Six letters to Mary Ann Goodrich Wolcott Whitehead concerning family news and entertainments. Gives details of social occasions, deaths, marriages, etc. One is dated 1828, the others appear to be from the same time period but do not have a year noted.

Dorothy writes to her niece, Maryanne G. Wolcott, apologizes for the lateness of her response. Writes about Maryanne's cousins and her studies and life in New York City, and gives her religious advice. The year is not marked but is assumed to be 1828.

Dorothy writes to her niece, Maryanne G. Wolcott, apologizes for the lateness of her response. Gives details of the wedding of a friend Cornelia, and reports on the health of family and friends.

Dorothy writes to her nieces, thanks them for their sympathy in the death of her friends. She gives religious advice and instructs them on how to behave for their new mother Sally Worthington Cooke and her children. Jabez Huntington writes a few lines of affection for the girls, expressing desire to see them. Year is not given but is assumed to be 1828.

Writes news of various family members and friends. Gives details of a robbery at Deacon Cleveland's shop.

Dorothy writes to her niece, Maryanne G. Wolcott, thanks her for writing. She writes about the visit of Maryanne's sister Laura Wolcott Moseley and gives news of various family members and friends. Includes a few lines to Laura regarding the visit. The year is not included, but is presumed to be 1828.

Dorothy writes to her niece, Maryanne G. Wolcott about Maryanne's recovery from a recent illness. Dorothy gives her niece religious advice and news of family and friends in Litchfield. The date is not included, but is presumed to be 1828.