Letters of Richard Holloway Steele,, 1840-1843

This collection contains one folder of seven letters of Richard Holloway Steele, written to his sister Mary Frances Steele, while he was a student at Rutgers College. These letters were originally folded into envelopes, sealed with wax, and addressed to her at Guilderland Center, Albany County, N.Y., except for the letter of September 25, 1840, which was addressed to her at 265 Broadway, New York City.

In these chatty letters, Steele often discusses family matters, as well as national events as experienced in New Brunswick, New Jersey. However, much of the substance of these letters concern Steele's daily activities at Rutgers, including his course work and classmates and friends.