Letter: James Hamilton, Jr. to his mother Mrs. Sarah Hamilton, 1839
James Hamilton, Jr. was in Baltimore for Emma J. Wilson’s wedding on April 23.
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Letter: To James Madison, Secretary of State, from Thomas Cruse, 1806
Thomas Cruse was the brother-in-law of Judge James Hamilton of Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Letter: To Miss M. A. Hood, Stoughstown, PA from John Zug, 1839
John Zug, a new lawyer, writes to his intended bride Margaret about the perils to his mind, body, and soul of being a lawyer. He is determined to follow a new regimen to improve his health.
Letter: To Mrs. John Zug from her husband, 1842
John Zug’s wife Margaret is staying in Newville with their three-month-old baby, John Edgar, while her husband is living 15 miles away and working while the house they will live in is being prepared. His cousins have been visiting, and Mrs. Postley and her brood have arrived in Carlisle. He misses his wife and son and hopes to be with them soon.
Letter: Dr. Samuel Allen McCoskry to his brother Dr. William McCoskry, 1815
This letter is filled with information about the new buildings being erected in Carlisle and the comings and goings and marriages and deaths of friends and neighbors. Note: Dr. McCoskry always begins a letter to his brother Dr. William with dear sir.
Letter: William B. Murray to his brother Joseph A. Murray in Pittsburgh, 1835
Letter: William B. Murray to his brother Joseph A. Murray in Pittsburgh, 1835. William B. Murray (1808-1890) and Joseph A. Murray (1815-1889) were two of the five children of George Murray and his wife Mary Denny of Carlisle.
Letter: Nancy Denny to her nephew Joseph A. Murray in Pittsburgh, 1834
Letter: Aunt Nancy Denny to her nephew Joseph A. Murray in Pittsburgh, 1834. “We had a splendid dinner at three o'clock. Rachel Baker was my chief cook and bottle washer and everything was in [style].”
Letter: George Murray to Son Joseph A. Murray, 1832
Letter: Christmas Day 1832. To Joseph A. Murray in Pittsburgh from his Father George Murray, Carlisle “The Varioloid is rapidly declining in Carlisle… and I would wish you to get vaxinated [sic].”
Letter: Mr. James McManus, Merchant from H. W. Peterson, 1823
A gentleman squires young ladies around the State Capitol.
Letter: To Charles Penrose from Mary Penrose, 1839
Mary Penrose is writing from Point Celeste sugar plantation in Plaquemines Parish Louisiana to her brother Charles B. Penrose in Carlisle. She is urging him to help.