Box 5

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From Charles Inglesh, Grand Secretary, Office of Corporation Council; sent to "Alderman Pearlstine" re. preparation of a bill to exempt manufacturers from taxation; handwritten on South Carolina state letterhead.

Scope and Contents Letter (1897) from Hyman to his sister, informing her he is engaged; letter (1904) to Esther S. Pearlstine, on the occasion of their 7th wedding anniversary; several telegrams (1915) sent to Hyman from the camp Edwin and Milton attended in Brevard, NC, which note Edwin wished to spend the night away from camp; includes Hyman_s response (which was no); letter (1917) from Hyman to Col. Holmes B. Springs, informing him that Edwin joined the Col_s command; includes the Colonel's response; letter...

Scope and Contents Includes "Edwin's first letter to Papa, Jan. 1, 1902" (scribble); several letters (ca. 1905-1911) from Edwin to "Papa," written as young boy (many sent from Mayesville, SC) which describe daily activities and updates about Milton and Mary; Edwin's new year resolutions for 1908; letters (1915) from Edwin to Hyman sent from camp in Brevard; letter (1915) to Edwin from Hyman re. expenses at camp, Milton's health and homesickness; series of letters sent to Hyman from Camp Seveier (Greenville,...

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Telegrams (1918) from Milton to Hyman Pearlstine sent from Plattsburg, NY re. military training; letter (1928) from Eva re. Edwin's accident and Mary's time in New York; several letters (late 1970s-early 1980s) to/from Milton re. family genealogy.

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Letter to Mary from a cousin in France provides information re. the fate of their French relatives (post-Holocaust); letter (1965) from Sadie Zbar re. family history; letter from Leroy M. Want re. Weinberg family history.

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Letters from Leon Brown, Laz Schneider and Robert Weinberg re. Pearlstine family history (and related families).

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Letter (ca. 1918) to Esther Pearlstine from Vernon Cogswell, mentions a visit and Edwin Pearlstine's upcoming birthday; letter (1919) to Hattie Strauss from a sister touring France provides descriptions of the destruction in France (particularly Rheims); several letters (1938, 1940) to Jeanette F. Pearlstine, both from Hannah Solomon re. upcoming visit and general updates about her life.

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Includes envelope (1917) with I.M. Pearlstine and Sons logo; First Day of Issue envelope for U.S. Post Office (July 1,1971); Hirsch Company envelope (1943) "Mfgrs. U.S. Navy Wiping Cloths."