Box 4

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Letter: Philadelphia, Pa., to "My dear wife"

ALS. Written while at a physicians' convention in Philadelphia. Writes of social events and visits arranged by convention organizers. "We must at no distant day pay a visit to this city, there is so much here that is really worth seeing."

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Letter: to Nehemiah Hubbard, Middletown

ALS. Brief note asks the recipient if he would like some vinegar, as the writer has extra on hand.

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Letters: to various correspondents

8 ALsS. Correspondence includes letters of recommendation for constituents desiring government positions, acceptance of an award, and requests for reports and copies of speeches. Correspondents include Edward Olmsted, Philadelphia city solicitor; A.P. Upshur, secretary of the Navy; President Millard Fillmore; and L.J. Cist.

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Autograph ANS. "Very truly yours--Edward Channing."

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Letter: to John C. Jay, Rye, N.Y.

ALS. "I have had the honor to receive from you the official notice of my having been elected a member of the New York Yacht Club . . ."

Scope and Contents Letter: to John C. Jay, Rye, N.Y.ALS, occasionally illegible: "My dear Dr. I have great pleasure in sending you a Journal of the last Convention[?]. In my official report I could not deny myself the melancholy pleasure of recording my sense[?] of your Father's life[?] - and I beg to assure you, that, independently of your personal claims upon my regard, your relationship to him would always secure for you a place in the heart of your unworthy but very[?] sincere...

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Letter: Nice, France, to William A. Seavers

ALS. Describes the receptions he has received in Europe at various places. "We had a charming and jovial visit to Dickens . . . How you would have enjoyed it old fellow. He wanted us to remain a week." Lists the many other invitations they have received, and the kindness he has met with at newspapers in England, Germany, France, and Norway.

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Letter: Philadelphia, Pa., to William A. Seavers

ALS. "If you should conclude to make any mention of our Saturday Club Party I would like 300 weeklys to send to our friends abroad." Goes on to list a number of illustrious personages who have attended his parties.

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Letter: Philadelphia, Pa., to the International Committee of Young Men's Christian Associations

ALS. Written in the third person, Childs declines a dinner invitation.

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Autograph: Philadelphia, Pa., to Mary R. H. Carpenter

ALS. "Mary R. H. Carpenter, With the kind regards and appreciation of her friend, Geo. W. Childs."