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Letter from Frank, surgeon of the 88th Regiment of the New York Infranty in the Union Army, at Harrisons Landing, James River, Virginia, to his father. He writes that he was saddened to hear of the death of his mother, and that he has been sending letters through his friend Howard Carroll, who was later appointed Colonel of the 105th Regiment of the New York Infrantry three days after this letter was sent, 2 August 1862, and led his regiment into the Battle of Antietam on 17 September 1862, and died on 29 September 1862. The identity of Frank is unknown, but he is likely Francis, the nephew of William Gainfort and Lucy Neville. Frank writes of the Irish Brigades courage in battles of July 1862, and of their heavy losses.

Diaries of the 4th Earl (including a largely empty diary for 1872 of [his wife, Cassandra]) recording a tour in England, 1871; tours in the United States, 1884 and 1891; a visit to Jamaica, 1891; and a tour of India, 1897-8: together with two of his passports, 1890 and 1897.

Photographic portrait of Laurie J Kerr. Printed by CW Bell, 465 and 465 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC, United States of America.

Photograph portrait of Lews Knox Bell as a young man. Printed by CW Bell, 463 and 465, Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC, United States of America.

Copy of the book, "Some Notes on the History of The Fox Family of Kilcoursey in the King's County, Ireland" written by M E Stone first published in Chicago in 1890. The front page is a copy of a letter dated 8 August 1936 from Arthur Fox in Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America, to his grandson, Ripley Fox. He notes that the book was originally given by the author, M E Stone, to Arthur Fox's nephew, William Adamson.

Photographic portrait of Doctor James Kerr. Printed by CW Bell at 463 and 465 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC, United States of America.

File of letters from Bertha Turnor to Dora Trench. The letters are written from Mexico and the United States.
In the letters Bertha discusses her travels around Mexico to places such as Puebla and Merida. She states her delight at visiting a place free from tourists yet also expresses her disappointment with the poverty and sub-par facilities she encountered.

Photograph of Rosamund Bell, daughter of Chester Bell, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America.

Photograph of the Bell family drawing room in Richmond, Virginia, United States of America.