Box 5

1 ALS with detail about son, Edward [who died a few months later, 8 mo 31, 1810.] Visiting with Friends at Mill Town.

1 ALS to his mother. Fanny and Edward in Bristol.

1 ALS to his niece with news of Quaker meetings and ministers, including Susan Horne. George Churchman (1730-1814) visiting the meeting, and Bringhurst comments on his keeping on his hat; Jacob Ridgway trying to leave France.

2 ALsS. Letter from New York, dated 6 mo 14, 1811, visiting Friends in Fishkill, Poughkeepsie, Nine Partners, Purchase, etc.

9 ALsS to sisters Anna Canby, Edith Ferris, and Deborah Bringhurst. Domestic issues, including hiring a young girl of 7.

ALS, attending Yearly Meeting in NY, visiting friends, comments on visiting ministers, particularly Susanna Horne.

4 ALsS. Letters from Benjamin of 3 month, 1812, indicates that Fanny was having trouble nursing and in fragile health. He also described visit of Susan Horne and plan for her, together with Thomas Scattergood and Ellis Yarnall to visit Friends in Middle District. Also Isaac Sharpless' financial problems in NYC. Both mention that Anna (born 1811) and their earlier babies (who died in infancy) were difficult infants. In 1813, Benjamin was contemplating a change of occupation.

2 ALsS, writes of baby Anna's health problems and difficulty in nursing

9 ALsS. Letter of 1 month 8, 1812, talks about her sister's namesake, Anna, who is introduced to bottle feeding [Anna would die suddenly, 9/29/1814]. Cousin Hannah Gibbons is helping with the baby. 9 month, reports that Benjamin under much stress.

1 ALS, with ten dollars, to his niece