Letters from William Lee to William Tudor,

Five letters in which Lee relays his efforts to obtain a political appointment for Tudor from President James Monroe. He also reports on the activities of Tudor’s brother-in-law, Charles Stewart, and a meeting between John Quincy Adams and Tudor’s brother-in-law, Robert Hallowell Gardiner.

Letter from William Tudor to Mr. Reeves,

One letter concerning an English legal manuscript, probably John Reeves’ History of the English Law.

Letters from Giovanni Batista Sartori to William Tudor,

Two letters, signed John B. Sartori, the founder of the first spaghetti factory in the United States, regarding the production and sales of pasta.

Letters from Strobel & Martini to William Tudor,

Four letters regarding market demand for items like sugar and coffee, and prices current. Two letters include duplicate correspondence from Gothard Martini and John A. Morton, whose firm Martini joined after Strobel & Martini apparently dissolved.

Note of monies received of Mr. J. Codman, John Codman Esq. in account current with William Tudor, Jr.,

Accounts of payment received by John Codman and other firms, as well as expenses incurred by Tudor while he was traveling in Europe as Codman’s agent.

Letters from James Biddle to William Tudor,

Five letters in which Biddle discusses politics, the movements of other naval officers, and general news of friends and associates, including John Quincy Adams. In one letter he asks Tudor to use his influence to persuade the Brazilian government to release captured American seamen.

Letters from John Orde Creighton to William Tudor,

Five letters on topics including General Juan Lavalle and warring factions in Buenos Aires and news of mutual friends and associates.

Letters from John Orde Creighton to William Tudor,

Six letters on topics such as the Brazilian export duty, the movements of other naval officers, and interactions with various dignitaries

Letters from John Murray Forbes to William Tudor,

Five letters regarding the arrival of English Admiral Robert Waller Otway, the movements of Juan Lavalle and his troops, and the "feverish state" of the population of Buenos Aires in light of the recent violence associated with the Decembrist revolution.

Letters from John Murray Forbes to William Tudor,

Six letters regarding ongoing civil wars in the Argentinean provinces, peace negotiations, and Forbes’ implementation of the Monroe Doctrine, as well as diplomatic discussions with the provisional government in Buenos Aires, which sought American intervention. Forbes also includes a copy of a letter he wrote to the provisional government regarding privateering.

Letters from John Murray Forbes to William Tudor,

Five letters regarding the peace negotiations between Argentinean factions. He also writes of news of the intentions of Spain to establish a "paternal government" in Mexico.

Letters from John Murray Forbes to William Tudor,

Four letters in which Forbes discusses the peace achieved in Buenos Aires, and the question of whether to reinstall the junta that was overthrown in the Decembrist revolution, as well as a meeting with the new governor, Juan Manuel Rosas. He also describes the response in Buenos Aires to the peace reached between Colombia and Peru, and the funeral of executed Buenos Aires Governor Manuel Dorrego.

Letters from John Dorr to William Tudor,

Six letters in which Dorr, a Boston agent, seeks Tudor’s help in reversing the condemnation of the ship Esther, and thanks him for his assistance with several cases of wine. One duplicate letter.

Letter from John Johnson to William Tudor,

One letter inquiring about the death of an American citizen in South America.

Letter from John White Webster to William Tudor,

Two letters thanking Tudor for sending Peruvian mineral specimens to Harvard and requesting he send additional mineral and fossils, as well as reports on other "natural phenomena" for publication.