Items

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society list of stock, undated
  A detailed inventory of stock owned by the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society. Includes the number of shares, share value, interest, and dates payable.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society certificate receipt, 1848
  A receipt for coal purchased by the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society with arrears of interest from eleven Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company certificates. Includes a newspaper clipping relating to the certificates.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society sewer plan, undated
  This plan delineates both the general outline of the Society's building on Cherry street and it's sewer system.
• Extract from the will of Elizabeth Phile Scott, 1848
  The estate of Elizabeth Phile Scott left $2000 to the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society receipt of ground rent, undated
  A receipt for ground rent for property leased by the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society on Rachel Street (North Hancock Street) between Brown Street and Coates Street (Fairmount Avenue).
• Description of two Chilson, Gould & Co. furnaces set in the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society, undated
  A technical description and schematic of two Chilson, Gould & Co. furnaces set in an addition of the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society memorandum, undated
  A memo sent to Hannah Jones, treasurer of the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society, requesting a series of documents relating to legacies in order to receive refunding bonds.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society resolution, undated
  A resolution permitting the treasurer of the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society to transfer and collect the dividends of one share of Girard Bank stock.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society receipt of ground rent, undated
  Ground rent for properties leased by the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society at 10th and Parrish Street and another on 12th and Coates Street (Fairmount Ave).
• The Captain's Society for the Relief of the Widows and Orphans of Deceased Sea Captains notice, undated
  A notice sent to a Captain J. McKeven regarding an application of funds.