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Letter from Catlett Conway to Willy, describing his medical regimen with the help of Willy's prescription; commenting on the high heat of the summer; and lamenting the lack of published personal experiences of Confederate soldiers in the Richmond…

Letter from Catlett Conway to Willy, detailing his most recent health issues and expressing his wish for Willy

Letter from Catlett Conway to Willy, describing the state of his illness and thanking Willy for prescriptions sent in response, and recounting a dramatic tale of a Civil War battle in which the Confederate side was victorious.

Letter from Catlett Conway to Willy, praising the help of Willy

Letter from Catlett Conway to Willy, describing his time as a patient in the Virginia Hospital as he underwent various treatments for pneumonia, and concluding by recalling memories of his and Willy

Letter from Catlett Conway to Willy, describing Catlett and Mary Wallace's move to the second floor of a two-story house; mentioning the promising prospect of a new business year at the tobacco plant; elaborating on the repsonses to Willy's inquiries…

Letter from Catlett Conway to Willy, reflecting on his article "my experience in the Battle of Gettysburg" that had been published in a newspaper; recalling certain aspects of the Conway family genealogy; telling how a portrait of "GrandPa Catlett"…

Letter from John G. Conway to Catlett Conway, in which John informs Catlett of his visit to the Court House in a failed attempt to find a will to their estate, and suggests that a man named Mr. Pattie should be appointed administrator of the estate.

Letter from Mary Hayden Wallace to Mamie, expressing sorrow about "Uncle Willie's" death and indicating that her father will be much affected by the news, but they both had a positive outlook on life after death.