Scope and Contents note From the Series: Family correspondence and other materials. There are letters from Lambert Tree and his brothers, Charles and Joseph, to their parents, describing life in Chicago and Norfolk, Va., 1859-1860. Of particular interest are Lambert Tree's 1859 letters describing his courtship and marriage to Anna Josephine Magie, his business dealing with "Old Abe Lincoln," (Springfield, Ill., undated, ca. Feb. 1859) and September letters describing the U.S. Fair in Chicago. These letters also contain commentary...