Scope and Content From the Collection: The collection consists of two letters written by Charles Doe to his family in Maine in 1850. Both were penned in Danville, Virginia, when Doe was traveling to the South. Each letter is around three pages in length.The first is an eyewitness account of how the US Congress goes about their debates. References Congressmen Toombs, Webster, Clay, and Cass. It includes the quote "I imagine it will take some time for me to get used to these negroes. I would not mind a few, but...