Correspondence,, 1864-1903

Summary: Letters received by Emily Warren Roebling, mainly from Washington A. Roebling while serving in the Civil War; also, a few letters sent to family members and friends. The letters pertain to family matters and the Civil War. Featured are letters from Washington A. Roebling and John A. Roebling II.

Most of the letters received from Washington A. Roebling between 1864 and 1865 were included in "The Roebling Letters," compiled by Clarence E. Case, and are therefore accompanied by typed transcripts.

Among the letters received from Washington A. Roebling are: one dated June 22, 1864, concerning the visit of Matthew Brady to his camp and pictures taken of Emily's brother (and Washington's commander) General G.D. Warren; another letter, dated March 16, 1865, written while Washington was working on the Covington and Cincinnati Bridge and relating news of the bridge house and bridge; and one dated December 3, 1867, which was received by Emily while visiting in Mulhausen, in Germany, shortly after the birth of her son, John A. Roebling II, and concerning Washington's trip to visit wire mills in Westphalia.