannical actions of the Academy vice has been noted; Gods of Egypt have sentenced the offender to write three 12-page letters to “the recipient of the goodwill of the sisterhood” -appreciation for Gertrude’s account of meeting at Mr. Beoricke’s; gratefully for any news of...

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 The Sentinels of the Republic material (found in the Raymond and Mildred Pitcairn Papers) is partly comprised of advertisements for the organization, which come in the form of articles, pamphlets, and booklets. Of the 150+ articles, the majority are written by Raymond Pitcairn and discuss topics such as taxes and recent Congressional actions through the ideological lens of the organization. The rest of the articles are written by news outlets such as the Chicago Daily Tribune, the...