Scope and Contents 13 Sept. 1856. T[homas] Buchanan Read/ Liverpool/ [Eng.], to Mrs. [?] Gray. Tells of voyage to England taking 2(d days, and the discovery of a major leak, "one inch per minute I" from the ship on the second day; constant pumping kept the ship afloat; wrote two poems while on board, which he hopes will be good enough to be published; comments on the upcoming presidential election in the United States, stating that everyone in England is "in favor of Freedom which means of course [John...

Scope and Contents 31 July circa 1778. John Gilchrist, Galatea, off New London, Connecticut, to Peggy, Describes rowing in Huntington Bay looking for Mr. McClellan; Captain Southard is current "masmate" strong winds have kept his ship from schedule; mentions meeting the "French Squadron" near Rhode Island. 18 December 1780. John Gilchrist to Peggy. Lengthy discussion centering on her excuses for not writing; describes the new uniform of Captain R. John Gilchrist, "Loyalist, Sandy Hook," New Jersey, to Peggy,...