University of Virginia Historical Collections at the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library

Read the Letters

Guide to Letter Transcription

The letters are transcribed as written. Misspellings in the letters have been preserved, but the correct spelling of a word is given in brackets following the misspelled word. Beery saved most of the envelopes. Many have “ans” written on the envelope itself, and in those cases that is indicated at the end of the transcription by [envelope marked "ans"].

The Letters

Letter 1
(TN)
Letter 2
(VA)
Letter 3
(VA)
Letter 4
(OH)
Letter 5
(OH)
Letter 6
(IA)
Letter 7
(OH)
Letter 8
(PA)
Letter 9
(IL)
Letter 10
(NY)
Letter 11
(MN)
Letter 12
(GA)
Letter 13
(TN)
Letter 14
(TX)
Letter 15
(AL)
Letter 16
(MO)
Letter 17
(TX)
Letter 18
(TX)
Letter 19
(IL)
Letter 20
(MN)
Letter 21
(SC)
Letter 22
(IL)
Letter 23
(TX)
Letter 24
(TN)
Letter 25
(CT)
Letter 26
(NJ)
Letter 27
(IL)
Letter 28
(MN)
Letter 29
(NC)
Letter 30
(MI)
Letter 31
(CA)
Letter 32
(PA)
Letter 33
(VA)
Letter 34
(AL)
Letter 35
(MA)
Letter 36
(IL)
Letter 37
(TX)
Letter 38
(TX)
Letter 39
(IA)
Letter 40
(MI)
Letter 41
(FL)
Letter 42
(IL)
Letter 43
(AL)
Letter 44
(MAUI)
Letter 45
(WY)
Letter 46
(NY)
Letter 47
(MN)
Letter 48
(PA)
Letter 49
(NY)
Letter 50
(TX)
Letter 51
(OK)
Letter 52
(PA)
Letter 53
(TX)
Letter 54
(PA)
Letter 55
(AL)
Letter 56
(CO)