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• Dora Kelly Lewis letter to Lawrence Lewis Jr., 26 August 1880
  Dora Kelly Lewis and her husband, Lawrence Lewis Jr., were prolific correspondents even before they married in 1883. In this letter, Dora relates to her time vacationing in Atlantic City after a jaunt in Chester while Lawrence was in Germany with his family.
• Dora Kelly Lewis letter to Lawrence Lewis Jr., 19 August 1880
  Dora Kelly Lewis and her husband, Lawrence Lewis Jr., were prolific correspondents even before they married in 1883. In this letter, Dora relates to her time vacationing in Chester before returning to Atlantic City while Larry was traveling in Germany with his family.
• Dora Kelly Lewis letter to Lawrence Lewis Jr., 15 August 1880
  Dora Kelly Lewis and her husband, Lawrence Lewis Jr., were prolific correspondents even before they married in 1884. In this letter, Dora describes a day reading the encyclopedia and napping while on vacation in Chester.
• Dora Kelly Lewis letter to Lawrence Lewis Jr., 9 August 1880
  Dora Kelly Lewis and her husband, Lawrence Lewis Jr., were prolific correspondents even before they married in 1883. In this letter, Dora relates to her time vacationing in Chester while Larry is traveling in Germany with his family. She is pleased after hearing that Larry chose to remain in Germany instead of returning home early, and relates to her thoughts on William Makepeace Thackeray's novel "Vanity Fair."
• Dora Kelly Lewis letter to Lawrence Lewis Jr., 5 August 1880
  Dora Kelly Lewis and her husband, Lawrence Lewis Jr., were prolific correspondents even before they married in 1883. In this letter, Dora relates to her time vacationing in Chester while Larry was traveling in Germany with his family.
• Dora Kelly Lewis letter to Lawrence Lewis Jr., 2 August 1880
  Dora Kelly Lewis and her husband, Lawrence Lewis Jr., were prolific correspondents even before they married in 1883. In this letter, Dora describes her time riding horses and reading while on vacation in Chester with her family.
• Dora Kelly Lewis letter to Lawrence Lewis Jr., 21 July 1880
  Dora Kelly Lewis and her husband, Lawrence Lewis Jr., were prolific correspondents even before they married in 1883. In this letter, Dora describes her time vacationing in Atlantic City and expresses her longing to see her beloved Larry, who was in London with his family. She expresses her surprise after hearing that women in London do not wear hats at the theatre, and tells Larry of her interest in Mary, Queen of Scots. Enclosed is a business card for "La Rosa De Manrique," a branch of Domingo Viana's Philadelphia Cigar Store.
• Dora Kelly Lewis letter to Lawrence Lewis Jr., 19 July 1880
  Dora Kelly Lewis and her husband, Lawrence Lewis Jr., were prolific correspondents even before they married in 1883. In this letter, Dora describes her time vacationing in Atlantic City and expresses her longing to see her beloved Larry, who was in London with his family.
• Dora Kelly Lewis letter to Lawrence Lewis Jr., 15 July 1880
  Dora Kelly Lewis and her husband, Lawrence Lewis Jr., were prolific correspondents even before they married in 1883. In this letter, Dora describes her time vacationing in Atlantic City and expresses her longing to see her beloved Larry, who was in London with his family. She goes on to tell Larry about her time swimming in the ocean during a storm and her wish to overcome her bashful nature.
• Dora Kelly Lewis letter to Lawrence Lewis Jr., 12 July 1880
  Dora Kelly Lewis and her husband, Lawrence Lewis Jr., were prolific correspondents even before they married in 1883. In this letter, Dora describes her time vacationing in Atlantic City and expresses her longing to see her beloved Larry, who was in London with his family. She adds that she went to a dance hall where she found herself taking part in a fandango. Enclosed is a note on the Sartorius Muscle of the Gorilla written by Dora's brother and future co-founder of Johns Hopkins Hospital, Dr. Howard A. Kelly.
• Dora Kelly Lewis letter to Lawrence Lewis Jr., 8 July 1880
  Dora Kelly Lewis and her husband, Lawrence Lewis Jr., were prolific correspondents even before they married in 1883. In this letter, Dora describes her time vacationing in Atlantic City and expresses her longing to see her beloved Larry, who was in London with his family. She also recounts her Fourth of July celebrations and her urge to pour a bucket of water on a woman who visited their house and could not "be persuaded that a McFinch does not live here."
• Dora Kelly Lewis letter to Lawrence Lewis Jr., 4 July 1880
  Dora Kelly Lewis and her husband, Lawrence Lewis Jr., were prolific correspondents even before they married in 1883. In this letter, Dora describes her time vacationing in Atlantic City and expresses her longing to see her beloved Larry, who was in London with his family. She also recounts an episode where she and her family were briefly stranded in their sail boat after the wind had died, and an instance where a young boy set off firecrackers at a church service.
• Dora Kelly Lewis letter to Lawrence Lewis Jr., 29 June 1880
  Dora Kelly Lewis and her husband, Lawrence Lewis Jr., were prolific correspondents even before they married in 1883. In this letter, Dora describes her time vacationing in Atlantic City and expresses her longing to see her beloved Larry, who was in London with his family. Enclosed also is a Daisy.
• Dora Kelly Lewis letter to Lawrence Lewis Jr., 24 June 1880
  Dora Kelly Lewis and her husband, Lawrence Lewis Jr., were prolific correspondents even before they married in 1883. In this letter, Dora describes her time vacationing in Atlantic City and expresses her longing to see her beloved Larry, who was in London with his family.
• Dora Kelly Lewis letter to Lawrence Lewis Jr., 16 June 1880
  Dora Kelly Lewis and her husband, Lawrence Lewis Jr., were prolific correspondents even before they married in 1883. In this particular letter, Dora, writing from Atlantic City, describes the previous day's bad weather and her first "ocean bath." She goes on vent her resentment over a group of uptight beach goers who called on her to swim closer to shore by yelling "come in little girl."
• Dora Kelly Lewis letter to Lawrence Lewis Jr., 17 May 1880
  Dora Kelly Lewis and her husband, Lawrence Lewis Jr., were prolific correspondents even before they married in 1883. In this letter, Dora asks if Lawrence will wait to tell her father their intention to marry until the following evening when he was not at work. She explains that his office is large and does not offer much in the way of privacy.
• Dora Kelly Lewis letter to Lawrence Lewis Jr., 15 May 1880
  Dora Kelly Lewis and her husband, Lawrence Lewis Jr., were prolific correspondents even before they married in 1883. In this letter, Dora asks if Lawrence can see her another evening, explaining that she has been very busy.
• Dora Kelly Lewis letter to Lawrence Lewis Jr., 11 May 1880
  Dora Kelly Lewis and her husband, Lawrence Lewis Jr., were prolific correspondents even before they married in 1883. In this letter, Dora explains that she will not be able to see Lawrence the following evening, but asks if he can come over some other night.
• Dora Kelly Lewis letter to Lawrence Lewis Jr., 4 May 1880
  Dora Kelly Lewis and her husband, Lawrence Lewis Jr., were prolific correspondents even before they married in 1883. In this letter, Dora explains to Lawrence that she won't be returning from New York City until the coming weekend.
• Dora Kelly Lewis letter to Lawrence Lewis Jr., 1 May 1880
  Dora Kelly Lewis and her husband, Lawrence Lewis Jr., were prolific correspondents even before they married in 1883. In this letter, Dora provides and update on her trip to New York City and expresses her approval after hearing that Lawrence had his photograph taken.
• Dora Kelly Lewis letter to Lawrence Lewis Jr., 29 April 1880
  Dora Kelly Lewis and her husband, Lawrence Lewis Jr., were prolific correspondents even before they married in 1883. In this note Dora simply, but playfully, writes around a central axis: "I will be at home | Sunday evening. | Shall I | see you there?"
• Dora Kelly Lewis letter to Lawrence Lewis Jr., 21 April 1880
  Dora Kelly Lewis and her husband, Lawrence Lewis Jr., were prolific correspondents even before they married in 1883. In this letter Dora notifies Lawrence that she will accompany him to a church of his choosing the following Sunday evening.
• Dora Kelly Lewis letter to Lawrence Lewis Jr., 7 April 1880
  Dora Kelly Lewis and her husband, Lawrence Lewis Jr., were prolific correspondents even before they married in 1883. In this letter, Dora informs Lawrence that "the higher powers" have agreed to let her join him in seeing "Trial by Fury" on Saturday, but adds that she will be unable to see him Thursday evening.
• Dora Kelly Lewis letter to Lawrence Lewis Jr., 29 March 1880
  Dora Kelly Lewis and her husband, Lawrence Lewis Jr., were prolific correspondents even before they married in 1883. In this particular letter, Dora informs Lawrence that her mother consented to her either going with him to "Pirates," or to play Piquet (Barkis is willin').
• Dora Kelly Lewis Easter card to Lawrence Lewis Jr., 27 March 1880
  Dora Kelly Lewis and her husband, Lawrence Lewis Jr., were prolific correspondents even before they married in 1883. This Easter card was sent from Dora to Lawrence.