Letters from Harrison Gray Otis to William Tudor,

Four letters in which Otis relays his thoughts on the Boston judicial system and losing his Senate seat in 1822. Also included is correspondence responding to Tudor’s request for information on his uncle, James Otis.

Letters from Anne Preble to William Tudor,

Two letters regarding commissions executed by Tudor on her behalf and on behalf of Elizabeth Degen.

Letters from Catherine Russell to William Tudor,

Four letters relaying information about Russell’s travels and social activities, including her observations on the manners of Southerners she had encountered.

Letters from Penelope Sedgwick to William Tudor,

Three letters in which Sedgwick writes about education, the arts, and various social interactions.

Letters from Ann Spear to William Tudor, undated

Three letters relaying news of Spear’s travels and friends. She also offers frank romantic advice to Tudor, particularly regarding a young lady he met in Baltimore, Miss Patterson.

Letters from Benjamin Vaughan,

Six letters in which Vaughan writes about prominent scientists, artists, and musicians, such as violinist Louis Ostinelli and engraver Jacob Perkins. Other topics include social interactions with Tudor’s sisters Delia Tudor Stewart and Emma Tudor Gardiner, and Emma’s husband, Robert Hallowell Gardiner.

Letters from John Vaughan to William Tudor,

Three letters regarding James Otis correspondence in the John Dickinson papers, and an American Philosophical Society publication Vaughan was sending to the Boston Athenaeum library.

Letters from Henry Warren to William Tudor,

Two letters providing information and historical sources on James Otis.

Letters from Joel Barlow to William Tudor,

Two letters regarding the shipment of books from Paris to Boston.

Letters from Degen, Purviance & Co. to William Tudor,

Four letters, several including price circulars for various goods and foodstuffs. Also discussed is the impact of the Napoleonic Wars on trade.

Letters from Degen, Purviance & Co. to William Tudor,

Three letters attached to price circulars.

Letters from Frederick Degen & Co. to William Tudor,

Four letters regarding trade and Tudor’s travels throughout Europe.

Letters from Frederick Degen & Co. to William Tudor,

Three letters providing updates on various commercial activities and describing the impact of renewed hostilities between England and France on trade. Included with one letter is a price circular.

Letters from Alexis Gabriac to William Tudor,

Two letters addressed to Tudor in London regarding business. In French.

Letters from T. Morton Jones to William Tudor,

Three letters and one price circular for patent wrought iron nails. Correspondence includes details on nail design and prices, as well as gossip about mutual friends and associates.