Letters from Joseph McKean to William Tudor,

Two letters relaying news from Cambridge regarding student clubs and of mutual friends, and discussing their respective views on women.

Letters from Joseph Lyman to William Tudor,

Two letters regarding Tudor’s research into James Otis.

Letter from Joseph Dorr to William Tudor,

One letter regarding the address of a mutual acquaintance and Dorr’s business interests.

Letters from Joseph Marryat to William Tudor,

Three letters regarding various bills to be paid.

Letter from Joseph Maxwell to William Tudor,

One letter regarding the house Tudor was renting in Rio de Janeiro.

Letter from W. D. Peck to William Bentley, 1815 March 2

Two leaves containing a two-page handwritten letter from Peck to Bentley identifying and describing the fish species Ophidium as the specimen in a drawing by a young woman described by Peck alternately as Bentley's "daughter" and "Miss C." Bentley had no children, and Peck is presumably referring to Hannah Crowninshield, Bentley's pupil.

Letter from W. D. Peck to William Bentley, 1815 May 17

One leaf containing a one-page handwritten letter from Peck to Bentley briefly commenting on the receipt of a fish specimen.

Series: II. Letter from Joseph Willard, Cambridge, Massachusetts, to William Willard, Petersham, Massachusetts, August 4, 1800

Letter from Harvard president Joseph Willard to his brother (Samuel’s father) William Willard recommending a young preacher, Micah Stone, (Harvard College Class of 1790), to be assigned to Petersham���s church. He describes Stone as “liberal and catholic.” President Willard explains that he has asked Samuel to post the letter because, “I am just setting out upon a journey for my health, and leave this letter to be forwarded to you by your son.”