Scope and Contents 10 items (106 pieces). Manuscript letters, mostly from his adoptive father, James Armor, a New Orleans commission merchant. They deal with the son's schooling at the Abbeyville Institute near Lancaster, Pa. and later at the Mobile Institute in Alabama. The letters originated from such places as Covington, La., Mobile, New York City, and various towns in Pennsylvania. Also included is an 1842 bill and an 1839 certificate from the Mobile Institute. Among the other subjects discussed are:...