Acknowledge's Cushman's letter; further condolences on the death of Cushman's infant daughter/

Acknowledges Cushman's letter; discourses on submission to the divine will; asks Cushman to send papers re: settlement of Judge Tapping Reeve's estate.

Acknowledges Cushman's letter; is deeply disturbed by news of the critical illness of Cushman's young son; mentions the outbreak of dysentery among children at Troy.

Family news; Tallmadge tells of the reception for the Marquis de Lafayette in New Haven.

Further condolences on the death of Maria's daughter.

Acknowledges her letter; is relieved that her young son has recovered; acknowledges Chushman's two letters; is anxious about Tallmadge Cushman's health; the Marquis de Lafayette has arrived in New York and is coming to Hartford.

Six letters, from Benjamin Tallmadge to John Paine Cushman and Maria (Tallmadge) Cushman. He consoles the Cushmans on the death of their daughter Maria Hallet; writes about his ideas concerning the spiritual significance of mourning; and his concerns for the health of another of their children, Tallmadge Cushman. He also mentions the imminent arrival of Marquis de Lafayette in Hartford.