Letter from Alexander Burton to William Tudor,

One letter offering his services as an agent to Tudor following Burton’s appointment as consul.

Letter from Samuel Willard, Brunswick, Maine, to William Willard and Katherine Willard, Petersham, Massachusetts, May 13, 1804

Willard complains about his eyesight, discusses upcoming plans to visit Penobscot, and describes river boat accident in which four of his neighbors drowned.

Letter from Samuel Willard, Exeter, New Hampshire, to William Willard and Katherine Willard, Petersham, Massachusetts, June 1, 1804

Willard discusses his brother Ephraim Willard’s death.

Letter from Samuel Willard, Brunswick, Maine, to William Willard and Katherine Willard, Petersham, Massachusetts, July 31, 1804

Willard complains about not hearing from his family often enough: “I have been expecting a letter from Petersham by every mail for six weeks and have been grievously disappointed eighteen times.” He also mentions that his eyesight is not doing well.

Letter from Samuel Willard, Brunswick, Maine, to William Willard and Katherine Willard, Petersham, Massachusetts, October 17, 1804

Willard describes his tutoring job at Bowdoin College, explains his contract and salary, terms and conditions, and describes President Joseph McKeen, as well as the town of Brunswick. He mentions that he saw his Aunt Chadwick, and that she discussed the death of her brother. He also describes his aunt’s house, and mentions the death of another close relation.

Student mathematical notebook of William Emerson Faulkner, 1795

Leather hardcover notebook with unruled pages containing the handwritten mathematical exercises of William Emerson Faulkner, begun in 1795 while he was an undergraduate at Harvard College. The volume contains rules, definitions, problems, drawings, and tables on geometry, trigonometry, surveying, calculating distances, sailing, and dialing. Some of the exercises are illustrated by unrefined hand-drawn diagrams, including some of buildings and trees.

Letters from C.F. Degen to William Tudor,

Five letters written from Ligorno, Italy, on topics including the travels of Tudor and other friends, piracy in the Mediterranean, and Degen’s recollections of a visit to the Tudor family in Boston.

Letters from Elizabeth Degen to William Tudor,

Three letters recounting news of friends and Degen’s social activities in Ligorno.

Letter from Thomas Welsh to William Tudor,

One letter from Welsh, a Revolutionary War veteran, offering his recollections of Continental Army officer Alexander Scammell.

Letters from Joel Barlow to William Tudor,

Two letters regarding the shipment of books from Paris to Boston.

Letter from David Cargill to William Tudor,

Two letters regarding shipment of books and news of mutual business associates.

Letters from Frederick Degen & Co. to William Tudor,

Three letters providing updates on various commercial activities and describing the impact of renewed hostilities between England and France on trade. Included with one letter is a price circular.

Letter from Hottinger & Co. to William Tudor,

One letter regarding a shipment of books to Boston from Nantes, France.

Letter from John H. Rogers & Co. to William Tudor,

One letter regarding a remittance to Thomas Dickason.