1670-1892
Guide to the Microfilm Edition
Abstract
This collection consists of the interrelated family papers of the Smith and Townsend families, including those of Isaac Smith, Jr. (1749-1829), Abigail Smith Adams, William Smith (1755-1816), Thomas Carter Smith (1796-1880), David Townsend (1753-1829), Solomon Davis Townsend (1793-1869), and many other family members.
Biographical Sketches
Smith Family
William Smith (1667-1730), a mariner and merchant of Medford, Mass., married Abigail Fowle (1679?-1760). Their children were: Abigail (1700-1788) (later Mrs. Simon Tufts); Sarah (1703-1775) (later Mrs. Samuel Edwards); William (1706-1783); Anna (1708-1781) (later Mrs. Ebenezer Kent); Mary (1710-1800) (later Mrs. Ebenezer Austin); and Isaac (1719-1787).
William Smith (1706-1783) was the pastor of the First (Congregational) Church of Weymouth, Mass., and married Elizabeth Quincy (1721-1775). Their children were: Mary (1741-1811) (later Mrs. Richard Cranch); Abigail (1744-1818) (later Mrs. John Adams); William (1746-1787); and Elizabeth (1750-1815) (later Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody).
Isaac Smith (1719-1787), was an active trader in the cod fishery and one of the wealthiest merchant-shipowners in Boston. He married Elizabeth Storer (1726-1786), and their children were: Isaac, Jr. (1749-1829), a Loyalist clergyman forced to flee to England during the Revolutionary War; William (1755-1816); Elizabeth; and Mary.
William Smith (1755-1816), a Boston merchant, married Hannah Carter (1764-1836). Their children were: Thomas Carter Smith (1796-1880); William, Jr. (d. 1811); Isaac (d. 1813); Elizabeth; and Hannah (1794-1863) (later Mrs. Benjamin T. Pickman). Thomas Carter Smith, a merchant seaman, married Frances Barnard (1804-1885).
Townsend Family
Dr. David Townsend (1753-1829), a descendent of Andrew Townsend of Lynn, Mass., was a surgeon who served in the military during the Revolutionary War. He married Elizabeth Davis, and their son, Solomon Davis Townsend (1793-1869), was also a surgeon. Solomon Davis Townsend married Catherine Wendell Davis.
Collection Description
The Smith-Townsend family papers and papers II consist of the interrelated papers of the Smith and Townsend families. The collection contains the correspondence of Isaac Smith, Jr. (1749-1829) while in exile in England during the Revolutionary War, as well as his book of memoranda on sermons preached by Rev. Samuel Cooper and others in Boston (1764); correspondence from Abigail Smith Adams, wife of President John Adams, to her uncle Isaac Smith (1719-1787) and her cousin William (1755-1816), including letters from Philadelphia on current politics; accounts, letters, and other papers documenting the commercial activities of William Smith (1755-1816) and his son Thomas Carter Smith (1796-1880); letters and business papers of David Townsend (1753-1829) and his son Solomon Davis Townsend (1793-1869); and David Townsend's cut-slip autograph collection. Among the many correspondents are Hannah Carter Smith (1764-1836), Hannah Smith Pickman (1794-1863), Benjamin T. Pickman (1790-1835), John Adams, John Quincy Adams, and William Smith Shaw (1778-1826).
Also included in the collection are family recipe books (begun in 1738); an undated commonplace-book of poetry kept by Frances Barnard Smith; an unidentified meteorological journal (1818); and a scrapbook of genealogical notes and charts, photographs, and other family memorabilia kept by Elizabeth H. Smith.
Most of the items in this collection have been individually cataloged. See below for a Chronological List of Select Items.
Arrangement
This microfilm edition, a revision of the 1977 edition, brings together the Smith-Townsend family papers and the Smith-Townsend family papers II on one reel of film. Loose papers from the two collections have been interfiled into one chronological arrangement and appear first on the microfilm. Items from the Smith-Townsend family papers II are identified with penciled notations and in the manuscript catalog as "Smith-Townsend II." The Elizabeth H. Smith genealogical scrapbook, the last item on the film, is also from the Smith-Townsend family papers II.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Dr. Charles W. Townsend, Oct. 1925. Smith-Townsend family papers II deposited, Nov. 1925.
Other Formats
Black and white digital images of this collection--produced from the microfilm edition--are available as part of History Vault: Revolutionary War and Early America, a digital resource from ProQuest. This resource is available at subscribing libraries; speak to your local librarian to determine if your library has access. The MHS also provides access onsite to the Society's contributions to this resource; see a reference librarian for more information.
Reel List
Note: For a chronological list of these items, see below.
Chronological List of Select Items
This list includes all of the loose papers (1670-1892) in the Smith-Townsend family papers and papers II, as well as some of the other items in the collection. The source of each item is noted in italics after the date.
Undated-1712
Genealogical records of the Mackay family.
Memorandum of the marriage of John Hopkins and Esther Barnard Hammond.
Record of the children of Andrew, Thomas, Samuel, and John Davis.
Genealogical table of Hannah Gookin Carter Kent's family and records of other members of the Gookin family [enclosed with letter of Hannah Smith].
Vital records of the families of Solomon Davis and his wife Elizabeth Wendell.
Caldwell family genealogy.
Cookbooks containing recipes of the Smith family.
Page by [John Quincy Adams] describing young ladies' schooling [incomplete].
Commonplace-book kept by Frances Barnard Smith.
Carter family genealogy.
Record of the voyages of Thomas Carter Smith.
Biographical record of Alexander Townsend.
Townsend autograph collection [cut signatures].
Genealogical chart of the Townsend family prepared by Dr. Shurtleff.
Genealogical chart of the descendants of Andrew and Abigail Collins Townsend.
List of the children of Hannah Storer.
Order for payment to Ebenezer Storer, Jr., of the balance due to Isaac Smith by the estate of Ebenezer Storer, Sr.
Genealogical record of the Quincy family.
Letter from Hannah Smith (Boston) about the Gookin family genealogy [enclosed: genealogical table of Hannah Gookin Carter Kent's family].
Letter to Hannah Smith from her cousin at Lake George about the difficulty for strangers to find their way around Boston.
Franked envelope from Daniel Webster (Marshfield) to Thomas Carter Smith at the Merchants Insurance Co., Boston.
Deed to Jonathan Kettell from Theophilus March [copy].
Assignment by Abigail Fowle Smith (Charlestown) of William Smith's power of attorney to Joseph Hearne.
Bond from Isaac Fowle (Charlestown) to John Willson.
Bond from [William Smith] (1667-1730) (Charlestown) to John Asbury.
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1718-[177-]
Bond from William Smith (1667-1730) (Charlestown) to Abigail Tilley, Isabella Armitage, and Jonas and Grace Clarke.
Receipt from Edward Ellis (Boston) to William Smith for payment for medical services.
Letter from Gibbs, Lewen and Potter (Lisbon) to William Pepperrell and Son about representing their interests at Lisbon.
Copy of the record by the Boston town clerk of Robert Thompson's admittance as an inhabitant of Boston.
Letter from James Morgan (Marblehead) to William Pepperrell about personal finances.
Bill from Thomas Greaves to William Smith for medical services.
Bill from John Burt to the estate of William Smith for the purchase of funeral rings [with receipt by Samuel Gray, 2 July 1730].
Copy of sailing orders from William Pepperrell (Kittery) to Capt. Robert Oram for a voyage of the ship Eagle to Antigua [with Oram's acknowledgment, 31 May 1732].
Speech by Gov. Joseph Belcher to the New Hampshire Assembly, communicated to Capt. Samuel Pollard [with handwritten verses by Joseph Green].
Letter from Benjamin Smith (Charleston, S.C.) to Rev. William Smith about the Smith family in Carolina.
Cooking recipes of Mary Storer, Elizabeth Storer Smith, and Hannah Carter Smith.
Bill from Giles Brewer to Samuel Edwards for a coffin for Abigail Fowle Smith Edwards.
Allowance of the will of Abigail Fowle Smith Edwards and letters of administration from Thomas Hutchinson to Isaac Smith and Samuel Edwards.
Bill from John Perkins (Boston) to the estate of Abigail Fowle Smith Edwards for medical services.
Letter from Abigail Adams (Weymouth) to Isaac Smith, Jr. (1749-1829) about her translation of Mrs. Wheelwright's letter from the French.
Account by [Isaac Smith] (1719-1787) of smallpox in Boston for the years 1752 and 1764.
Advice from David Townsend about the dangers of smoking [incomplete].
Book kept by Isaac Smith, Jr. (1749-1829) with memoranda on sermons preached by Rev. Samuel Cooper and others at Boston.
Bill from James Lloyd to Isaac Smith for inoculations.
Deed to John Scott from Eunice Kettell and Shippie Townsend.
Deed to Shippie Townsend from John Scott.
Bill from John Proctor to Isaac Smith (1719-1787) for the tuition of his son William (1755-1816).
Notes by Isaac Smith, Jr. (1749-1829) on a journey to Portsmouth from Boston and back.
Letter from W. Paine (Salem) about his opinions on the theater.
Letter from W. Paine (Salem) about his views on vice.
Draft of a letter from [Elizabeth Smith] to her brother Isaac, Jr. (1749-1829) about his departure.
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1771-1780
Draft of letter from [Elizabeth Storer Smith] to her son Isaac, Jr. (1749-1829) on personal matters.
Letter from Abigail Adams (Braintree) to Isaac Smith about obstacles to women's traveling, religion in America, etc.
Bill from Katherine Forbes (London) for the board and lodging of Isaac Smith, Jr. (1749-1829) at London.
Letter from Alexander Champion, Jr. (London) to [Isaac Smith, Jr.] (1749-1829) about events and activities in London.
Copy of orders from [William Mackay] (Boston) to Capt. Robert Caldwell for a trading voyage to Grenada in the sloop Fanny and Jenny [with Caldwell's acknowledgment, 15 Nov. 1771].
Bill from Robert Caldwell (Boston) to the owners of the Fanny and Jenny.
Letter from Robert Caldwell (St. Lucia) to the owners of the Fanny and Jenny about the ship's trading voyage.
Invoice of the Fanny and Jenny's cargo from Robert Caldwell (St. Nicholas).
Order from William Mackay (Boston) to Peter Boyer to deliver sugar to Joseph Breck.
Account of the hire and sales of cargo from Robert Caldwell (St. Eustatius) to the owners of the Fanny and Jenny.
Order from William Mackay (Boston) to Peter Boyer to deliver sugar to Josias Byles.
Account of the sale of the Fanny and Jenny's cargo.
Letter from John Adams (Philadelphia) to Isaac Smith about cutting off supplies to the Newfoundland British fishery and about military recruitment in Philadelphia and Wilmington.
Copy of address to Gen. Thomas Gage on his departure from Boston from Richard Saltonstall and other Tories removed to Boston [also copy of reply from Thomas Gage (Boston) about their support of the Crown, 6 Oct. 1775].
Letter from Isaac Smith, Jr. (1749-1829) (London) to his brother William (1755-1816) about British lack of sympathy for the American colonists and his activities in England.
Letter from [Isaac Smith] (1719-1787) (Salem) to his son Isaac, Jr. (1749-1829) about conditions at Boston under the occupation and about providing money for him at London.
Draft of letter from [Elizabeth Storer Smith] to her son Isaac Smith, Jr. (1749-1829) about the progress of the war and family inoculations at Boston.
Verses by Catherine Davis.
Letter from Isaac Smith (1719-1787) (Salem) to his son Isaac, Jr. (1749-1829) about the British evacuation of Boston and destruction of the town's churches and warehouses.
Letter from Elizabeth Storer Smith (Boston) to Isaac Smith, Jr. (1749-1829).
Short note from Nathaniel Carter (Newburyport) to William Smith about his family's welfare.
Letter from Elizabeth Storer Smith to her son Isaac, Jr. (1749-1829) about his separation from the family because of the war.
Bill of exchange in William Turnbull's favor.
Letter from Thomas Smith (South Carolina) to Isaac Smith about a money matter.
Letter from Isaac Smith (1719-1787) (Boston) to Isaac, Jr. (1749-1829) about the severity of the winter.
Letter from Thomas Danforth (Exeter, England) to Isaac Smith, Jr. (1749-1829) about war news, etc.
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1781-1789
Letter of marque from Samuel Huntington (Philadelphia) to Jonathan Smith for the Rainbow galley [with certification by Jonathan Trumbull (Lebanon), 2 July 1781].
Pass for the ship Isabella of London, bound for America and the West Indies.
Letter from Robert Caldwell (Philadelphia) to Thompson about the sale of his "Negro man Catto."
Tax bill to William Smith (1755-1816).
Letter from Isaac Smith (1719-1787) (Boston) to his son Isaac, Jr. (1749-1829) on shipping matters.
Letter from John Hancock (Boston) to Solomon Davis on money matters [with receipt from Solomon Davis (Boston) to Moses Cleveland for payment on Hancock's account, 5 Aug. 1782].
Letter from Isaac Smith, Jr. (1749-1829) (Sidmouth) to his sister Elizabeth.
Receipt from William Mackay (Boston) to William Thompson for disbursement in the settlement of Robert Thompson's estate.
Letter from Elizabeth Storer Smith (Boston) to her son Isaac, Jr. (1749-1829) with family news.
Letter from William Smith (1755-1816) (London) to his brother Isaac, Jr. (1749-1829) about his plans to tour Europe and on personal business matters.
Letter from Elizabeth Storer Smith (Boston) to her son Isaac, Jr. (1749-1829) about the decline of religion and the death of Rev. Samuel Cooper.
Draft of petition by Isaac Smith, Jr. (1749-1829) to the Massachusetts General Court for reinstatement of citizenship after his sojourn in England during the war.
Bill from William Wood to Smith for hair dressing.
Memorandum on a piece of land owned by Sarah Gray and R. Darby in the westerly part of Boston.
Tax bill to Isaac Smith (1719-1787).
Letter from Abigail Adams (Auteuil) to Isaac Smith about the scale of French living and on political matters.
Prospectus for land owned by Gray and Darby in the westerly part of Boston.
Bill to Isaac Smith (1719-1787) for real estate and personal property tax.
Letter from Thomas Bernard (London) to Isaac Smith, Jr. (1749-1829) on Anglo-American relations.
Account of Isaac Smith (1719-1787) with William and Isaac, Jr. (1749-1829) for the period 1784-1787.
Sketch diagram of the Torrey family house lots and tan yard (Boylston Street, Boston, Mass.).
Letter from Mary Smith Otis (New York) to Hannah Smith about Washington's inauguration, etc.
Letter from Abigail Adams (Richmond Hill) to William Smith about provisions from home, etc.
Mortgage issued by Edward Rumney to John Lowell.
Boston Assemblies ticket issued to Hannah Carter Smith.
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[1790]-1798
Boston Assemblies ticket issued to Hannah Carter Smith.
Deed to David Townsend from Shippie Townsend.
Letter from Samuel A. Otis (Philadelphia) to William Smith about Congressional matters and personal business.
Letter from Charles Storer (New York) to William Smith about the shipment of his new chair.
Draft of letter from [Shippie Townsend] about Winchester's reply to Thomas Paine.
Deed of sale from Edward Gray (Boston) to William Smith for property at Boston in the estate of Suviah Thayer.
Notes on the Townsend family by [Shippie Townsend] [1857 transcript].
Letter from Abigail Adams (Philadelphia) to William Smith about Philadelphia after the epidemic, etc.
Letter from Abigail Adams (Philadelphia) to William Smith about the reception of the president in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Letter from Abigail Adams (Philadelphia) to William Smith about the severity of the weather and about B. F. Bache's character.
Quarter bill from Harvard College to Thomas Welsh, Jr.
Letter from Abigail Adams (Philadelphia) to William Smith about the state of the nation.
Quarter bill from Harvard College to Thomas Welsh, Jr.
Letter from Abigail Adams (Philadelphia) to William Smith about Franco-American relations and the president's difficulty in finding a Secretary of the Navy.
Will of Shippie Townsend [copy].
Letter from Abigail Adams (Philadelphia) to William Smith about Franco-American relations.
Letter from Abigail Adams (Philadelphia) to William Smith about Franco-American relations.
Pass for the ship Diana, authorized by [George Washington].
Letter from Abigail Adams (Philadelphia) to William Smith about William S. Smith's rejection by the Senate as adjutant-general.
Letter from John Quincy Adams (Berlin) to William Smith about Franco-American relations and about shipping his books home to Smith's care.
Letter from Thomas B. Adams (Hamburg) to John Adams about his plans for returning to the United States.
Letter from Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith (1770–1849) about her admiration for Smith's mother Elizabeth Storer Smith [incomplete].
NOTE: This item was previously mis-identified as a letter from Abigail Adams to William Smith (1755-1816), [post 18 Nov. 1798], and microfilmed at this location.
Letter from Abigail Adams (Quincy) to William Smith.
Letter from Abigail Adams (Quincy) to William Smith about John Quincy Adams's investments and about the prospect of Thomas B. Adams's return to the United States.
Letter from Abigail Adams (Quincy) to William Smith about John Quincy Adams's investment in canal shares.
Letter from Abigail Adams to William Smith about her anxiety about her son Thomas.
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1799-1805
Letter from Hannah Carter Smith to her daughter Elizabeth about her return to Boston and family activities.
Letter from John Brusler (Philadelphia) to [Abigail Adams] about a shipment of goods on the brig Cyrus [enclosed with letter from Abigail Adams to William Smith, 3 Apr. 1799].
Letter from Abigail Adams (Quincy) to William Smith about accepting her shipment sent from Philadelphia by John Brusler [enclosed: letter from John Brusler to Abigail Adams, 23 Mar. 1799].
Letter from Abigail Adams (Quincy) to William Smith about visits from his family.
Letter from Abigail Adams (Philadelphia) to William Smith about the dangers of Jacobinism.
Letter from Abigail Adams (Philadelphia) to William Smith about newspaper politics.
Letter from Abigail Adams (Philadelphia) to William Smith about Washington's death and the dangers of faction.
Letter from William Smith, Jr. (d. 1811) (Portsmouth) to his mother Hannah Carter Smith about a trip with his brother Isaac Smith (d. 1813) to Newburyport and New Hampshire.
Letter from William Smith Shaw (Philadelphia) to William Smith about a visit to Martha Washington at Mt. Vernon and the circumstances of Washington's death.
Letter from William Smith Shaw (Philadelphia) to William Smith about Congressional consideration of the John Randolph letter and war matters in Europe.
Letter from Abigail Adams (Philadelphia) to William Smith about tributes to Washington and about John Randolph.
Letter from Abigail Adams (Philadelphia) to Mrs. William Smith about current fashions.
Letter from Abigail Adams (Philadelphia) to William Smith about gubernatorial candidacies in Massachusetts.
Letter from William Smith Shaw (Philadelphia) to William Smith about the style of orations commemorating George Washington.
Letter from Abigail Adams (Philadelphia) to William Smith appraising George Washington's war services.
Letter from Abigail Adams (Philadelphia) to Mrs. William Smith about Philadelphia social life.
Letter from Abigail Adams (Philadelphia) to William Smith about Cabinet changes.
Letter from William Smith Shaw (Washington) to William Smith about the presidential election and Hamilton's attack on Adams.
Bill of lading from Capt. Moses Barnard (Boston) for a shipment of cargo by Thomas Capen on board the ship Lydia to Canton.
Ticket of admission for William Smith (1755-1816) to the Forefathers Day dinner at the Concert Hall.
Accounting relative to the settlement of Nathaniel Carter's estate.
Letter from John Quincy Adams (Washington) to William Smith about a certain measure before Congress.
Bill from William Biglow to Dr. David Townsend for the tuition of his children.
Letter from Frances Caldwell Barnard (Boston) to her sister Mary Caldwell about personal matters.
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1807-1810
Bill from William Biglow to Dr. David Townsend for his son's tuition.
Treasurer's bond for William Smith underwritten by Samuel A. Otis, Harrison Gray Otis, Samuel Parkman, Benjamin Joy, Josiah Quincy, and Samuel Brown.
Bond of Isaac Parker (Boston) with David Townsend (Boston) to Harvard College for the tuition of Solomon Davis Townsend.
Quarter bill from Harvard College to Solomon D. Townsend [receipted by Caleb Gannett, 23 Dec. 1807].
Letter from Frances Caldwell Barnard (Billerica) to her sister Mary Caldwell about family news.
Letter from William Thompson (Watertown) to his sons William, Harry, and Charles advising them about their conduct at school and describing his trip home after leaving them at Andover.
Quarter bill from Harvard College to Solomon D. Townsend [receipted by Caleb Gannett, 1 June 1808].
Letter from Frances Caldwell Barnard (Billerica) to her mother Frances Caldwell on personal and family matters.
Letter from William Thompson (Watertown) to his sons William, Harry, and Charles with instructions for their trip home from school in Andover.
Quarter bill from Harvard College to Solomon D. Townsend [receipted by Caleb Gannett, 28 Sep. 1808].
Quarter bill from Harvard College to Solomon D. Townsend [receipted by Caleb Gannett, 16 Feb. 1809].
Quarter bill from Harvard College to Solomon D. Townsend [receipted by Caleb Gannett, 16 Feb. 1809].
Quarter bill from Harvard College to Solomon D. Townsend [receipted by Caleb Gannett, 1 June 1809].
Quarter bill from Harvard College to Solomon D. Townsend [receipted by Caleb Gannett, 28 Sep. 1809].
Copy of the vote of the Dummer Academy trustees relating to the reimbursement of Isaac Smith, Jr. (1749-1829) for repairs on the farm buildings, and his continuing as Preceptor.
Quarter bill from Harvard College to Solomon D. Townsend [receipted by Caleb Gannett, 8 Dec. 1809].
Letter from Hannah Smith to her mother Hannah Carter Smith about family news and her activities during her mother's absence from home.
Quarter bill from Harvard College to Solomon D. Townsend [receipted by Caleb Gannett, 8 Jan. 1810].
Quarter bill from Harvard College to Solomon D. Townsend [receipted by Caleb Gannett, 31 May 1810].
Quarter bill from Harvard College to Solomon D. Townsend [receipted by Caleb Gannett, 18 Aug. 1810].
Receipt from Esaias Hausmany (Cambridge) for payment for tuition (in French).
Quarter bill from Harvard College to Solomon D. Townsend [receipted by Caleb Gannett, 28 Sep. 1810].
Receipt from E. W. Metcalf to Solomon D. Townsend for payment for purchases.
Quarter bill from Harvard College to Solomon D. Townsend [receipted by Caleb Gannett, 1 Jan. 1811].
Quarter bill from Harvard College to Solomon D. Townsend [receipted by Caleb Gannett, 30 May 1811].
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1811-1817
Quarter bill from Harvard College to Solomon D. Townsend [receipted by Caleb Gannett, 26 Aug. 1811].
Quarter bill from Harvard College to Solomon D. Townsend [receipted by Caleb Gannett, 26 Aug. 1811].
Quarter bill codicil from Harvard College to Solomon D. Townsend [receipted by Caleb Gannett, 26 Aug. 1811].
Letter from Isaac Smith (d. 1813) (Newburyport) to his mother Hannah Carter Smith about his visit to Newburyport.
Letter from Isaac Smith (d. 1813) (Isle of May) to his father William Smith (1755-1816) describing the island and about taking on a cargo of salt.
Letter from Isaac Smith (d. 1813) (Isle of May) to his father William Smith (1755-1816) about trade.
Letter from Hannah Smith (Boston) to her mother Hannah Carter Smith with news about their family during her absence from home.
Letter from Hannah Smith (Boston) to her mother Hannah Carter Smith about the Otis family's return to Boston.
Letter from Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith (1770–1849) about her admiration for Smith's mother Elizabeth Storer Smith [incomplete].
NOTE: This item was previously mis-identified as a letter from Abigail Adams to William Smith (1755-1816), [post 18 Nov. 1798], and microfilmed at that location.
Notice to William Smith (1755-1816) from the Boston Selectmen of a visitation to the public schools.
Letter of condolence from Abigail Adams (Quincy) to [William Smith] (1755-1816) on the death of his son Isaac.
Certificate of membership to the American Antiquarian Society from Isaiah Thomas to Isaac Smith, Jr. (1749-1829).
Letter from Hannah Smith Pickman (Lancaster) to her mother Hannah Carter Smith covering a mis-sent letter.
Letter from Hannah Smith Pickman (Lancaster) to her mother Hannah Carter Smith describing her visit to Lancaster.
Letter from Hannah Smith Pickman (Lancaster) to her mother Hannah Carter Smith about her health and the prospect for her return to Boston.
Letter from Benjamin T. Pickman (Boston) to Thomas Carter Smith about the death of his father William (1755-1816) and about shipping ventures.
Letter from Hannah Carter Smith (Boston) to her son Thomas Carter Smith about the death of his father William (1755-1816).
Letter from Benjamin T. Pickman (Boston) to Thomas Carter Smith with trading advice for his voyage to Calcutta.
Letter from Hannah Carter Smith (Boston) to her son Thomas Carter Smith about her widowhood.
Letter from Hannah Carter Smith (Boston) to her son Thomas Carter Smith about family news.
Letter from Benjamin T. Pickman (Boston) to Thomas Carter Smith advising him on the responsibilities of a commission agent.
Letter from Hannah Carter Smith (Boston) to her son Thomas Carter Smith about his accepting the opportunity of a voyage to Calcutta.
Message from John Adams to President James Monroe welcoming him to Massachusetts.
Letter from Frances Caldwell Barnard (Billerica) to her sister Mary Caldwell with news of friends and on personal matters.
Letter from Hannah Smith Pickman (Boston) to her mother Hannah Carter Smith about social activities at Boston and Whitlow's lectures on botany.
Letter from Hannah Smith Pickman (Boston) to her mother Hannah Carter Smith about the arrival of John Quincy Adams and other family news.
Letter from Hannah Smith Pickman (Boston) to her mother Hannah Carter Smith with news of social activities at Boston.
Letter from Hannah Smith Pickman (Boston) to her mother Hannah Carter Smith about activities at Boston and news of the Adams family.
Letter from Hannah Smith Pickman (Boston) to her mother Hannah Carter Smith about family news.
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1818-1826
Memoranda of Davis family events, including T. O. Davis joining the firm of James Andrews and Co., Boston, and E. O. Davis's death at sea.
Letter from Abigail Adams (Quincy) to Harriet Welsh.
Letter from Benjamin T. Pickman (Boston) to Thomas Carter Smith about current trade at Boston.
Meteorological journal, probably kept by a member of the Townsend family.
Letter from Hannah Smith Pickman (Boston) to her mother Hannah Carter Smith with news of family and friends at Boston and about sending articles to Portsmouth via Capt. Tuckerman.
Letter from Hannah Smith Pickman (Boston) to her mother Hannah Carter Smith with family news.
Letter from Benjamin T. Pickman (Boston) to [Hannah Carter Smith] about his wife's illness and need of a companion.
Letter from Benjamin Pickman, Jr. (Salem) to his son Benjamin about the jailing of Thomas Carter Smith on a charge of murder.
Letter from Hannah Smith Pickman (Boston) to her mother Hannah Carter Smith about the change in Benjamin T. Pickman's military status and about social activities at Boston [with letter added from Thomas Carter Smith to his mother Hannah Carter Smith about her personal finances].
Letter from Hannah Smith Pickman (Boston) to her mother Hannah Carter Smith proposing her visit at Bulfinch Place.
Letter from Hannah Smith Pickman (Boston) to her mother Hannah Carter Smith with news of family and friends.
Letter from Hannah Smith Pickman (Boston) to her mother Hannah Carter Smith describing the encampment and exercises of the troops of cadets on the Boston Common.
Letter from Hannah Smith Pickman (Boston) to her mother Hannah Carter Smith about the forthcoming Harvard commencement exercises and about the appearance of the sea serpent at Nahant.
Letter from Hannah Smith Pickman (Boston) to her mother Hannah Carter Smith describing her trip to Quincy and meeting the Verplank family there.
Letter from Hannah Smith Pickman (Boston) to her mother Hannah Carter Smith about social activities at Boston and Quincy and about the epidemic at Boston.
Letter from Hannah Smith Pickman (Boston) to her mother Hannah Carter Smith about activities and people at Boston.
Letter from Benjamin T. Pickman (Boston) to Thomas Carter Smith about market prices at Boston and family news.
Letter from Hannah Smith Pickman (Boston) to her mother Hannah Carter Smith about Elizabeth Crufts's illness.
Visa from Thomas Appleton (Tuscany), United States Consul, to Thomas Carter Smith for travel in Italy.
Letter from Petros M. to Vassile Lafaro (in Greek).
Division of the estate of George Storer.
Orders from Capt. Josiah Wheelwright to Thomas Carter Smith to attend a review and encampment at Dedham.
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1827-1838
Applications to Merchants Insurance Co. for renewal of insurance policies by policy holders.
Application by William Prescott (Boston) to Merchants Insurance Co. for renewal of insurance on his Bedford Street property.
Application by Leverett Saltonstall (Boston) to Merchants Insurance Co. for renewal of insurance on his house in Salem.
Application by the directors of the Kennebeck Bridge Proprietors to Merchants Insurance Co. for renewal of insurance on the Augusta Bridge.
Application by Lorenzo Draper (Boston) to Merchants Insurance Co. for renewal of household insurance.
Application by James Jackson (Boston) for Harvard College to Merchants Insurance Co. for renewal of insurance on the buildings of the Massachusetts Medical College.
Application by Daniel Webster (Boston) to Merchants Insurance Co. for renewal of insurance on his house on Summer Street.
Presentation note from [James L. Brown] accompanying the gift of a ring to Thomas Carter Smith in gratitude for caring for Brown's sons.
Application by Joseph Story (Boston) to Merchants Insurance Co. for renewal of insurance on his library and furnishings in the Russell family house in Cambridge.
Memorandum by Hannah Smith Pickman relating to the ownership of the picture of Hannah Gookin Carter Kent, her great-grandmother, and about her descendants.
Letter from Ruth Mackay (Boston) to her sister Frances Caldwell about the ladies' movement to build Bunker Hill Monument and about family matters.
Application by Henry Colman (Boston) to Merchants Insurance Co. for renewal of insurance.
Application by Augustus Thorndike (Boston) to Merchants Insurance Co. for renewal of insurance.
Letter to Mary Caldwell from her cousin about family news.
Receipt from George C. Shattuck (Boston) to Thomas Carter Smith for medical services [payment received by A. Perkins].
Application by Harrison G. Otis (Boston) to Merchants Insurance Co. for renewal of household insurance.
Application by Theophilus Parsons (Boston) to Merchants Insurance Co. for renewal of Eliza Loring's house insurance.
Letter from Daniel Webster (Washington) to Benjamin T. Pickman about the silver and gold coin bills before the legislature.
Letter from Hannah Smith Pickman (Salem) to her brother Thomas Carter Smith about the death of Barnard.
Letter from Hannah Smith Pickman (Salem) to her brother Thomas Carter Smith about her plans for a trip to the country.
Plot sketch of property owned by Thomas Carter Smith (Broad Street, Newburyport, Mass.).
Letter from Daniel John Hopkins (Hartford, England) to Thomas Carter Smith about selling his painting of Thomas Barnard.
Order from Daniel John Hopkins (Hartford, England) on T. W. Ward in favor of Thomas Carter Smith.
Letter from Thomas Carter Smith [Boston] to his wife Frances Barnard Smith about her plans to return home from the country.
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1841-1892
Letter from Thomas Carter Smith (Philadelphia) to his wife Frances Barnard Smith about family news.
Letter from Frances Barnard Smith (Bristol Ferry, R.I.) to her husband Thomas Carter Smith about her visit to the Vars farm near Newport.
Letter from Hannah Smith Pickman (Bristol Ferry) to Frances Barnard Smith describing her surroundings near Newport.
Letter for Mrs. Pickman autographed by Le General Comte Bertrand (New York).
Information about the Bright family communicated to Thomas Carter Smith.
Card inscribed by Moriondo Giuseppe while visiting Boston on the Sardinian frigate San Giovani; also visiting card of Giuseppe's associate Luigi Promis.
Copy of the will of Benjamin Fonseca Outram (Hanover Square).
Letter from Henry Hall (Dennis) to Dr. Solomon D. Townsend about the Davis family genealogy.
Letter from Amos Otis (Yarmouthport) to Dr. Solomon D. Townsend about the Davis family genealogy.
Letter from Amos Otis (Yarmouthport) to Dr. Solomon D. Townsend with a copy of the Davis family genealogy.
Letter from Gustavus F. Davis (Hartford) to Dr. Solomon D. Townsend containing the Davis family genealogy.
Receipt from Mrs. Harrison Gray Otis for the Boston Committee on Military Donations to Hannah Smith Pickman for her donation to requisitioned soldiers.
Notation of the troy weight of the Townsend family's silver for tax assessment.
Letter from Amos Otis (Yarmouthport) to Dr. Solomon D. Townsend about the Davis family.
Letter from Amos Otis (Yarmouthport) to Dr. Solomon D. Townsend about the Robert Davis genealogy.
Letter from Frances Barnard Smith (Fort Monroe) to her daughters Hannah and Elizabeth describing her visit to the military hospital and their brother William's medical condition.
Letter from Frances Barnard Smith (Fort Monroe) to her daughters Hannah and Elizabeth describing Thanksgiving at the Chesapeake Hospital and their brother William's bravery on the battlefield.
Letter from A. K. Clark (Boston Highlands) to Catherine Wendell Davis Townsend about information on her father-in-law.
Copy of letter from Charles H. Townsend (Paris) to Andrew Townsend Hull about the Townsend family in England.
Certificate of acknowledgment from Marshall P. Wilder for the New England Historic Genealogical Society to Thomas C. Smith for his gift of a book.
U.S. passport of Frances B. Townsend.
Cut signature of James G. Blaine as Secretary of State.
Receipt from Pitt and Scott's Express Company to Catherine Wendell Davis Townsend for shipment of a package from Paris to Boston.
Preferred Citation
Smith-Townsend family papers and papers II, Massachusetts Historical Society.
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