Lewis Family Papers

Series 1 Correspondence 1817-1868

Scope and Contents note

Contains thirty-eight letters. Thirty-seven of the letters are written to or by John or Elizabeth Lewis. Transcriptions of nearly all of these letters are found in Series 5. Arranged chronologically.

Box 1, Folder 1

[William Bacon?] to Reed Lewis 1817 December 3

Box 1, Folder 2

Margaret Roberts to John B. Lewis 1845 March 2

Box 2, Folder 1

Elizabeth Lewis to John B. Lewis 1847 November 10

Box 2, Folder 2

Elizabeth Lewis to John B. Lewis 1847 November 23

Box 2, Folder 3

Elizabeth Lewis to John B. Lewis 1847 December 6

Box 2, Folder 4

William Bodwell to John B. Lewis and Elizabeth Lewis 1848 March 8

Box 2, Folder 5

Catherine [Bement] to Elizabeth Lewis 1848 May 13

Box 2, Folder 6

Sarah Fake to Elizabeth Lewis 1848 October 18

Box 2, Folder 7

Clara Wadsworth to Elizabeth Lewis 1849 February 14

Scope and Contents note

Includes letter from Sarah Fake.

Box 2, Folder 8

John B. Lewis to Elizabeth Lewis 1849 August 30

Scope and Contents note

Photocopy of original letter.

Box 2, Folder 9

Catherine and William B. Bement to Elizabeth Lewis 1850 October

Box 2, Folder 10

Catherine Bement to Elizabeth Lewis circa 1850 October-December

Box 2, Folder 11

John B. Lewis to Elizabeth Lewis 1851 April 29

Box 2, Folder 12

John B. Lewis to Elizabeth Lewis 1851 May 14

Box 2, Folder 13

John B. Lewis to Elizabeth Lewis 1851 May 30

Box 2, Folder 14

Jane Cowles to John B. Lewis [1851?] September 30

Box 2, Folder 15

Augustus Bodwell to Elizabeth Lewis 1856 January 12

Box 2, Folder 16

M.H. Humphreys to Elizabeth Lewis 1856 February 17

Box 2, Folder 17

Elizabeth Lewis to John B. Lewis 1857 May 27

Box 2, Folder 18

Elizabeth Lewis to John B. Lewis 1857 June 2

Box 2, Folder 19

Elizabeth Lewis to John B. Lewis 1857 July 3

Box 2, Folder 20

Elizabeth Lewis to John B. Lewis 1857 June 19

Box 2, Folder 21

Elizabeth Lewis to John B. Lewis 1857 July 17

Box 2, Folder 22

Elizabeth Lewis to John B. Lewis 1857 August 3

Box 2, Folder 23

Elizabeth Lewis to John B. Lewis 1857 September 2

Box 2, Folder 24

Elizabeth Lewis to John B. Lewis 1857 September 20

Box 2, Folder 25

Elizabeth Lewis to John B. Lewis 1857 October 19

Box 2, Folder 26

Elizabeth Lewis to John B. Lewis 1857 November 4

Box 2, Folder 27

Elizabeth Lewis to John B. Lewis 1857 November 19

Box 2, Folder 28

Elizabeth Lewis to John B. Lewis 1857 December 3

Box 2, Folder 29

Elizabeth Lewis to John B. Lewis 1857 December 18

Box 2, Folder 30

Elizabeth Lewis to John B. Lewis 1858 January 17

Box 2, Folder 31

Elizabeth Lewis to John B. Lewis 1858 February 4

Box 2, Folder 32

Elizabeth Lewis to John B. Lewis 1858 February 18

Box 2, Folder 33

Elizabeth Lewis to John B. Lewis 1858 March 18

Box 2, Folder 34

Elizabeth Lewis to John B. Lewis 1858 April 3

Box 2, Folder 35

Elizabeth Lewis to John B. Lewis 1858 April 18

Box 2, Folder 36

Charles W. Lewis to John B. Lewis 1868 March 16

Box 2, Folder 37

Envelopes undated

Series 2 Deeds 1816-1834

Scope and Contents note

Contains three deeds for land in the town of Northumberland or the County of Saratoga in New York. Arranged chronologically.

Box 1, Folder 9

Deed for Conrad Cramer for land in Saratoga County, New York 1816 March 22

Box 2, Folder 38

Deed between Reed Lewis, Jeremiah Terhune, and Seth Pope for land in Nothumberland, New York 1816 December 10

Box 1, Folder 10

Deed between Daniel Burt and Reed Lewis for land in Northumerland, New York 1834 March 14

Series 3 Financial document 1784

Box 2, Folder 39

Tax list prepared by Elijah Cowles 1784

Series 4 Writings 1843

Box 2, Folder 40

School compositions by Elizabeth Lewis 1843

Box 2, Folder 41

Poem by "Valentine" to Thomas B. Dodd undated

Series 5 Transcriptions

Scope and Contents note

Contains transcriptions for nearly all of the letters in Series 1. Also included are transcriptions for several items that are not available in original form in the Papers. These include: transcriptions of fourteen letters written to or by John or Elizabeth Lewis and a transcription of John B. Lewis' diary. The diary records his trip from Farmington, Connecticut to San Francisco, California from January to September 1849.

Box 2, Folder 42

Margaret Roberts to John B. Lewis 1845 March 2

Transcription of letter