Old Letters and Documents, Volume II, 1890 - 1905

Contains materials from many of Mr. and Mrs. Caperton's social contacts, ca. 1890-1905, including letters and documents, cancelled checks, receipts, invitations, telegrams, etc. (56 pieces) Of special note are: ALS. John Hooe Russel to Mrs. Thomas Phelps (Aunt Sallie), Huntington, W. Va., July 19, 1900. Sympathy letter. Notes Colonel Caperton's fall from his buggy. President of Huntington Bank. ANS. Thomas Phelps to Clerk of Madison County Court, Richmond, May 7, 1901. Authorization for his daughter Minerva Park Phelps to marry John Hooe Russel. ALS. John Hooe Russel to Mary Jane, Huntington, W. Va., May 23, 1901. Re: his recent marriage. ALS. Albert Russel Erskine to John and Minerva Russel, St. Louis, May 10, 1901. Congratulations on their recent marriage. Erskine (1873-1933) later became president of the Studebaker motor car manufacturing company (1915-1933). He committed suicide in 1933 when the company experienced financial woes and went into receivership. ANS. Catherine McCreary to Katherine Caperton, n.p., Sep. 18, 1901, Accepts invitation to social gathering. Wife of governor James B. McCreary. ALS. James W. Caperton to Cassius W. Clay, Richmond, July 1, 1901. Caperton writes: "Zack White is here and I attended to that business for you. I am so glad to know you are getting better every day. You are entitled to peace, quiet, and safety. I will see to it that you have it." TLS. Augustus E. Willson to James W. Caperton, Louisville, May 19, 1903. Thanks Col. Caperton for his support on behalf of his candidacy for Governor of Kentucky. ALS. Christine S. Bredin to Katherine Caperton, East Orange, New Jersey, November 18, 1903. Lengthy letter from former classmate at Bartholomew School. She discusses her work as an illustrator with Century and Harper's magazines and her portrait painting for the Rockefeller family. In addition, she provides details of her commute to her studio and her pricing structure. Excellent content! Bredin (1860-1934) studied at the Cincinnati Academy of Art and the Academy Colarossio in Paris. She later taught at Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. ALS. Edward Echols to Katherine Phelps, Staunton, Virginia, May 3, 1894. Thanks Katherine for a wonderful visit in Richmond. Echols (1849-1914) served as Lieutenant Governor of Virginia (1898-1902) and in the Virginia legislature. He was the son of John Echols, brigadier general, C.S.A. ALS. John Hooe Russel to Katherine Phelps, n.p., March 19, 1895. Re: birth of John Hooe Russel, Jr. ALS. John Hooe Russel to Katherine Phelps, Huntington, W. Va, Sep. 26, 1895. Family letter. ALS. John Hooe Russel to Katherine Caperton, Huntington, W. Va., Oct. 1, 1895. Writes of his concern about his wife Nettie's (Katherine's sister) health. (Nettie died of tuberculosis in November, but not before she was returned from Richmond to Huntington via C.P. Huntington's private car.) ALS. John Hooe Russel to James W. Caperton, Huntington, W. Va., Aug. 25, 1895. Announces that he will be arriving in Richmond on Aug. 27. ALS. Mary Burnam Bennett to Katherine Caperton, April 15, 1896. Damascus, Syria. On her marriage tour, describes her trip to the Holy land. ALS. Delia Claiborne Buckner to Katherine Caperton, n.p., April 29, 1897. Thanks Katherine for her letter and the magazines. Wife of Simon Bolivar Buckner. ALS. Delia Claiborne Buckner to Katherine Caperton, Rio P.C., Hart Co., July 10, 1897. Thanks Katherine for the photographs of Woodlawn. ALS. Adelaide Everheart to Katherine Caperton, Atlanta, Georgia, October 29, 1897. Everheart agrees to paint portrait of Caperton's deceased daughter. Well-known Atlanta artist and illustrator Everheart (1865- ) was Katherine's classmate at Bartholomew School. She received her training at the Cincinnati Art Academy and at the Art Studio League in New York City. ALS. Cary G.G. McCormack to Katherine Caperton, Richmond, Va., June 8, 1898. Re: genealogy of Taylor family. McCormack was the sister of author Ellen Glasgow.