Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Twelve letters from Daniel Lyman Chandler to his brother Henry and Henry’s wife Charlotte, plus two other family letters, written between 1855 and 1866. Four letters from Chicago, where Chandler worked with horses, are full of details regarding the possible draining of the city, local and national politics, and his thoughts on slavery, religion and temperance. Included is a description of visiting a Chicago cemetery and attending a Jewish service, plus a lengthy report on traveling from...