Scope and Content From the Collection: The Dabney H. Maury, Jr., Letters are a collection of three missives written from Colombia in 1891 to 1892 to Lieutenant Wirt Robinson, an officer stationed at West Point. The letters primarily concern Robinson's proposed trip to Colombia. Salient topics include Maury's trip to England, Colombian topography and weather, the difficulty of bringing arms into the country, the exportation and inflation of skins, bird-hunting, fear of disease, and Robinson's desire to resign from the army....