Robert Mills Family Letters
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Mills Family
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content: Robert Mills family letters
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 12 Folders (Box 1)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1813-1847
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.millfami, Series 1
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement note
content: Correspondence is arranged in chronological order.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: Found here are 38 letters between architect Robert Mills and his wife Eliza, the majority of which were written between 1813 and 1819, while Mills was working on projects in Baltimore and Richmond. These letters generally discuss family news and health, his travels, finances, and their affection for each other. Also found are a fragment of a letter to Mills from his sister, Sarah, a letter to Mills from his mother-in-law, Ann Smith, and nine letters to Mills from business acquaintances. Letters are from architect John Skirving and engineer Louis Wernwag and others. Wernwag's letter to Mills requests his help in finding work. Also of note is a letter from William Steuart regarding the commission of Steuart to do the marble work for the Washington Monument in Baltimore. The collection also includes six letters to Mills' daughter Anna from her mother, Eliza, and cousins.