Relates to appreciation for a copy of the book,'Il Meo Patacca,' and offers translations and explanations of various passages. Includes a notefrom John S. Boasi to Mr. and Mrs. Bigelow praising Basso's explanations and providing forty-nine translations of all of the engraving captions in the book.
This copy of a letter was written to her daughter Elizabeth on the occasion of her marriage to Colonel Colley Lyons Lucas Foster (1778-1843) on June 24, 1813 at Quebec, Canada. The intention of the letter is to offer advice to her daughter on the obligations and duties of a wife and mother.
Fragment of letter to the Duke of York from Wellesley prior to his appointment as Duke of Wellington. The letter pertains to an appointment in favour of Captain Campbell.
A letter from Vezetelly to Laut, 1933 Oct. 10, from The Literary Digest, New York City, in which he enquires as to the pronunciation of her last name. Laut responses on same and returns it to Vezetelly.
Letter from Francis Willock, who resided near Lindsay, describing to his mother-in-law, Mrs. Gray of Perth, the death of his wife, her daughter, Margaret, shortly after the still-birth of their twelfth child.
