From persons other than family. Miscellaneous

The collection consists of letters to and from various members of the Medill, Patterson and McCormick families, chiefly during the years 1850 to 1899. Included are letters exchanged by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Medill before and after their marriage, letters to and from their daughters and their families, a group of Civil War letters from Major William H. Medill to his brother Joseph written from 1861 until his death in May 1863, and an assortment of letters from various other relatives.