Correspondence from Rebecca Gardner Dixey

1856 September 3 (Cairo) to Sister Sarah re: Richard loading for Boston but ordered to go South instead – all disappointed, will probably touch Mobile and New Orleans, boys Willie tired of sea, regrets not stopping in Harve, Bethiak? taking care of stoves in Dixey house, Nat and Loirrie Hooper, Paris (letter written on blue tissue paper)

1869 December 16 (Berlin) to Dear Sister re: William reporting the Dixey’s arrival in Hamburg, now in Berlin, weather cold, Cowell is well over the sea sickness everyone had, toured the city, inquires after family members.

1870 April 17 (Dresden) to Dear Sister re: writing to Sarah, Mr. Allen preach, Dick and Emily marriage, Hon. John Low, Mrs. V. Hagen birthday and excursion to Bonn, family activities.

1870 June 12 (Dresden) to My dear Sister (Sarah) re: Rich. & Emily, going to spa in Bavaria, packing and preparing to leave for Prague and proceeding to Munich, wants to go home, also included is a letter from Richard Dixey who reports writing to Prissy and including a photograph, Mrs. von Hagen invitation.

1876 November 21 from Priscilla (Marblehead) to Sarah (five page letter on tan paper) , weather a long northeast storm, Mrs. Belknap, Jennie, Abbott building, tell Emily her mother is daily making a visit.