Letters from Felix Oyarzabal to William Tudor,

Two letters referring to B. Llaveria, the agent associated with Tudor and the Chanca silver mine. In Spanish.

Letters from Jacinto Pacheco to William Tudor,

Three letters regarding the Chanca silver mine. In Spanish.

Letter from Rosa Ramirez de Parizo to William Tudor,

Copy of a letter, certified by Tudor, from Parizo in answer to Tudor’s inquiries relative to Madrid. In Spanish.

Letter from Jonas Rushforth to William Tudor,

One letter requesting news of his son-in-law, who sailed with Charles Stewart and had not returned.

Letter from Francis Sales to William Tudor,

One letter regarding the travel and activities of Peruvian politician Manuel Lorenzo de Vidaurre, including an including an excerpt of correspondence from Vidaurre in French.

Letter from Leverett Saltonstall to William Tudor,

One letter of introduction for his brother-in-law, George Saunders.

Letter from E. Smith to William Tudor,

One letter seeking Tudor’s assistance in locating a man, with whom Smith was having a financial dispute, who was traveling to Lima.

Letter from J.M. Southgate to William Tudor,

One letter requesting Tudor’s assistance with a financial transaction.

Letter from Henry Waddington, Jr., to William Tudor,

One letter requesting assistance with sending a sick American citizen back to the United States.

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.

Letter from Mr. Wheelwright to William Tudor,

Letter enclosed with correspondence to Tudor from the United States.

Papers of William Merchant Richardson, 1797-1806

The collection contains a four-page handwritten poem titled "Invention" composed by graduate William Richardson for the 1797 Harvard College Commencement, and an 1806 letter of introduction written by Richardson. The rhyming poem begins, “Long had creations anthem peal been rung…” and contains classical references, and mentions scientists and philosophers including Voltaire, Franklin and Newton. The poem is accompanied by a one-page handwritten letter of introduction for lawyer Benjamin Ames (Harvard AB 1803) written by William M. Richardson to Reverend William Jenks (Harvard AB 1797). The letter is dated November 10, 1806.