Letters from William Tudor to Thomas Handasyd Perkins,

Four letters on topics including the Granite Railway project, Tudor’s thoughts on expanding trade in South America, domestic politics, and the process for appointing Americans to diplomatic posts.

Letters from Nathaniel Amory to William Tudor,

Four letters from the Boston merchant relaying news about mutual friends and associates, including John Quincy Adams, details about Amory’s real estate losses, and thoughts on Yankee sea captains.

Letter from William Bentley to William Tudor,

One letter from Bentley, a Unitarian minister in Salem, praising Tudor’s work on James Otis and offering his recollections of Otis from the late 18th century.

Letter from Alden Bradford to William Tudor, undated

One letter that was enclosed with a copy of a petition written by James Otis.

Letter from Gamaliel Bradford to William Tudor,

One letter regarding penetentiary expenses.

Letter from S. Brown to William Tudor,

One letter thanking Tudor for sending Brown a memoir of the late William Tudor.

Letter from Parker Cleaveland to William Tudor,

One letter requesting information Tudor may have regarding minerals for Cleaveland’s second edition of his treatise on mineralogy and geology. Also includes a two-page description of Gay Head by Frederic Tudor.

Letter from John Cooper to William Tudor,

One letter regarding the death of Tudor’s father and the acreage of his estate.

Letters from Samuel Davis to William Tudor,

Three letters regarding Tudor’s literary works.

Letters from C.F. Degen to William Tudor,

Five letters written from Ligorno, Italy, on topics including the travels of Tudor and other friends, piracy in the Mediterranean, and Degen’s recollections of a visit to the Tudor family in Boston.

Letters from Elizabeth Degen to William Tudor,

Four letters on topics such as Tudor’s travel plans, news of friends, and the Degen children.

Letters from Elizabeth Degen to William Tudor,

Three letters recounting news of friends and Degen’s social activities in Ligorno.

Letter from Thomas Fillebrown to William Tudor,

One letter regarding subscriptions for Tudor’s work on James Otis.

Letters from Samuel Gilman to William Tudor,

Four letters on topics including Gilman’s literary work, his upcoming move to Charleston, South Carolina, to become pastor of a Unitarian church, and his impressions of the city once there, as well as subscriptions for Tudor’s work on James Otis.

Letter from Thomas Giraud to William Tudor,

One letter mentioning the French ambassador to Naples, Charles Jean-Marie Alquier. In French.