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Lawrence Lewis Jr. letter to Dora Kelly Lewis, 13 August 1884 One of Lawrence Lewis' nightly letters to his wife, Dora Kelly Lewis. Larry describes happenings at his law office and expresses his excitement for the coming weekend when he can see his dear wife and child.
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Lawrence Lewis Jr. letter to Dora Kelly Lewis, 12 August 1884 A letter from Lawrence Lewis to his wife, Dora Kelly Lewis. Writing from his office on Walnut Street, Lawrence complains of the hot weather and expresses regret over his inability to visit Dora and their child, Louise, until the coming weekend.
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Lawrence Lewis Jr. letter to Dora Kelly Lewis, 11 August 1884 A letter from Lawrence Lewis to his wife, Dora Kelly Lewis, relating to various domestic and work-related affairs. He also mentions an earthquake that affected the north-east United States on August 10, 1884.
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Lawrence Lewis Jr. letter to Dora Kelly Lewis, 9 August 1884 A letter from Lawrence Lewis to his wife, Dora Kelly Lewis. The couple were prolific correspondents, and their exchanges recount sundry domestic and social occurrences. In this letter, Lawrence expresses his desire to see his wife and daughter but explains that he is unable to meet them any time soon due to his work.
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Lawrence Lewis Jr. letter to Dora Kelly Lewis, 8 August 1884 One of Lawrence Lewis' nightly letters to his wife, Dora Kelly Lewis. Other than domestic matters, he recounts an episode where a woman in Philadelphia was seized with an acute case of cholera.
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Lawrence Lewis Jr. letter to Dora Kelly Lewis, 8 August 1884 A letter from Lawrence Lewis to his wife, Dora Kelly Lewis. Lawrence, writing from his office on Walnut Street, expresses his disappointment over not receiving a letter from Dora, and encourages her to write him every day. In addition, he discusses editing sixty pages of proof at work.
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Lawrence Lewis Jr. letter to Dora Kelly Lewis, 7 August 1884 One of Lawrence Lewis' nightly letters to his wife, Dora Kelly Lewis. Lawrence writes of his work as a lawyer, new stationary, and the most recent volume of the Philological Society's English dictionary.
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Lawrence Lewis Jr. letter to Dora Kelly Lewis, 7 August 1884 A letter from Lawrence Lewis to his wife, Dora Kelly Lewis. Lawrence, writing from his office on Walnut Street, discusses an issue with the household servant and describes his discomfort working in the summer's oppressive heat.
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Lawrence Lewis Jr. letter to Dora Kelly Lewis, 6 August 1884 A letter from Lawrence Lewis to his wife, Dora Kelly Lewis. Lawrence, writing from his office on Walnut Street, provides a brief account of his alacritous mood and gives update on the household stove.
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Lawrence Lewis Jr. letter to Dora Kelly Lewis, 6 August 1884 A letter from Lawrence Lewis to his wife, Dora Kelly Lewis, relating to various domestic and work-related affairs, including the installation of a new chimney pot and an upswing in the stock market.
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Robert M. Lewis letter to Lawrence Lewis Jr., 23 July 1884 A letter from Robert Lewis to his son, 'Larry' Lewis. Robert, writing from Baden-Baden, Germany, describes his travels with his wife and daughter across Europe. He also makes note of various social and political happenings in the continent. For instance, he discusses an outbreak of cholera in France and the franchise bill in England.
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Lawrence Lewis Jr. letter to Dora Kelly Lewis, 4 July 1884 A letter from Lawrence Lewis to his wife, Dora Kelly Lewis, which recounts various happenings at the Lewis household (including hapless preserved strawberries), his work as a lawyer, and Philadelphia in general.
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Robert M. Lewis letter to Lawrence Lewis Jr., 20 June 1884 A letter written by Robert Lewis to his son, Lawrence, while on board the steamship Bothnia en route to England with his wife Ann and daughter Anna. Robert reports that the trip was smooth despite his moderate case of sea sickness and gives a brief itinerary of their travels after reaching the harbor of Liverpool. Lawrence's sister, Anna, fills the remainder of the letter with a short note divulging their father's ebullience over their return to England.
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Lawrence Lewis Jr. letter to Dora Kelly Lewis, 7 June 1884 A letter from Lawrence Lewis to his wife, Dora Kelly Lewis, describing the sundry happenings at the Lewis household, his work as a lawyer, and Philadelphia in general.
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Lawrence Lewis Jr. letter to Dora Kelly Lewis, 3 June 1884 A letter from Lawrence Lewis Jr. to his wife, Dora Kelly Lewis, relating to a note that he had forgotten on their library table.
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Lawrence Lewis Jr. letter to Dora Kelly Lewis, 3 June 1884 A note from Lawrence Lewis to his wife, Dora Kelly Lewis, relating to dinner plans and correspondence to be delivered to his mother.
