Letter from Samuel Griffin dated New York, April 4, 1802 to John Ambler in Williamsburg, Virginia. Griffin states that Ambler can continue in the house for the same rent as the previous year and may make any improvements he feels are necessary. Griffin writes that it will be acceptable to have Bowden (probably John Bowden who was a carpenter in Williamsburg) rebuild the front porch and that the necessary materials are available at the plantation or on the lot. Griffin thanks Ambler for the trouble he will be under to plant the poplars and asks if they can be extended around the stable lot. Griffin mentions the pears on the property and states that L. Tazewell can tell Ambler which pears are best.

Collection includes manuscript letters from Abbot to former Harvard classmate Samuel Griffin. Also includes transcripts of several letters. Topics include personal matters and activities at Harvard and the Cambridge, Massachusetts area.

"This calendar is No. 2 of the Calendars of the Washington Manuscripts. It covers Washington's correspondence with the military and naval officers of every rank of Continental and State troops, the French auxiliaries, foreign ministers and agents, and officers in the British service. It should be used in connection with Calendar No. 1 (The Correspondence of George Washington with the Continental Congress. Washington: 1906), entries from which are occasionally duplicated for convenience of reference"--Prefatory note

The 6th Michigan Volunteer Infantry first deployed to Baltimore, where the soldiers' exemplary demeanor charmed a mainly secessionist population. Their subsequent service along the Mississippi River was a perfect storm of epidemic disease, logistical failures, guerrilla warfare, profiteering, martinet West Pointers and scheming field officers, along with the doldrums of camp life punctuated by bloody battles. The Michiganders responded with alcoholism, insubordination and depredations. Yet they saved the Union right at Baton Rouge and executed suicidal charges at Port Hudson. This first modern history of the controversial regiment concludes with a statistical analysis, a roster and a brief summary of its service following conversion to heavy artillery.