Scope and Contents From the Collection: The papers are a collection of letters written to Mary Ann Brigham Livermore and Stephen G. Livermore from friends and family members throughout the New England region. Stephen Livermore originated out of Marlboro, Mass.  Some of the papers are letters from him to Mary Ann before their marriage.  Many of the letters are from family that live in Massachusetts towns such as Worcester, Boston, Millbury, Marlboro, Harvard, and Holden.  Other locations include Dover, N.H., Wells River, Vt., and...

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February 4, 1850. Aaron Livermore to Stephen Livermore Millbury, Massachusetts. Describes the death of his little brother on January 18. Also mentions the death and burial of Mr. Preston.

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March 3, 1850. P.A. Bliss [?] to Mary Ann Livermore Worcester, Massachusetts. A cold is going around Worcester and making people sick…sister was sick with the influenza but recovered.

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March 8, 1850. Mina[?] to father [?] Worcester, Massachusetts. She had rested in the winter so as to get right to work when she returned home.

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Unknown Date. Sister[?] to Mary Ann Livermore Springfield, Massachusetts. Father came back from Worcester…grandmother is recovering although still not well enough to travel. Edward is to spend the summer with their family.

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April 21, 1850. [?] to Stephen Livermore Wells River, Vermont. [Stephen’s] bother is very sick… he advises him to visit because the doctor has said he does not have much longer to live.

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May 13, 1850. George W. Livermore to Stephen Livermore Millbury, Massachusetts. He is staying in Millbury this summer…possibly a whole extra year if they give him the farm…but he wants to go to school in that fall.