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Series 2: Personal Records

This series consists of personal correspondence, sent by Molly Elliot Seawell to family members and friends, documenting her personal life. The bulk of the series consists of letters written by Molly to her nephew John T. Seawell and his wife Isabella (Belle) Josephine Brady, spanning the years 1907 to 1916. Throughout the correspondence, Molly writes from her home in Washington, D.C. to the Seawells in Newport News, VA, with a few exceptions. There are also two letters to Mrs. Arthur Scribner, discussing friends and social events, as well as three photographs of Molly at the end of the series.

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  2. Molly Elliot Seawell Papers

Two Postcards from Elizabeth Gordon Biddle Gordon and Publisher Box 1, Folder 17

This folder contains an undated postcard sent by author Elizabeth Gordon Biddle Gordon (born Elizabeth Clarke Gordon) to an unidentified recipient (possibly P. Hairston Seawell, who bequeathed the item) and a 1951 postcard sent to "Mr. Hairston Seawell," Newport News, VA, announcing the publication of Gordon's book "The White Blackbird or Lest Ye Forget." (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)

  1. College of William and Mary
  2. Molly Elliot Seawell Papers
  3. Series 4: Seawell Family Records

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