Letter from Edward Barnwell to sister, Elizabeth Barnwell, mentioning a fire at South Carolina College and the subsequent theft of items needed for his military company.
Letter from Edward Barnwell to father, William H. W. Barnwell, discussing his standing in his class and mentioning a petition from students at the University of Virginia to join a "Southern Rights Association."
Edward Barnwell writes to sister, Catherine Osborn Barnwell, about his standing at South Carolina College and advises her to look after her physical health in addition to her education.
Letter from Edward Barnwell to mother, Catherine Osborn Barnwell, with news from South Carolina College. Barnwell writes of avoiding dancing at a recent party and gives his opinion of Charleston "beer."
Letter from Edward Barnwell to sister, Elizabeth Barnwell, discussing news from South Carolina College. Barnwell reports a recent fire in the school chapel that he helped extinguish and describes his participation in a serenade of female students at the Barhamville Academy.
Edward Barnwell writes to mother, Catherine Osborn Barnwell, from South Carolina College describing the various societies he has joined, including a military company. Included in the letter is a note to his younger brother, William.
Letter from Edward Barnwell to mother, Catherine Osborn Barnwell, reporting on recent school examinations taken by him and his brother, Robert Woodward Barnwell.
Letter from Robert Woodward Barnwell to father, William H. W. Barnwell, discussing Baptist and Episcopal churches in Beaufort, SC. Barnwell advises his father to "reserve your anti Baptist battery" to the religious press and not local newspapers.
Letter from Robert Woodward Barnwell requesting items from mother, Catherine Osborn Barnwell. Barnwell also asks that she give him the right of first refusal if she decides to sell any cotton.
