The philanthropic work of Josephine Shaw Lowell: containing a biographical sketch of her life, together with a selection of her public papers and private letters

collected and arranged for publication by William Rhinelander Stewart.

Letters of a business woman to her daughter, and, Letters of a business girl to her mother

by Zora Putnam Wilkins.

Payment order for Mercy Gill on behalf of her son, 1768 July 1

Handwritten order to John Sale to pay scholarship funds to Mercy Gill for use by her son John Gill (Harvard AB 1771), signed by Thomas Foxcroft, Charles Chauncey, Thomas Waite, Jonathan Williams, and Daniel Marsh.

[Copy of a letter from Mehetabel Preble to her son Stephen Sewall], 1768 January 23

Handwritten copy of a January 23, 1768 letter from Mehetabel Preble to her son Stephen Sewall transcribed by Sewall. The bottom of the page is cut off and some text is missing. In the letter, Preble mentions Sewall's news of the birth of her granddaughter, the death of one of her sons, and discusses her health and approaching death, and the absence of God's "divine light." The item includes the note: "NB. The above letter was rec'd 18th March, 1768. My mother died the 4th day of the same month," and an extract from a February 29, 1768 letter from "Brother Crosby" regarding Preble's illness and anticipation of death.

Account book of Mary Hains as executrix of the estate of her husband, James Hains, 1784-1786

James and Mary Hains were residents of Mamaroneck, N.Y.

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 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 Delia Jarvis Tudor to her son, William Tudor,

Three letters addressed to Tudor at Oaklands. Mrs. Tudor recounts social gatherings and various conversations in detail, local gossip, and the activities of family members.

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. In one she expresses her grief following the death of her husband, and other letters offer her recollections of his role in the American Revolution.