Letter from H. B. (Esther Barnwell?) to sister Catherine Osborn Barnwell about her visit to Rusticello plantation in Pendleton, SC, and plans to visit Flat Rock, NC, and the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Letter from Eliza Barnwell, Beaufort, to sister-in-law Catherine Osborn Barnwell in Charleston. Eliza writes about the quiet summer in Beaufort, the visit of a mesmerizer and requests buttons and fabric from Charleston noting, "there is not a yard of silk vesting to be got in the town."
Letter from E, possibly Elizabeth Osborn Barnwell Flanders, to "sister" Catherine Osborn Barnwell. Elizabeth writes of winterizing her Philadelphia home, a scalding accident involving her two children and the beginning of another pregnancy.
Letter from Rev. William Bacon Stevens to Robert Woodward Barnwell describing the last days and funeral of Barnwell's brother, William H. W. Barnwell, in Pennsylvania.
Letter from S. M. D. to Catherine Osborn Barnwell describing her summer of travel to Niagara Falls and Saratoga and her plans upon returning to Charleston in the fall.
Letter from Eliza Fludd to Catherine Osborn Barnwell describing the conditions in Charleston and her belief that God is punishing the Confederacy for its sins.
Letter from Catherine Jordan to Catherine Osborn Barnwell describing her boarding room in Charleston and her attempt to make it through the winter with a makeshift fireplace.
Letter from Capt. Edward Barnwell, Combahee, to daughter, Catherine Osborn Barnwell, in Charleston. Edward asks Catherine to look after her little sisters when they visit Charleston and writes of his plans to see Marquis de Lafayette should he stop in Beaufort.
