Love-letters

Primarily correspondence and legal and financial papers of John Stuart Barrows Sr., including drafts of love letters addressed to Ann Ayer Bradley. Barrow’s day and account books reflect both personal and town financial dealings, and his justice docket details issues heard as Justice of the Peace. Included in the family correspondence are letters to Georgianna Souther Barrows and Samuel Souther, her father, from various correspondents.

This collection documents the life and family of Orange Frost Small. Contents include correspondence, genealogies, institutional records, diaries, personal writings, account books, property and financial records, and photographs. The collection reflects the work, thoughts, health, and relationships of Orange Small, as well as close family and community members, including his son, Robert Orange Small.