47 resultados para Robert Dickinson


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Four letters written during the Gardiner family’s journey through Maine and while they were settling in at Oaklands.

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Four letters in which Gardiner discusses progress of the church he was building on the estate and requests Tudor send him certain books from Boston.

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Four letters written from Oaklands. One letter from Emma expressing her grief and shock over the death of their father was finished by her husband, who described hearing the news from a friend, and Emma’s subsequent reaction. In other letters, Gardiner offers advice on resolving the elder William Tudor’s debts by selling off assets such as shares in the Boston Athenaeum and in a pew at Trinity Church. In one letter, Gardiner also offers his opinion regarding the prospects of Henry James (Harry) Tudor’s law career.

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Four letters regarding the Gardiner children as well as Delia Stewart’s constantly changing travel plans.

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Five letters regarding topics such as Delia Stewart’s travel plans, local Maine politics, and progress in the construction of a church on the estate. In one letter, Gardiner writes about attending the funeral of Bowdoin College President Jesse Appleton.

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Four letters regarding topics such as local Maine politics and various household items and books Tudor acquired on the Gardiner family’s behalf.

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One letter from Oaklands requesting Tudor come for a visit, and relaying anectdotes about the Gardiner and Stewart children. One letter written to Tudor in Brazil providing an update on family and local politics

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Letter written from Gardiner discussing matters of business and briefly mentioning happenings at Oaklands.

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Two letters regarding an upcoming visit on ship and shore.

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One letter providing detailed information on the capture of the schooner Shillelah by the Brazilian government and requesting Tudor relay to Dobbins the status of the ship.

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Correspondence regarding advice Winthrop had given to Bond's family, and requesting he remit instructions for treating an illness of a neighbor's children.