The collection contains one letter from Caspar M. McElfresh's located in Williamsburg, Virginia at William & Mary, to his sister, Ariana McElfresh in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The letter contains McElfresh's opinions and experiences during his first year at William & Mary. He likes his fellow students, his professors and how they teach their classes. He also discusses his hopes to have his two rifles at a later date.
The collection is arranged into one series: Series I. Correspondence.
The collection was donated by Barranger & Company, Inc.
Caspar M. McElfresh correspondence, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries
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