Letter from William Croswell to Samuel Williams, [1808]

Draft of a letter concerning a transaction related to Croswell's map.

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.

Correspondence with Judge George Thatcher, 1789-1815

Correspondence from Tyng, who resided in Newburyport and Boston, to Congressman George Thacher of Maine, touching on a variety of political topics such as the judiciary act of 1789, the make-up of the United States Supreme Court, and the judges of the Massachusetts court system.