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Hinman writes from New Haven about her wish to visit Litchfield, her attire and that of her grandchildren, what she has been eating, and other activities.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The personal papers of the Adams Family, including Joseph Adams (1767-1856); his son, Charles Adams (1805-1883); children of Charles Adams, including Julia Adams How Wessells (1842-1904), Mary Adams Wheelock (1838-1895), and Charles Adams Jr. (1845-1864); other family members; and friends and business associates. The collection consists primarily of correspondence. The collection consists primarily of correspondence received by Joseph Adams from family members and members of the Litchfield...

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Correspondence related to the death of Charles Adams (1845-1864) from wounds received during the Civil War Battle of Cold Harbor.

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Unaddressed telegraph message stating that Charlie Adams died this morning. "I was with him." Offers a few additional details.

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Writing from Washington, D.C., Hubbard describes the circumstances surrounding the death of Charles Adams (1845-1864) and the arrangements he is making for transfer of the body to Litchfield.

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Contains copies of his correspondence related to the death of Charles Adams.

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Buel writes from Troy, N.Y., with news of her and her family's health. Her mother begs Betsey's mother to accept the shawl for Betsey and the vest for Amos.

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Two letters, one to his uncle and one to his cousin.

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Richards writes from Boston about his and his family's health, his father's plan to give up his tools so he and Giles can establish themselves in Smithfield, R.I., how they plan to establish a business, American and British ships, and finding a place for Amos, but there has never been a worse time for business

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Richards writes from Urbana, Ohio, and recalls visiting Litchfield in 1813 and other events in his life, reports on his family, recalls what he knows of Adams's family, and discusses his philosophy of life.