Elizabeth Barnwell Fuller, Beaufort, writes to sister-in-law, Catherine Osborn Barnwell, about family news, conflicts between the high and low church and a lengthy visit to Beaufort by a mesmerizer.
Short letter from Edward Barnwell, Charleston, to brother-in-law William H. W. Barnwell, Beaufort, about a request concerning saw mills and a search for manure.
Short letter from Edward Barnwell, Charleston, to brother-in-law William H. W. Barnwell, Beaufort, noting his inability to sell William's cotton due to a depressed market.
Ann Barnwell writes to brother, William H. W. Barnwell, Charleston, describing her trip to Salt Sulphur and Red Sulphur Springs in (now) West Virginia.
Letter from Ann Barnwell, Beaufort, to brother William H. W. Barnwell discussing her plans to visit him in Charleston and sending news that their former brother-in-law, Stephen Elliott, is engaged.
Ann Barnwell, visiting Rusticello plantation in Pendleton, SC, writes to sister-in-law Catherine Osborn Barnwell, Charleston, about the death of a niece and nephew.
Letter from Ann Barnwell to brother William H. W. Barnwell, Charleston, with news from family in Columbia, SC. Ann writes of their former brother-in-law, Stephen Elliott, and his personal struggle over accepting an offer to head the new bishopric of Georgia.
Letter from Ann Barnwell, Beaufort, to Meta Barnwell requesting supplies from Charleston. In addition to acquiring cotton and silk fabric, Ann asks Meta to inquire of a local bookseller of the status of her subscription to Audubon's Birds of America.
Letter from Robert Woodward Barnwell, Andover, MA, to his mother, Catherine Osborn Barnwell, and younger siblings. Barnwell writes of his trip North and describes his reluctance in buying an expensive frock "knowing Papa's circumstances."
Letter from Robert Woodward Barnwell to mother, Catherine Osborn Barnwell, concerning a trip from Charleston to Beaufort. Robert details a bout of seasickness while traveling, reports on the status of his parents' and grandparent's plantations at Laurel Bay and Keans Neck and relates family news from Beaufort.
Robert Woodward Barnwell, Beaufort, writes to mother, Catherine Osborn Barnwell, Charleston, about temperance speeches he has been attending and the increase in local support for the temperance cause and lists family members who both support and oppose it.
