Letters from William Tudor to his family,

Two letters written from Santo Domingo in which Tudor discusses his efforts to gain passage from there to Jamaica, as well as relays details about the island and its churches.

Letters from William Tudor to his sister, Emma Tudor Gardiner,

Two letters written from London. In one letter, written in French, Tudor inquires after Emma’s study of the piano and French. In a later letter, he describes to her the cottages he has seen in England, and advises her on the house she is planning to build in Gardiner, Maine, including two architectural sketches. Tudor also offers detailed descriptions of the shops in London, his impressions of Londoners’ rudeness and "blustering air," his impressions of the different classes in England and France, and fashions of the ladies.

Letters from Emma Tudor Gardiner to her brother, William Tudor,

Four letters written from Oaklands, the Gardiner family mansion. Emma details the family’s journey to Gardiner from Boston, and offers updates on her children’s activities and health. She also writes following the death of their father, William Tudor, expressing profound grief and reflecting on his character and good nature.

Letters from Emma Tudor Gardiner to her brother, William Tudor,

Four letters in which Emma further expresses grief over the loss of their father and gives a positive critique of a memoir of William Tudor that her brother had written. Other topics include literature, friends, and visitors to Oaklands, and various purchases her brother made on her behalf in Boston.

Letters from Emma Tudor Gardiner to her brother, William Tudor,

Four letters in which Emma writes instructions for Tudor to buy her a shawl and her children a tea-set. In one letter, she recommends changes to Tudor’s diet and exercise routine to improve his health.

Letters from William Tudor to his sister, Delia Tudor Stewart,

Three letters written during Tudor’s various travels in England and the United States. In one letter, he writes of the precautions Delia should take in their correspondence in light of increasing tension between the United States and England. One letter is in French.

Letters from Delia Tudor Stewart to her brother, William Tudor,

Three letters written while Delia was traveling with her husband in South America aboard the U.S.S Franklin. In one letter, she writes about people she has met, including Condy Raguet, the United States consul at Rio de Janeiro.

Letters from William Tudor to his mother, Delia Jarvis Tudor,

Three letters written to his mother about items of clothing he wishes to have and an electrical shock machine his father had sent the family from England. Two letters written while he was apparently visiting Robert Hallowell Gardiner before his marriage to Tudor’s sister, Emma.

Letters from William Tudor to his mother, Delia Jarvis Tudor,

Four letters written from London and Bordeaux in which Tudor relays his impressions of the London weather, and seeds and plants he will send home to Rockwood, as well as details about his capture by a French privateer.

Letters from William Tudor to his mother, Delia Jarvis Tudor,

Four letters written from Paris, in which he describes his capture by a French privateer and discusses virtues and vices of French society and culture. He also relays details about social visits, including a meeting with the Marquis de Lafayette. Included is an undated list of packages and trunks he was sending home. Content is obscured in some places from loss, and dates are missing from two of the letters, but presumably they were sent in the summer of 1800.

Letters from Delia Jarvis Tudor to her son, William Tudor,

Three letters containing details about Mrs. Tudor’s travels to the Hudson Valley estates of Governor Morgan Lewis and former New York Chancellor Robert Livingston, and New Haven, Connecticut, as well as gossip and news about family friends.

Letters from Delia Jarvis Tudor to her son, William Tudor,

Four letters written from Gardiner, Maine, describing the activities of the family and comings and goings of the Tudor siblings. Several allude to the financial difficulties of Tudor’s sister, Delia, while her husband was at sea. One letter includes a missive from Robert Hallowell Gardiner.

Letters from Delia Jarvis Tudor to her son, William Tudor,

Five letters sent from Gardiner, Maine, Boston, and New York. In several, there are messages included from Emma and Robert Hallowell Gardiner. One letter includes anectdotes regarding the late William Tudor and the American Revolution. One letter written to Tudor while he was chargé d’affairs in Rio de Janeiro relates news that his brother, Henry James (Harry), was setting up a salt-making business; it also includes a message from Delia, anticipating his return to the United States. Two additional undated letters, addressed to Tudor in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, likely before Tudor’s father died in 1819, contain family news and local gossip.

Letters from William Tudor to his brother, Frederic Tudor,

One letter written from London in which Tudor teases his brother for not writing him more often. A letter sent several months later chastises Frederic for his delay in entering college.

Letters from William Tudor to his brother, Frederic Tudor,

Three letters written while Tudor was in the West Indies attempting to gain exclusive rights to import ice.