1. William H. W. Barnwell (1806-1863) correspondence, 1844-1846

Letters from Barnwell to his wife are from the Springs of Virginia, where he has gone to restore his health, mentioning the University of Virginia, a visit to Wyler's Cave, and a later trip to Georgia, mentioning Caesar's Head, Christopher G. Memminger, and Mrs. J. I. Middleton. Many letters to Barnwell refer to the periodical he founded and edited, The Episcopal Protestant. Reverend Thomas Scott, Marietta, Georgia, and others such as William Meade, Ed Neufville, and Joseph R. Walker, discuss church doctrine, problems in the church, "high" and "low" church; Charles C. Jones mentions a report on the religious instruction of slaves (1846); Reverend Stephen Elliott mentions a revival in Montpelier, South Carolina; C. C. Pinckney, Pendleton, South Carolina, discusses church matters. Letters (1845-1846) from F. Wurdemann describe his method of smuggling Spanish language bibles and religious tracts into Cuba, his experiences there, distributing the literature, and descriptions of people met, including a "married" Priest. A letter (1846) from John C. Calhoun, thanks Barnwell for his dedication of a sermon on peace to him; Reverend John Fielding refers to the death of his wife and his need to find a woman to raise his children.