This index is for volume 1, of the Perkins Correspondence Collection spanning 1828 to 1835. A digitized copy is availabe on the Internet Archive in its entirety, but transcriptions may be error-prone or missing altogether when handwritten. Learn more about Perkins Archives accessibility practices and requesting accessible resources on legacy collections. For more information about the collection consult the Perkins Correspondence Collection finding aid on Perkins.org

Alphabetized index

This list of correspondents has been transcribed, alphabetized, and grouped by letter. Page numbers correspond to handwritten page numbers in correspondence volume 1 spanning 1828 to 1835. Linked names go to digitized and transcribed copies when available. Notable correspondents also include links to websites with more information about that individual. Links out of this site will be noted. 

A

Adams to Armstrong

  • Adams, N.: 321
  • Anderson, Thomas: 12
  • Armstrong, S. S.: 2, 6, 93, 102, 111, 327

B

Backus to Burtt

  • Backus, Samuel: 259
  • Badger, William: 229, 246, William Badger Wikipedia
  • Baker, David: 115, 163
  • Baker, Joshua: 152
  • Ball, John: 56, 63, 73, 87
  • Ballou, Hosea: 299, Hosea Ballou Wikipedia
  • Bangs, C. D.: 175
  • Barney, Eliza: 173, Eliza Barney Wikipedia
  • Barrett, G. H.: 39, 40
  • Bassett, Samuel: 310
  • Bates, Lymon: 285
  • Benjamin, Park: 78
  • Benson, Patience: 305
  • Bird, R. M.: 203
  • Blagden, G. W.: 202
  • Bowditch, Nathaniel: 219, Nathaniel Bowditch Wikipedia
  • Bowen, Nathan: 15, 17, 37, 68, 99, 100, 147, 183, 241, 309
  • Bradlee, Josiah: 90, 96
  • Brady, John: 243
  • Brady, Mrs. M.: 227
  • Briggs, Abigail: 176
  • Brigham, J. L.: 215, 221, 338
  • Brooks, Edward: 7, 10, 279
  • Buckton, Edward: 14
  • Burgess, Benjamin: 293
  • Burgess, Caroline C.: 267
  • Burgess, Otis: 336
  • Burtt, Louisa: 235

C

Calhoun to Cutler

  • Calhoun, W. B.: 74
  • Carey, Matthew: 1
  • Carter, Abigail:19, 31, 35
  • Carter, Reich: 283
  • Cary, Thomas G.:120, 260, Thomas Greaves Cary on MassHist.org
  • Cary, W. F.: 152, 153
  • Chalmers, Dr. M.: 14
  • Chickering, Jonas, [Sr.]: 101, Jonas Checkering Wikipedia
  • Child, C.: 123
  • Child, Lydia Maria: 256, Lydia Maria Wikipedia
  • Clapp, Joshua: 266
  • Codman, Henry: 36
  • Coffin, Edwin: 319
  • Colson, C.: 339
  • Croswell, W.: 289
  • Cutler, Phiny: 71, 281

D

Daniell to Dyre

  • Daniell, Josiah: 315
  • Davenport, C. J.: 251
  • Dinsmoor, Samuel: 92, Samuel Dinsmoor Wikipedia
  • Drake, James: 201
  • Draper, Nathaniel: 132
  • Duchesne, Abigail: 49
  • Dunbar, C.: 131, 154, 187, 191, 199, 231
  • Dwight, Theo. Jr.: 224, 239, 332, 337
  • Dyre, Timothy J.: 156

E

Edwards to Executive Council of Maine

  • Edwards, H. W.: 86, 130
  • Everett, Edward: 114, Edward Everett Wikipedia
  • Everett, Nancy W.: 205
  • Executive Council of Maine, order: 139, 143

F

Fearing to Fuller

  • Fearing, Mrs. M. A.: 284
  • Fellowes, Francis: 286
  • Fernald, B. C.: 250, 329
  • Fisher, J. T.: 122
  • Fisher, John Dix: 7, 10, John Dix Fisher
  • Foster, A. D.: 60
  • French, B. B.: 298
  • Friedlander, J. R.: 27, 105, 135, 226
  • Fuller, A. W.: 70

G

Gallaudet to Greene

  • Gallaudet, T. H.: 53, 95, 98, 140, 207, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet Wikipedia
  • Gardiner, W. H.: 71
  • Goff, Charles: 24, 25, 26, 29, 103, 204, 218
  • Gold, Martha W.: 265, 304
  • Granger, Roxan: 262
  • Greene, R. G.: 139, 142, 143, 188, 252, 253

H

Hallett to Hughes

  • Hallett, B. F.: 30
  • Hallock, W. A.: 196, 238, 274, 287
  • Hamilton, Amos: 259
  • Homans, John: 7
  • Hosmer, James B.: 64, 82, 144
  • Hottinguer: 8
  • Howe, J. W. [not Julia Ward]: 179
  • Howe, S. G.: 9, 10, 44, 77, 80, 81, 104, 109, 112, 116, 118, 133, 148, 155, 158, 159, 161, 162, 164, 165, 180, 182, 186, 193, 197, 200, 210, 211, 233, 234, 248, 263, 263, 269, 273, 277, 282, 325, Samuel Gridley Howe
  • Hudson, H.: 295, 330, 331
  • Hughes, Ball: 157

J

Jenks to Julius

  • Jenks, S. H.: 136
  • Johnson, Nich.: 198
  • Johnston, R.: 12, 13, 249
  • Judson, A. T.: 76
  • Julius: 303, 316

K

Keller to Knox

  • Keller, Joseph A.: 334
  • Kidd, Albert J.: 209
  • King, Aaron: 259
  • Kingsbury, O.R.: 238, 255
  • Knox, Cyrus: 259

L

Lafayette to Lovering

N

Newcomb to Nitchie

  • Newcomb, R.: 134
  • Nichols, A. R.: 252, 253, 254, 271
  • Nitchie, John: 222

O

Osgood

Osgood, W. C.: 172

 

P

Park to Putnam

R

R

S

S

  • Sanford, Mr. and Mrs. Edward: 225
  • Sargent, L. M.: 303, 318
  • Saunders, Seydia: 206
  • Sawin, John: 97
  • Sawyer, Ann L.: 121
  • Sharp, Daniel: 300, Daniel Sharp Wikipedia
  • Sherburne, James, 2nd: 62
  • Sigourney, C.: 47
  • Sigourney, L. H.: 225, 268, 276
  • Smith, John: 107, 208, 275
  • Smith, Sarah: 42, 73
  • Smith, Zabiah M.: 48, 57, 58
  • Snider, Jacob, jr.: 138, 213
  • Stebbins, James: 259
  • Stockwell, Rufus: 247, 270, 312, 317, 322
  • Stone, John S.: 290
  • Stow, Baron: 313: Baron Stow Wikipedia
  • Symmes, Mary B.: 69

T

Tucker

  • Tappan, John: 195, 199
  • Teague, Margaret B.: 117
  • Terry, Seth: 52
  • Thayer, Elizabeth: 128
  • Thayer, G. F.: 240, 242
  • Torrey, Dr. A: 21, 23
  • Towle, C. S.: 240, 242
  • Towne, Joseph H.: 306, 335
  • Trencheri, Mons.: (agreement with, 3), 4
  • Tucker, Mrs. R. D.: 174
  • Tucker, R. D.: 34, 41, 55, 67, 181, 223

U

U

  • Upton, George B.: 146, 150, 160
  • Usher, G. F.: 46, 88, 108, 129, 151

V

Vaughan

Vaughan, John: 28, 91

W

Woodbridge to Woods

Y

Young

Young, Alex: 311

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N

  • Newcomb, R.: 134
  • Nichols, A. R.: 252, 253, 254, 271
  • Nitchie, John: 222

O

Osgood, W. C.: 172

P

T

  • Tappan, John: 195, 199
  • Teague, Margaret B.: 117
  • Terry, Seth: 52
  • Thayer, Elizabeth: 128
  • Thayer, G. F.: 240, 242
  • Torrey, Dr. A: 21, 23
  • Towle, C. S.: 240, 242
  • Towne, Joseph H.: 306, 335
  • Trencheri, Mons.: (agreement with, 3), 4
  • Tucker, Mrs. R. D.: 174
  • Tucker, R. D.: 34, 41, 55, 67, 181, 223

V

Vaughan, John: 28, 91

W

Y

Young, Alex: 311