Typewritten copy of "A Boy's Life in Early Warwick, MA"
Notebook includes a picture of the Goldsbury Homestead
Goldsbury Collection located left unit, wooden cabinet, room 1a
Six Goldsbury family photos:
James Goldsbury born Feb 19, 1799 and died 1898
Paul & Roy Goldsbury taken Oberlin 1890
P.W.G. graduating from Williams 1892
Paul Goldsbury and family
A Goldsbury mother March 1, 1902
Dr. James Goldsbury as a young man
Goldsbury Collection located left unit, wooden cabinet, room 1a
Account Book of James Goldsbury, 1875-1900. Labeled No.12
Goldsbury Collection located left unit, wooden cabinet, room 1a
A 4 page letter written by Edward Cook to his brother, dated Feb 1858. Tells of his travels, sailing from New Bedford, rough storms by Cuba into Gulf of Mexico, adventures with James Webster encountering wild animals, settling into New Orleans, seeing slave auction, feeling the slaves are not as badly treated as has been reported. Some not easily read, transcribed parts are included with original letter. Not mentioned are his further travels, apparently up the Mississippi River to Bethalto, Illinois, close to St. Louis, Missouri. He writes letter from Bethalto.
Last page of a letter from R.A.C. concerning a Mrs. McKim's will, property issues ("1/2 trust property goes to Unitarian society - the other half to Library") etc. Signed, "Yours with love to both - R.A. Write soon about the water. R.A.C."
Letter to Miss Fisher re Old Home Day 1909
A letter (dated Nov 8, 1908) from R.A.C. to Miss Fisher concerning an Old Home Day program for 1909. Mary P. Wells Smith may talk but just in case Rhoda will be ready with a back-up program. The majority of the letter deals with the fact that the people of 1908 do not care about people a couple of generations back and "...who will know or care fifty years from now that you or I ever lived?"
A handwritten list (front of folded paper difficult to read) of the names of 25 Warwick men who joined in 1774 a company of Minute Men from N'fld (26 m2n). These men "marched to Cambridge upon the alarm of Lexington." The following men are on the list and they served from 23 days to 4 weeks 2 days or less. Lieut. Thomas Rich, Sergt. Joseph Mayo, Sergt. Abraham Barnes, Corp. Seth Peck, Corp.
Two poems -
"My Fifteen" (undated)
"Cook Reminiscences" (Dec. 28, 1881)
Letter to R.A.C. from a relative in San Jose, CA. Rhoda and this relative shared the same Grandmother Field of Northfield. Childhood memories - for the first time saw railroad cars, dug apples & potatoes from sandpit where they had been buried all winter, took the Munn's Ferry (Northfield Farms)across the Ct. River. Asked for information on the Field family. Glad to hear Rhoda in losing weight as the writer of letter had lost 25 lbs and is now under 200 lbs.
Two letters to Rhoda from her mother (dated Apr 28, 1880 and June 8, 1880 - both sent from Barre). Letters concern the health of individuals, planting garden, other home issues.
