Scope and Contents Clara [Merryman] Crane’s papers (1883-1908) contain several letters from her brother Moses on the occasion of his trip to Europe (1883) in search of a cure for his illness. A booklet "In Memoriam" (1899) and accompanying letter from Eutaw Place Baptist Church on the occasion of her husband Henry Craneyes's death are included, as well as a social note from John Reese after the occasion of Clara's brother George celebrating his fiftieth wedding anniversary. (A document written by George on...

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Laura Whitfield's papers (1883, 1884) consist of two letters - an undated [1883?] letter from Clara Crane, her mother,yes on a visit to Savannah, and one from cousin Rachel G. Cole from Naples [1884]. Clara Crane's letter describes Savannah, including racist observations of Black children and men. Cousin Rachel wrote how she missed seeing little children and described a visit to an aquarium in Naples, the Bay of Naples, and the volcano. Laura later married George H. Whitfield.

Scope and Contents His papers are mainly business and civic in nature. There is one letter (1821) from him to Charity [Campbell] Crane, his mother, which tells of his safe arrival in Richmond. The 1850 letters are from William Roane, his Lynchburg attorney, who handled a disputed bill. There is also one letter (1850) written by James to his brother William with the details of James's son Thomas's death. In 1853 there are letter from the General Association, and the First Baptist Church Sunday School...

Scope and Contents Her correspondents were (niece) Alice Mary Lowndes; (sister) S.C. Keeling; (brother) George Steel; Mr. B. Manley, a friend of Isabella's husband James Crane; Julia (daughter-in-law); sons Robert, David and James; nephew Andrew Lowndes; and her husband James. Letters from husband James and nephew Andrew describe a trip to New York to see a doctor about James' diseased left lung, and complaints about hotel confusion. Letters from son Robert give details of a trip to New Orleans and an outbreak...

Scope and Contents James's papers are mostly letters from 1853. His father wrote of plans to visit New Orleans and hope for Bob's improvement. A letter from B. Manley Jr. is pastoral with reflections on death and Jim's favorite hymn. Friend John G. Spotts wrote of their friendship, distress of James's illness and also pastoral reflections. A letter from Adam Gaisser makes arrangements to send back a box of medicines and books from New Orleans to Baltimore. Letters by James are found in Isabella Crane (his...

Scope and Contents Robert Crane's papers consists of four letters from 1851 and 1852. One letter from his brother James in Florida tells of the Presbyterian meetings there, a young man dying as brother Tom did and several pages of encouragement to serve God and exhortation of the gospel. An embossed social note from the Lumpkins is among the papers, also one invitation from Mr. and Mrs. Francis Barnes, along with a note from David about the same social visit. Another letter from James encourages him to...

Scope and Contents Henry Ryland Crane’s papers include several letters from his brother James (1852) in New Orleans which speak of geography lessons, brother David Crane's wedding, a parade in New Orleans and Henry's desire to be a fireman. There is a letter from his cousin Andrew (1857) on how to resist gold "watch fever" and to settle for a silver watch later, so his whole inheritance was not spent. It included prices of watches and how to save and invest for a silver watch. Also included in his papers is a...

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Edith [Crane] Lanham (born 1876) was the second daughter of Henry and Clara Crane. She married Samuel Tucker Lanham.

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Claris Isabel Crane (born 1880) was the third daughter of Henry and Clara Crane.

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Most of Andrew J. Lowndes letters are described with Isabella's papers. His letters are also found in the incoming letters of Henry Crane and Moses and Rachel Merryman. The only other papers of Andrew are a valentine and poem (undated) he wrote and a Christmas greeting (1886) he wrote to "Nelly" perhaps Mary [Bucknell] Lowndes, his wife.