Swann, Thomas, III to Ellen Swann, 1877 January

The collection contains the personal correspondence of members of the Latrobe and Swann families. The majority of these letters were written to Ellen Penrose Swann Latrobe from her sons, Sherlock and Thomas Swann III. Thomas’ correspondence primarily conveys the progress of his studies at St. John’s School in Fordham, New York. He also received letters from his grandparents, Elizabeth Sherlock and Thomas Swann, while at school. The later letters between Thomas, his mother, and business partner, Robert Neville, are about land purchases. The letters written by Sherlock and occasionally his wife, Edith, discuss their trip in Europe, as well as business affairs at home in Baltimore. They travelled throughout the continent, visiting France, Germany, and Switzerland, during the late spring and summer of 1899.