Letters from William Tudor to his family,

Three letters written from Tudor to his family from London. Among the subjects about which he writes include the fruit and vegetable bushes and seeds he is sending to Rockwood, the family estate, as well as his impressions of London society and weather. He also writes about political issues, including the Napoleonic Wars, unification in Ireland, and the challenges of being an American in trade in England.

Letters from William Tudor to his sister, Emma Tudor Gardiner,

Two letters written from London. In one letter, written in French, Tudor inquires after Emma’s study of the piano and French. In a later letter, he describes to her the cottages he has seen in England, and advises her on the house she is planning to build in Gardiner, Maine, including two architectural sketches. Tudor also offers detailed descriptions of the shops in London, his impressions of Londoners’ rudeness and "blustering air," his impressions of the different classes in England and France, and fashions of the ladies.

Letters from William Tudor to his mother, Delia Jarvis Tudor,

Four letters written from London and Bordeaux in which Tudor relays his impressions of the London weather, and seeds and plants he will send home to Rockwood, as well as details about his capture by a French privateer.

Letters from William Tudor to his father, William Tudor,

Two undated letters written while Tudor was traveling to Washington, D.C., which include news of friends and his general impressions of the atmosphere and economy of the capital. He also comments on President Thomas Jefferson’s informal manner of greeting visitors: "The present administration leaving the childish etiquette of the last have gone into the other extreme.... he receives the foreign ministers in his slippers."

Letters from William Tudor to Thomas Handasyd Perkins,

Four letters on topics including politics in the United States, José de la Mar’s installation as president of Peru, and Tudor’s impressions of de la Mar after meeting him several times. Tudor also writes of the movements of the "atrocious conspirator & usurper" Bolívar.

Letters from Samuel Gilman to William Tudor,

Four letters on topics including Gilman’s literary work, his upcoming move to Charleston, South Carolina, to become pastor of a Unitarian church, and his impressions of the city once there, as well as subscriptions for Tudor’s work on James Otis.