Transcript Books,, 1821-1926

Summary: Four volume set of typed copies and excerpts from letters written and/or received by Roebling family members, compiled by Clarence E. Case, executor of the last will and testament of John A. Roebling II who had owned the letters. Signed and dated by Clarence E. Case, June 30, 1955. Letters concern family and business matters, and pertain to such topics as the Civil War, World War I, the Brooklyn Bridge and Saxonburg, Pennsylvania. To facilitate the understanding of the letters, historical notes have been added in parentheses by Case. Featured are letters by John A. Roebling and Washington A. Roebling; also includes letters by John A. Roebling II, Ferdinand W. Roebling, Elvira Roebling, Laura Roebling and Johanna Roebling. Of great value in orienting oneself to the Roebling family's history, the set also contains an extensive subject/author index.

The original letters from which the transcript books were compiled, as well as a second typed copy of most of the letters, are located in the correspondence of the appropriate family member. Among the letters in the volumes from Washington A. Roebling are: one to Elvira Roebling, dated July 19, 1861 (pp. 57-60), describing army life; another to Emily Warren, dated May 23, 1864 (pp. 244-246), concerning the fight at Jericho, on the North Anna; and one to John A. Roebling II, dated May 11, 1896 (pp. 565-566), concerning Emily's presentation at the English Court.