Scope and Contents The collection consists largely of personal correspondence of the French and Cady families, related through the marriage of Sarah Jane Cady to Newell Andrew French. The families were originally from New York and Pennsylvania. Although most letters contain family news, there are those discussing land, crops, and conditions of the times.The letters of Myron French and Charles Cady from June 9, 1861 through June 29, 1864 describe the Civil War. A letter of August 12, 1861 tells of...

Scope and Contents Robert E. Brown's papers include research notes from the American colonial period, and professional correspondence from his career as a historian.The research notes series are divided into three groups, (Massachusetts, New York City, and Virginia) which correspond to three of his books: Middle Class Democracy and the Revolution in Massachusetts, 1691-1780, Carl Becker on History and the American Revolution, and...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of a typed transcript of the reminiscences of Virginia Norfleet which was written for her grandchildren. Mrs. Norfleet gives a highly moralistic account of life in the Tidewater area of Virginia from 1812 to 1894, with emphasis on the Civil War and its effects on living conditions. She discusses slavery and the freeing of her father's slaves after General Lee's surrender; describes the school she attended after the Civil War; and gives a brief history of Franklin,...