Correspondence regarding Smith's preparations to make sail from Virginia to Wilmington on the US Steamer "Augusta" under Captain Corbin; mentioned are Smith's sister, who is ill and cannot finish a painting for Mrs. DuPont's sister, the Fair at...
Correspondence regarding the continued popularity of Huntington's portrait of S.F. DuPont and the possibility of its exhibition at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts. Smith also discusses flying squirrels and the process of removing them from...
Correspondence in which Xanthus Smith discusses his and his sister's painting practices and studies. He also discusses a visit to Louviers and other personal matters.