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Predominantly correspondence between Edward Voight and Caroline Voigt of Warren Farm, Chester County, Pa., during their courtship and early years of marriage. A majority of the letters are from Edward's hand. The correspondence between the couple concerns Edward's work as a bookkeeper, and later his mercantile business in Philadelphia; religious devotion and piety; social engagements; the couple's courtship and wedding plans; and travel, particularly by rail between Chester County and Philadelphia. These letters provide a perspective on gender roles and relations during the mid-nineteenth century insofar as they reflect the propriety and etiquette expected of the young couple, as well as Edward's expectations concerning Caroline's religious devotion and her independence on this matter.

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