Correspondence comes from Buffalo and Washington, D.C. Laments on her bills and current state of depression in Buffalo. She discusses visits to and from friends and relatives. In Washington, she sends news of events throughout the city both with artistic and political content. Wells comments on her love for art and the merits of Corcoran Preparation. Particularly noteworthy is her mention of President McKinley. She attended a reception where she shook his hand. She calls him "noble, pure, and inspiring." Also while in Washington she visited the Treasury Department, saw the torn flag from Lincoln's box the night of his assassination, went to Arlington on Northern Decoration Day and visited Uncle Abe in Chevy Chase.