[Deed between William Porter and Oliver Hildrith], 1808 March 31

Printed land deed between grantor William Porter, a brick-layer, and grantee Oliver Hildrith, a cordwainer, for a lot of land on Winsor street in Cambridge.

Letter from Samuel Willard, Deerfield, Massachusetts, to Catherine Willard, Petersham, Massachusetts, July 28, 1808

Willard apologizes for not writing or visiting in a long time, discusses a problem with getting his sister Sophronia to visit in Deerfield, and writes: “I think I have a wife, who will do everything in her power to make me happy.”

Letter from Samuel Willard, Deerfield, Massachusetts, to Cephas Willard, Petersham, Massachusetts, October 21, 1808

Willard mentions that his collection of hymns, the Deerfield Collection of Sacred Music, is ready for sale in Northampton, and discusses prices, an upcoming trip to Brattleboro, Vermont related to purchasing music, and describes his preparations of a sermon to be delivered in Northampton at the opening of the bridge over the Connecticut River.

Writ, 1808 April 23

Writ of the Middlesex County Court of Common Pleas for the case of Andrew Bordman vs. John Bates ordering Bates to relinquish possession of a house lot in Concord and to pay costs and damages to Andrew Bordman IV.