Correspondence Series, 1874-1924, undated
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Letters written between family members and a few friends. Chief correspondents are William F. Howland I (1844-1896);Ralph Howland (1848-1906);William F. Howland II (1876-1951);his wife, Mary Elizabeth McIntosh Howland (1878-1964);Betty Warren Howland King (1881?-1930); and Leland Carson McIntosh (1873-1932).Topics generally cover courtship, family relationships, health, and daily activities. The largest series of letters was written by William F. Howland to Mary McIntosh Howland during their courtship and after their wedding while he was living and working in Durham, N.C., and she was in Carthage (Moore County), N.C. One smaller series of letters from Leland C. McIntosh originated from U.S. military training camps and from overseas during the last few years of World War I, and offers some details about camp life and hardships on the front. Letters are arranged chronologically.
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