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On
Eagles' Wings
This
book was written by Dorothy Wing Weis Swofford in the early 1950s, when
she was sober about four years. It contains vivid descriptions of growing
up in Apalachicola, Central America in the 40s and 50s, and most of all,
her struggle with alcoholism. Annotated with links family members and
pictures.
Letters
from Parents of RAF Flyer, WWII
During WWII, Pensacola natives hosted members of the international allied
forces in their homes, and C.A. Weis I and Agnes hosted a young man, Kenneth
Cope. Upon his death in the war, Mr. and Mrs. Cope wrote the Weis family
and thanked them for their hospitality and sent them a picture of Kenneth
in dress uniform. The Copes located the Weis family by writing them in
care of the mayor of Pensacola. Here are the letters and photographs.
Transcription plus on-line scan.
Letter
from Mrs. Weis to her son, C.A. Weis, 1901
This letter congratulates C.A. Weis I on the birth of his first son, Carl
Albert Weis II, who failed to grow to adulthood. The date is a mystery
(view the on-line scan) as it appears to be 1891 but C.A. Weis II was
definitely born in 1901. Transcription plus on-line scan.
Letter
from Sallie Blow to Agnes Weis, 1908
Letter from Sallie Blow to her sister,
Agnes Weis, on the birth of her second son, Henry Mahlon Weis.
Transcription
plus on-line scan.
Letter
from C.A. Weis I to Blane Land
C.A.
Weis wrote a letter addressed to "Master Blane Land" with a
check for $1.00 for Blane's first birthday. Transcription plus on-line
scan.
"My
Family" Essay Written by Dorothy Wing Weis before 1963
Dorothy
McCoy Carlson contributed this first draft of an essay that contains information,
largely anecdotal, about early Wings and Mercks. Names mentioned include
Captain Andrew Lansdell Barnett Wing, Emily Louise Stewart, A.D.B. Wing,
Nancy Elizabeth Tucker, Charles Stephen Merck, John Merck, Morrison Rennick
Waite, Lottie DeBelle Ashford and more.
Bobby
Ann Takes on the Government
This
letter turned up in the back of a scrapbook. When Bobby was 14 years old,
she learned that as a stockholder she would have to pay taxes - at the
same time she was learning about taxation without representation. She
snuck the letter into a bunch of dimes that she collected for the March
of Dimes, figuring that they must end up in Washington - and someone would
find her letter. Instead, the dimes ended up at Weis Fricker Mahogany
for counting.
Letter
from Dr. Ferris to Dot Weis
When Dot and Mahlon began traveling abroad together, they had problems
getting a passport for Dot because there was no record of her birth. They
wrote the physician who attended Ruby Wing, and yes - he remembered her
and filled in the necessary forms. Dot references this letter in On Eagles'
Wings, so I was delighted to find the actual letter here. Transcription
plus on-line scan.
Letter
from A.W.D. Weis to C.A. and Agnes Weis
Letter
from A.W.D. Weis, brother of C.A. Weis, on the birth of H.M. Weis. Transcription
plus on-line scan.
I
Love New Houses
In March 2001, while visiting my parents in Florida, I found this short
story written by my mother about my oldest brother, Blane Stuart and his
adventures in their new house. We all laughed out loud - very very funny,
especially to anyone who remembers being exasperated by a curious toddler.
Spooky
Story About Double-Dealing in the Tropics
I found this in Dorothy Wing Weis' private papers. It's a story that she
heard that captured her attention; she collected curiosities as writing
inspirations.
Letter
from John Blow to H.M. Weis, 1931
Letter from John to H.M. congratulating
him on the birth of C.A. Weis III. Transcription
plus on-line scan.
Letter
from F.O. Weis to brother C.A. Weis, 1908
Letter of congratulations on the birth
of H.M. Weis.Transcription
plus on-line scan.
