SERIES 1. CORRESPONDENCE AND MISCELLANY RELATING TO FISHER AMES
Letter from Timothy Pickering, former Secretary of State, dated on the Gallatin report and Black Sea trade (3) April 9, 1806
Note from Spencer Watkins, thanking Ames for money to buy wood (2) December 16, 1784
Seven letters to Josiah Quincy on rights of neutrals and politics of the period 1805-1806
a. Dedham. British had condemned US commerce when laden with colony produce. Consideration of reprisals. Hopes for British treaty. (4) 1805 Nov 27
b. Dedham. Angry measures of commercial restriction would destroy objects of peace and commerce.(4) 1805 Dec 16
c. Dedham. Miscellaneous comments. Federalists cannot attend the legislative caucus. Jefferson will say anything Congress wants him to.(4) 1806 Jan 20
d. Dedham. Mourns death of Pitt. Questions about Randolph -- no statesman but no fool. Ames did not accept presidency of Harvard due to health.(3) 1806 Mar 19
e. Dedham. Condemnation of Randolph's anti-Federalist speech. Randolph, Burr and others have crawled "at the foot of Jefferson's throne."(2) 1806 Dec 5
f. Dedham. "Jefferson only takes care of his popularity, which forbids him to govern at all." General attack on Jefferson. (2) 1806 Dec 11
g. Dedham. The "Message" is criticized. It leaves the country without protection. Also, Ames is against repeal of salt tax. Non-importation act mentioned. (2) 1806 Dec 22
Draft of letter to Professor Pearson refusing presidency of Harvard (4) 1805
Fragment of letter, to Mr. Dwight on transfer of Congress from New York (2) 7-18-1790,
Notes on a report of the Secretary of State on the codfishery question (8)
16 bills and receipts (32) 1788-1817
Four Harvard College bills of John and Nathaniel Ames, sons of Fisher (7) 1812-1813
Letter from the Library of Congress to Mrs. R. Y. Fitz concerning portraits of Fisher Ames (2) 1907
A.D. on the "Political Quack" (2)
SERIES 2. CORRESPONDENCE AND MISCELLANY OF PELHAM WARREN AMES
Papers re: Civil War naval career (26), Includes letter from Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy (33) 1861-1913
Five items re admission to Massachusetts Bar: (13)
a. Petition to be admitted as an atty. at law
b. Certificate of applicant
c. Letter from Judge James M. Seawell, SF, 1907 Nov 18
d. Letter from Ezra R. Thayer transferring move for Ames admission to Hollis R. Bailey, 1907 Nov 2
e. Letter from the Justices Chambers, Supreme Court of Calif. stating that records upon which the license of Mr. Ames might be renewed have been lost in fire (12-20-1907)
Business Items & Receipts, including five items re: Spring Valley Water Works (SF water supply) and one re: purchase of Sutro Tunnel Co. (16)
Biographical notes on Rear Admiral John G. Walker
"In Memoriam", series printed in at death of Ames 1916
Howard A. Clark L.S. to Pelham Ames, and address to National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution on J. P. Jones (6) 1908 May 8,
SERIES 3. CORRESPONDENCE OF MARGARET S. BRADFORD-AMES
Six letters from her brother, George P. Bradford and one from her sister [Martha?] (25)
Two letters to her sister, Sarah Ripley and one to Mrs. David Dana (10)
SERIES 4. FAMILY RECORDS
Genealogical information on the Ames family and the related families of Bradford, Worthington, Alden, Edwards, Bates, Hodson, Townsend, Foster, Lee, Sale, and Hickling (13 items) (117)
Abstract of Seth Ames' will and of Frances W. Howland's (sister of Fisher Ames) (4)
SERIES 5. MISCELLANY
Typescript copy of a letter written by Abraham Lincoln to Mrs. Bixby and clipping re: Boston lecture by Pelham Ames (4) 11-21-1864,
Clipping from London Times literary supplement entitled "The Way of Peace" (4) 9-8-1927
Printed muster roll of Capt. Lincoln's company, 7th Mass. Regiment, of the US Army. Gamaliel Bradford was commissioned officer writing the report (2) Mar 1782