Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: 33 letters primarily written by Margaret “Maggie” Hampton Steele to her cousin and future husband Silas Wade Hampton in 1859 and 1860. The letters discuss her courtship with Silas, her family’s move to Topeka, Kansas, her religious faith, and activities of family and friends.The earliest letters are mostly written from Terre Haute, Indiana, where Maggie attended Terre Haute Female College along with her sister Mary. Maggie often wrote from the family home in Grandview, Illinois...