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Letters from Bill Howard to sister Frances Robb. Bear sighting at Gay Mont. Mentions Cary, Fritz, and Ashley's travels. Mentions weather. Writes of dinner parties and guests. Plans for 50th high school reunion. Mentions photographs of John Eager's medal. Bill member of 32nd degree in Scottish RIte of Masonry in Richmond, initiated into Shriners. Includes copy of parole document from National Archives from Headquarters Department of Virginia 1865 William Howard as prisoner of war 4th Virginia Calvary, permission to go home to Maryland. Bill to be grandpa in May. Mentions multiple wedding anniversaries, weddings, and events of friends. Discusses possible oil shortages soon.

Letters from Bill Howard to sister Frances Robb. Information on Cary, Fritz, and family. Writes about social visits from various family members. Bear sightings at Gay Mont. Writes of Washington D.C. and traffic issues as well as archival work. Includes copies: Philip L. Robb, William R. Bernard of Co.B 9th Virginia Calvary, (Johnson's Regiment). Mentions Ellen and Jim as well as Columbia's health improving. Writes of Tom's auto accident at Gay Mont and mentions Brown's Motel in Port Royal. Writes of Joe Holloway's funeral and events. Contains get well cards to Frances. Mentions hunting on his property and deer season. Contains 3 photographs of Ashley and Key. Mentions a brass Randolph paper clip and a New Year party at Propect Hill. Mentions the Hoyt's party and health. (A more detailed description included in folder).

Letters from Bill Howard and Frances Patton to Frances Robb. Mentions Belle Hill and farm affairs. Writes of various persons being in the hospital. Mentions two historians from Park Services and a PhD visiting him to talk about Chatham, inquired of pictures, maps, and events. Writes of the geneology of the Virginian Howards and the Maryland Howards as well as an article Cary wrote. Writes of Liz's biopsy. Mentions Ellen's visit and travels. Discusses A.P.V.A. deal and people. Mentions Gay Mont, Mount Zion, a wedding at Vanters, Tappahannock, Mulberry Place, the Eupatorium Incarnatu, Kenmore, Woodlawn, and Bowling Green. Mentions Howard McHenry, Paul Karsten and his family, Frances Patton, the Boddies, Eleanor Iglehart, granddaughter Ashley, Mrs. Briggs, Charles and Madge Marshell, the Holmes, Katherine Yerby, and states that Mary Stevenson and John Billingsly died. Writes often of dogs and some of politics. (A more detailed description included in folder).

Letters from Bill Howard to Frances Robb. Writes of fuel oil and prices. Mentions the weather and writes often of the dogs. Visits of family, Ellen, Liz, Cary, and grandchildren. Writes about historians inquiring about Chatham. Discussess geneological matters. Bill plants 7,00 pines on property-cost sharing-writes of trees. Mentions John and Peg Russell, Mary Coleman, Jim, David Holmes, Thomas and Lawson Waring, Dr. McFarland, Dorothy and Joe Harris, Bob Krick, the Caroline Historical Society, Taylor Turner, Dorothy Peters, Sally Scott Norris, Wallace Yerby, Forrest Dickinson, and Marge Arnold. Plans of going to Europe. Also mentions Napels Florida, St. Asaphs, Bowling Green, Tuckahoe, Belle Hill, Stratford, Camden, Spotsylvania, St. Peters, New Salem Church, Gay Mont, Vanters, and Fredericksburg. (A more detailed description included in folder).

Letters from Bill Howard and Frances Patton to Frances Robb. Frances Robb is in the hospital. Writes of weather-mentions hang up dead water snake so rain would come. Writes of dogs and new dog. Mentions gardening and the Rappahannock Valley Garden Club. Writes of many social visits and church services. Mentions Lucille Reilly, John Ballentine, Virginius Dabney's history book, the Yerby's and the Wallace's, Rosalie, Ellen and Columbia, the Quarles, Raplph Robertsons, Alice Turner. Writes of Bowling Green, Wynnewood Pennsylvania, Gay Mont, Port Royal, Goldenvale Creek, Gouldman Dam. (A more detailed description included in folder).

Letters from Bill Howard and Frances Patton to Frances Robb. Includes photograph of Lucy Anne Patterson "Mamseys" Mother. Mentions the weather. Writes of Ellen and Cary and their plans and travels. Mentions the dogs. Purchase of brick lined stove. Mentions Thanksgiving plans with family. Writes of various social visits and parties. Mentions Bob Hicks, Dorothy Harris, Ralph Fall, the Howards, the Russells and the Carters, Sally Norris Scott, and Rosalie Taylor, as well as Spring Grove, Bowling Green, Gay Mont and Snow Creek, the Crowningshield Building at Kenmore, and the Happy Clam. Writes of Columbus day being celebrated on the 10th not the 12th. (A more detailed description included in folder).

Letters from Bill Howard to sister Frances Robb. Writes of Frances' dinner party and of the stone from James H. Byran Memorials of Harrisonburg. John A. Weaver is their Fredericksburg representative. Stone brought to Gay Mont-writes of mud and trouble with delivery. Bill's cousin Key died. Frances is in the hospital, plans to return home on her birthday. Liz thanks Fran for sending checks. Mentions settling France's estate. Description of Frances. Liz works at the hospital. (A more detailed description included in folder).

Letters from Bill Howard to Frances Robb, Letters of Jim, Meem and Patty. Bill thanks Fran and Bob for presents. Mentions New Year party at the Hoyt's and travels through Castles. Fran treated Jim to lunch, Fran to stay with either Cary or Jim. Letter to Meem and Patty talks about power lines and the APVA. Mentions Joanna Catron the curator at "Belmont", Anita Pratt, Madell family and Beverley, Taylor Turner's death, Louis Rollins, Jayne Harding, the Cheesmans, Beverley Pratt, Julian Hudson, the Bowens and Marjorie Strother, Jeff Gilbert, the Erhards. Also mentions the DMA picnic at Berry Plain. Mentions placing flags at grave sites. Writes of wedding plans. Mentions the Bowens making "Oaken Brow" into a spinach farm. Mentions Gay Mont, Bridgeville, Ghelarduccis and surrounding street names. Includes a page from a diary, and writes of viewing many photographs. Mentions various names of streets and locations. (A more detailed description included in folder).

Letters written home by Eugenia van Dyke Robb defining her work with the American Red Cross during her stay in the Philippines and Japan with the Allied Occupation Forces, 1945-1947. Typescripts of autograph letters signed. (Originals of 36 letters from *2000.47 added to Folder 4.)