3. Robert Woodward Barnwell (1831-1863) correspondence, 1849

Letters of Barnwell to various family members, mostly written from South Carolina College, Columbia, South Carolina, document family life, his experiences in school, with mentions of his illness, and that of Col. Preston, requiring Dr. Francis Lieber to assume the presidency of the College; his brother Ted's (Edward's) and his sister Catherine's educations, chastising her for her use of puns, and advising his sisters on how to converse intelligently and not prattle; with mentions of his admiration for the town of Orangeburg, his giving up of dancing, and references to Rev. James Henley Thornwell and an analysis of one of his sermons.