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Condolence letter from Francis A. Drexel to Mary Bernadette Cassidy, December 12, 1881.
Employer Francis A. Drexel wrote this condolence letter to his daughter's long-time tutor, Mary Bernadette Cassidy, upon the death of Cassidy's mother.
Carbon copy of a letter from James MacAlister to Katharine Drexel, circa 1899-1900.
This letter from James MacAlister, the first president of the Drexel Institute of Arts, Science, and Industry, to Katharine Drexel, circa 1899-1900, asking for Mother Katharine to send funds to cover Nash’s tuition and expenses. The letter preserved…
Typed copy of a letter from Captain John L. Bullis to Daniel M. Browning, Commissioner of Indian Affairs. May 29, 1895.
In this letter, Bullis voices support for Katharine Drexel's request for a government contract with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and funding for St. Catherine's Indian School. Bullis wrote the letter in his capacity as an “Indian agent” to the…
Typed copy of a letter from Father Thomas Burke, Order of Saint Benedict, to Katharine Drexel. June 15, 1890.
In the letter, Father Burke outlined the challenges the Benedictine priests had experienced in trying to maintain the first school built by Katharine, St. Catherine’s Indian Industrial School in Santa Fe, New Mexico. This includes difficulties in…
Condolence letter from Mary McFadden to Mrs. Elizabeth Quirk, December 12, 1921.
This condolence letter addressed to "Mrs. William Quirk, c/o Mrs. C. Munn" is from a Mary McFadden, "Care of Mrs. A.J.D. Paul" in Paris. Based on the "care of" addresses and the content of the letter, it appears that Mary McFadden and Elizabeth…
Condolence letter from Mary Paul Munn to Mrs. Elizabeth Quirk, September 24, 1921.
This condolence letter was written by Mary Paul Munn to Elizabeth Quirk. Her husband, William Quirk, was an employee of the Paul family at Woodcrest in Radnor, Pa., apparently for many years, as Mary addresses knowing Quirk as a child and that her…
Letter from Anthony J. Drexel to his son John R. Drexel, March 15, 1890.
We believe the "Patti" mentioned in the letter could be Adelina Patti (1843-1919), a famous Italian opera singer at the time. Patti is one of the most famous Sopranos in history and had an unmatched quality of the bel canto technique. She toured…
Letter from A.J. Drexel to Walter Burns, June 30, 1893.
A letter from A.J. Drexel to Walter Burns written on the day of Drexel's death, June 30, 1893. He reports that his health is improving and he has "a most careful nurse and lots of sympathizing friends who are very kind." Besides writing of business,…
Letter from A.J. Drexel to Walter Burns, June 29, 1893.
A letter dated June 29, 1893 from Anthony J. Drexel to Walter Burns, brother-in-law to J.P. Morgan and partner at the J.S. Morgan & Co. office in London. Drexel writes from his room in Carlsbad, Czech Republic, where he was taking a solo holiday.…