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Plans proposed by Henry Witherell to invite "the boys in the blue" who enlisted from Warwick 1861-65 during the year of Gettysburg's 50th anniversary. Veterans would furnish an hour of reminiscences, followed by a roll call, exercises at the cemetery, a banquet at noon, another roll call when a descendant or other relative could answer for a fellow soldier, ending with a reception.

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."

Handwritten document with facts about the citizens of Roxbury Canada voting (on May 21, 1760) to raise "lawful money to defray the charges of some suitable orthodox minister's preaching". It was written on the backside of the W.M. Welch MF'G Company's advertisement.

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.

A letter dated March 1921 to Rhoda Cook from Annie Stevens. Main content is a concern for the protection of church records

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.

A handwritten letter addressed to a Mr. Lee, from (at the earliest) 1915. Contains some facts about property disagreements etc. The first paragraph reads, "Dear Mr. Lee, When the only trustee of an estate dies, does not the law - the court or judge appoint one in his place?"

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.