Box 7
Contains 13 Results:
Meeting Papers, 1804-1863
Letters addressed to New England Quarterly Meeting by George Churchman, 1804, Extract "On Spiritual Silence" from the journal of Jesse Kersey, copied for Abel Collins by Job Munroe, 1817. Minutes and correspondence from South Kingstown Monthly Meeting, and Hopkinton Preperative Meeting (these papers are primarily associated with Abel F. Collins)
Poems and Essays
Some copied and some original poems, including several by Francis W. Collins, one by Electa J. Collins, a sewn volume entitled "Rosy the Wreath" compiled by Clarkson Collins, an anonymous poem "On the death of A.M. Collins," and several signed "Rustic Bard" in the handwriting of Francis W. Collins
Recipes
Album of photographs
Album belonged to Francis Wendell Collins, and depicted members of the Collins family (as identified in 1954 by Francis Winfield Collins): Electa J. and Abel F., Ruth H. and Job S., Clarkson T. and Chalkley C., Francis Wendell and Alice V., and A. Chalkley Collins, as well as many other unidentified photographs.
Miscellaneous
Clippings, wedding invitations, birth announcements, an index to biblical passages, unidentified photographs, and a ribbon
Account book, n.d.
Receipts, 1795-1875, n.d.
Reciepts of Isaac, Abel, Mary A., and Amos Collins, and others.
Index to account book, n.d.
Correspondence regarding school and teaching, 1867-1881
Primarily associated with Francis W. Collins, including job offers and his teaching certificate.