Horace Mann, Jr., papers 1864-1868

Container / Location Title

Box 1
Correspondence and Documents [series]:

Folder 1
1734 January 4 . [Joseph Dwight?] ADS to Obadiah Wright; Brookfield, [Massachusetts]. (2 pages)
Arrest warrant for slander signed by Joseph Dwight, issued to Obadiah Wright, the Sheriff of Worcester County and against James Orms.

Folder 2
1736 May 12 . Christopher Jacob Lawton ALS to Joseph Dwight; Leicester, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Outline of legal action Lawton is taking against Colonel Pynchon.

Folder 3
1737 January 26 . Christopher Jacob Lawton ALS to Joseph Dwight; Leicester, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Updates Dwight about his legal actions.

Folder 4
1737 August 29 . Christopher Jacob Lawton ALS to Joseph Dwight; Leicester, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Includes information about Lawton's legal actions.

Folder 5
1737 November 24 . Thomas Harman ALS to Joseph Dwight; Worcester, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
This short note includes a short request for legal summons for various people.

Folder 6
1738 June 26 . Ephraim Haywood ALS to Joseph Dwight; Highlands, New York. (2 pages)
Concerns debt that Hayward owes to Dwight.

Folder 7
1739 February 28 . [Edward Winslow?] DS to Joseph Dwight, Oliver Partridge, William Pynchon, Jr., [Samuel Marshfield?]; Boston, Massachusetts. (1 page)
Grants official power of attorney to Joseph Dwight, et al.

Folder 8
1739 July 29 . Peter Goodnow ALS to Joseph Dwight; Sudbury, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Concerns the payment options for Goodnow's debt.

Folder 9
1740 May 8 . Joseph Dwight ADS; Great Barrington, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
This one page transcript of the proceedings of the proprietors of Muddy Brook lays out certain land allotments.

Folder 10
1740 August 15 . Court of Hampshire County DS; Boston, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
This legal document allots recently deceased Henry Dwight's land amongst his heirs.

Folder 11
1740 November 25 . Joseph Dwight DS; Brookfield, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
This document contains the official execution of the case between Nahum Ward and Daniel Gookin, and is signed by Dwight, acting as a justice of the peace.

Folder 12
1741 September 10 . Ephraim Hayward ALS to Joseph Dwight; Peekskill, [New York]. (1 page)
This letter to Dwight concerns the payment of Hayward's outstanding debt.

Folder 13
1742 May 27 . Josiah Willard ALS to Joseph Dwight; Boston, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Includes an official announcement of Dwights naming to the governor's council of Massachusetts.

Folder 14
1742 September 6 . William Pynchon ALS to Joseph Dwight; Springfield, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
William Pynchon, Dwight's brother-in-law, writes about the possible sale of items from his late father's estate.

Folder 15
1743 July 2 . Joseph Dwight ALS to Lydia Dwight; Brookfield, [Massachusetts]. (2 pages)
In this letter to his mother, Dwight offers condolences for an unnamed loss.

Folder 16
1743 August 6 . Ephraim Williams ALS to Joseph Dwight; Stockbridge, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Williams asks Dwight to please bring bonds to court in person.

Folder 17
1743 October 9 . Edmund Dwight ALS to Joseph Dwight; Hatfield, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Edmund Dwight states that he will pay back his debt soon.

Folder 18
1744 March 27 . Joseph Dwight ALS to Josiah Dwight; S.L. (1 page)
Concerns debts that Joseph Dwight owed and that he wanted his brother to look at to reconcile charges with actual amount due.

Folder 19
1744 May 17 . Ephraim Williams ALS to Joseph Dwight; Springfield, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Concerns Ephraim Williams' bonds, and their future payment.

Oversize Folder
1746 . Document; s.l. (1 page)
Muster Roll for Samuel Kent's company.

Folder 20
1746 . Document; s.l. (3 pages)
Muster Roll for the Second Company under Colonel Joseph Dwight's Regiment.

Folder 21
1746 . Document; s.l. (1 page)
This document includes a partial list of Colonel Joseph Dwight's company.

Folder 22
1746 . [Eleazer Melvin?] ADS; s.l. (2 pages)
Muster Roll for milita men enlisted for the Canadian Expedition.

Folder 23
1746 February 11 . John Chandler ALS to Joseph Dwight; Worcester, [Massachusetts]. (2 pages)
This letter contains a recommendation for John Chandler's son and nephew to serve as soldiers in Dwight's company.

Folder 24
1746 February 15 . Ephraim Williams ALS to Joseph Dwight; Stockbridge, [Massachusetts]. (2 pages)
Includes commentary about dealing with the Native Americans working in tandem with Williams.

Folder 25
1746 March 8 . Aaron Cleveland ALS to Joseph Dwight; [Springfield, Massachusetts?]. (1 page)
Describes general unrest in Cleveland's company about the lack of payment for their services up to this point.

Oversize Folder
1746 April 17 . Document; Boston, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Includes part of a Muster Roll for Thomas Cheney's company.

Folder 26
1746 July 14 . William Williams ALS to Joseph Dwight; Hadley, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Includes information about the regiment's organization.

Folder 27
1746 August 8 . Hezekiah Ward ALS to Joseph Stevens; Southborough, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
This letter originally accompanied the enlistment papers of all men under Ward.

Folder 28
[1746 August 25] . John Leffingwell ALS to Joseph Dwight; s.l. (1 page)
Leffingwell asks Dwight to care for his slave, which he enlisted on August 25, 1746.

Folder 29
1746 September 24 . Elijah Williams ALS to Joseph Dwight; Boston, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Includes a brief account of the number of men in Williams' company furnished with clothes, guns, and blankets.

Folder 30
1746 October 7 . Samuel Kent ALS to Joseph Dwight; Springfield, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Informing Dwight that has arrived in Springfield with men from Connecticut.

Folder 31
1746 October 13 . William Williams ALS to Joseph Dwight; s.l. (1 page)
Nominates Elisha Hawley for adjutancy.

Folder 32
1746 October 17 . William Brintnall ALS to Joseph Dwight; Springfield, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Contains discussion on the past-due payment of some of Brintnall's men.

Folder 33
1746 October 23 . Samuel Kent ALS to Joseph Dwight; Boston, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
This letter from Samuel Kent informs Dwight that the French fleet has set sail for Annapolis.

Folder 34
1746 October 27 . John Sergeant ALS to Joseph Dwight; Stockbridge, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Reverend John Sergeant informs Dwight that he will be the chaplain traveling with the regiment.

Folder 35
1746 November 12 . John Hurlbutt ALS to [Joseph Dwight]; Hadley, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Includes an account of his soldiers complaining that they are sick of waiting and are ready to undertake the expedition to Canada.

Folder 36
1746 November 22 . Elijah Williams ALS to Joseph Dwight; Deerfield, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Expresses concern over the current plan to discharge standing forces and dismantle forts.

Folder 37
1746 November 24 . Ephraim Williams ALS to Joseph Dwight; Stockbridge, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Includes more information about soldiers' displeasure due to lack of supplies. Also contains an account of a group of Mohawks' return from Canada.

Folder 38
1746 December 9 . William Williams ALS to Joseph Dwight; Hatfield, [Massachusetts]. (2 pages)
Wishes for more supplies for his men.

Folder 39
1746 December 24 . William Williams ALS to Joseph Dwight; Hatfield, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
This letter accompanied a muster roll being sent to Dwight.

Folder 40
1747 . [Elijah Williams] ADS; s.l. (1 page)
Includes a partial list of the troops under Williams' command.

Folder 41
1747 January 19 . [John Stoddard] AL to [Joseph Dwight]; s.l. (2 pages)
Includes a statement of concern that some officers in Dwight's regiment are collecting pay based off of fake enlistment numbers.

Folder 42
1747 February 2 . Elijah Williams ALS to Joseph Dwight; s.l. (1 page)
Includes a letter in which Williams expresses concern for the state of his soldiers, claiming that they are impatient because they have not yet been paid.

Folder 43
1747 February 10 . William Shirley ALS to Joseph Dwight; Boston, [Massachusetts]. (2 pages)
Discusses a rumor that states officers must give part of their pay to the Governor, and Shirley hopes that Dwight can end this rumor.

Folder 44
1747 February 21 . Document; Springfield, [Massachusetts]. (2 pages)
Is a list of men from Captain Thomas Cheney's company that have blankets, cartridge boxes, flash, and snapsacks.

Folder 45
1747 February 22 . Document; Westfield, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Includes a list of clothing delivered to Cheney's men for the Canadian expidition.

Folder 46
1747 March 2 . Ephraim Hayward ALS to Joseph Dwight; Brookfield, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
In this letter, Hayward asks Dwight to sell the rights to his unpaid wages at a discount so that he May receive his money as soon as possible.

Folder 47
1747 March 30 . Joseph Stevens ALS to Joseph Dwight; Rutland, [Vermont?]. (1 page)
Stevens asks about how his son has served under Dwight.

Folder 48
1747 April . Document; s.l. (1 page)
Contains a summary list of militia men returning to Massachusetts.

Folder 49
1747 April 10 . Samuel Kendall ALS to Joseph Dwight; New Salem, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Kendall asks Dwight for an additional 20 men to garrison in New Salem, as he and his people feel constantly under threat of French attack.

Folder 50
1747 April 14 . Seth Pomroy ALS to Joseph Dwight; Northampton, [Massachusetts]. (2 pages)
Pomroy inquires about a few of Dwight's troops and their orders for the future.

Folder 51
1747 April 18 . James Minot ALS to Joseph Dwight; Boston, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Relays an order to travel to Northfield and construct block houses within the line from Northfield to Townsend.

Folder 52
1747 April 25 . David King ALS; Springfield, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
King requests money for the payment of his troops.

Folder 53
1747 May 1 . Joseph Richardson ALS; Deerfield, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
There are men available for service in Deerfield, and asks for information about the Court's war decisions.

Folder 54
1747 May 2 . William Williams ALS to Joseph Dwight; Hatfield, [Massachusetts]. (2 pages)
Includes information on the men in Dwight's regiment; "I am morally certain the 6 10th of the Cannada men of your Honble Regt. had rather go a scalping than perform any of the duty assigned them."

Folder 55
1747 May 4 . Samuel Hunt ALS to Joseph Dwight; Fort Dummer, [Vermont]. (1 page)
Requests men that can act as "pilots" and informs Dwight that the men have heard the enemy moving about the fort, but have not seen any troops.

Folder 56
1747 May 9 . Province of the Massachusetts Bay DS to Sheriff of Hampshire County; Northampton, Massachusetts. (2 pages)
Contains an arrest warrant for four soldiers accused of mutiny in Colonel William Williams' regiment. Signed by John Stoddard.

Folder 57
1747 June 21-1747 July 8 . [Joseph Dwight] AD; s.l. (2 pages)
Joseph Dwight journal entries that show his day-to-day activities and decisions while out in the field.

Folder 58
1747 June 9 . Nathan Rice ADS to Mary Dwight; Brookfield, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Receipt for four pounds of ball.

Folder 59
1747 June 17 . John Lydius Cy to John Stoddard; Albany, [New York]. (2 pages)
Copy of a letter from Lydius to Stoddard that includes a report from several Native Americans working with the British. Provides a summary of the enemy's troops at Crown Point.

Folder 60
1747 June 18 . Hezekiah Ward ALS to Joseph Dwight; [Nichoowagg?]. (1 page)
Informs Dwight that soldiers are demanding pay for their services.

Folder 61
1747 June 23 . William Williams ALS to Joseph Dwight; Deerfield, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Outlines scouting actions, and informs Dwight that there is "no news yet from France."

Folder 62
1747 June 24 . Ephraim Williams ALS to Joseph Dwight; Fort Massachusetts, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Asks Dwight to send men to Crown Point in the event of the Canadian Expedition's failure in order to dissauge the enemy troops stationed there.

Folder 63
1747 June 26 . E. Hutchinson ALS to Joseph Dwight; Boston, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Includes a request for a muster roll of all the troops for the Canadian expedition.

Folder 64
1747 June 29 . Ephraim Williams ALS to Joseph Dwight; Fort Massachusetts, [Massachusetts]. (2 pages)
Informs Dwight that the men at Stockbridge are uneasy and Williams cannot do them justice.

Folder 65
1747 July 1 . Eleazer Melvin ALS; Northfield, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Melvin and Lieutenant Burt can provide thirty men and asks for orders.

Folder 66
1747 July 2 . William Williams ALS to Joseph Dwight; Deerfield, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Beseeches Dwight and "the patriots of our Country that something in the offensive May be put in Execution."

Folder 67
1747 July 4 . Ephraim Williams ALS to Joseph Dwight; Fort Massachusetts, [Massachusetts]. (2 pages)
Discusses the state of Pettebone's men, claiming that they are nearly naked and "quite lousy."

Folder 68
1747 July 5 . Elijah Williams ALS to Joseph Dwight; Deerfield, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Williams claims that men are beginning to consider desertion because they have not received pay, and they do not have the necessary provisions to survive.

Folder 69
1747 July 6 . Elijah Williams ALS to Joseph Dwight; Deerfield, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Williams has ordered the arrest of two men who refused to go on a scouting expedition to Hoosick.

Folder 70
1747 July 7 . John Wheelwright ALS to Joseph Dwight; Boston, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Wheelwright informs Dwight that he supplied money to Colonely Josiah Willard with money for Fort Number 4.

Folder 71
1747 July 8 . Ephraim Williams ALS to Joseph Dwight; Fort Massachusetts, [Massachusetts]. (2 pages)
Complains about his fellow officers, and disparages their inaction upon learning that enemy forces approach.

Folder 72
1747 July 9 . Israel Williams ALS to Joseph Dwight; Hatfield, [Massachusetts]. (2 pages)
Williams informs Dwight that the men cannot move without money or provisions.

Folder 73
1747 July 11 . William Williams ALS to Joseph Dwight; Deerfield, [Massachusetts]. (3 pages)
Explains why his men find the new pay proposal insufficient, and continues into a lengthy description of a corpse that Williams' men found in a nearby river.

Folder 74
1747 July 12 . Ephraim Williams ALS to Joseph Dwight; Fort Massachusetts, [Massachusetts]. (2 pages)
Includes confirmation of an attack on a settlement 80 miles north of Albany. Williams also urges Dwight to order a counter-attack on the French troops.

Folder 75
1747 July 27 . John Chandler ALS to Joseph Dwight; s.l. (1 page)
Contains a short note from Chandler pertaining the use of his men.

Folder 76
1747 July 29 . Eleazer Melvin ALS to Joseph Dwight; Northfield, [Massachusetts]. (2 pages)
This letter describes Melvin's March to Fort Number 4, and states that his men are "uneasy by reason of being almost naked and barefoot."

Folder 77
1747 July 31 . William Williams ALS to Joseph Dwight; Deerfield, [Massachusetts]. (2 pages)
Informs Dwight that Fort Number 4 is almost completely out of food, and that enemies are frequently moving around the Fort.

Folder 78
1747 August 4 . Thomas Cheney ALS to Joseph Dwight; Northfield, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Cheney's men lack clothing, and would like time off to visit their families, but they are generally peaceable. Cheney has not seen his family for four months.

Folder 79
1747 August 10 . Nathaniel Lothrop ALS; Fort No. 4, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Includes information that the provisions are almost completely gone and that the men were about to desert, but Lothrop convinced them to stay for one more week. Also includes a description of one soldier's skirmish with two Native Americans outside of the fort.

Folder 80
1747 August 12 . David King ALS to Joseph Dwight; Fort Massachusetts, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Concerns troop movements around Fort Massachusetts.

Folder 81
1747 August 12 . Samuel Pettebone ALS to Joseph Dwight; Fort Dummer, [Vermont]. (1 page)
Provides greater detail of the man that escaped ambush by Native American's originally mentioned in Lothrop's August 10 account.

Folder 82
1747 August 14 . Nathaniel Kellogg ALS to Joseph Dwight; Fort Massachusetts, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Describes an incident in which a dog wanders into the fort, and the men decided that the dog belonged to French troops. They released the dog with a humorous note attached to its collar.

Folder 83
1747 August 17 . Oliver Warner ALS to Joseph Dwight; [Dequiage?]. (1 page)
Warner asks Dwight to give two soldiers leave to see their families.

Folder 84
1747 August 17 . Hezekiah Ward ALS to Joseph Dwight; [Nichoowagg?]. (1 page)
Soldiers requesting leave in Oliver Warner's letter from August 17 will travel with Ward to speak with Dwight. Also, Ward worries about the state of supplies, claiming that his troops' ammunition is almost completely spent.

Folder 85
1747 August 20 . Elijah Williams ALS to Joseph Dwight; Deerfield, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Addresses the killing of an unidentified animal near Green River, apologizes for any possible misdeed he May have committed, and asks for troops to help a small settlement who are afraid to stay at home.

Folder 86
1747 August 25 . Phineas Stevens ALS to Joseph Dwight; Deerfield, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Discusses the current state of garrisoned soldiers, and informs Dwight that their morale is low because they receive the same amount of pay as militia men.

Folder 87
1747 August 27 . Elias Alexander, Ebenezer Alexander Cy to Joseph Dwight; Northfield, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Contains contemporary copies of letters describing the killing of two oxen and an exchange of gunfire with enemy Native Americans.

Oversize Folder
1747 September 8 . [Thomas Cheney, William Shirley] ADS; Boston, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Muster Roll for Thomas Cheney's company.

Oversize Folder
1747 October 31 . Document; s.l. (1 page)
Payroll for the non commissioned officers and private men in Thomas Cheney's company.

Oversize Folder
1747 October 31 . Document; s.l. (1 page)
Payroll for the non commissioned officers and private men in Joseph Dwight's company.

Folder 88
1747 November 10 . David King ALS to Joseph Dwight; Boston, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
This memorandum informs Dwight that there are several articles of clothing ready at King's house in Westfield.

Folder 89
1747 December 25 . William Shirley ALS to Joseph Dwight; s.l. (1 page)
Requests to see the draft of a bond for soldier's pay.

Box 2 Folder 1
1748 January 2 . Edmund Dwight ALS to Joseph Dwight; Louisbourg, [Nova Scotia]. (2 pages)
Includes a hope that Edmund Dwight's unit at Louisbourg will soon leave on a fleet expected to arrive in early spring.

Folder 2
1748 January 11 . Stephen Williams ALS to Joseph Dwight; Longmeadow, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Cocerns financial interests that Dwight handles for Williams; "I have good Assurance you have taken proper care of my interests."

Folder 3
1748 January 25 . William Williams ALS to Joseph Dwight; Deerfield, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Williams expresses concern over Dwight's health, and then asks for what more information Dwight needs from him in order to secure payment for troops under Williams' command.

Folder 4
1748 January 27 . Benjamin Doolittle ALS to Joseph Dwight; s.l. (1 page)
Involves pay for Doolittle, who must pay out a large sum of money in a short amount of time.

Folder 5
1748 February 12 . Ephraim Blackman ALS to Joseph Dwight; Marlborough, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Blackman, an injured veteran of the Canadian campaign, asks Dwight for charity. Blackman lost both of his feet to frostbite during a scouting trip.

Folder 6
1748 February 22 . Joseph Dwight ADfS to William Shirley; Brookfield, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
This draft of a letter to Shirley mentions that two unnamed Captains under Dwight's command have yet to pay their companies.

Folder 7
1748 May 23 . Seth Pomroy ALS to Joseph Dwight; Northampton, [Massachusetts]. (2 pages)
List of soldiers and the payments they received.

Folder 8
1748 May 30 . William Vanderspiegel ALS to Joseph Dwight; Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania]. (1 page)
This letter discusses unpaid private bills owed to Dwight, and that Vanderspiegel does not believe he will be able to raise the money he owes in a short amount of time.

Folder 9
1748 August 7 . John Chandler ALS; s.l. (1 page)
Chandler did not receive a letter until four days after he wrote it, and therefore has only been able to raise thirty-four volunteers in response to a recent alarm.

Folder 10
1748 August 10 . John Chandler ALS to Joseph Dwight; Worcester, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Chandler informs Dwight that he has sent recruits, and directs him that his men "expect to be treated with punctuality not to be obliged to tarry more than Twelve days from their arrivall at Northfield."

Folder 11
1748 August 10 . Eleazar Porter, Israel Williams ALS to Captains and Chief Commanders of the Hampshire County Militia; Hatfield, [Massachusetts]. (2 pages)
This letter includes a description of the enemies along the Western frontier, and requests action from the Hampshire County Milita. They write that the enemy has "for a long time…taken up their residence amongst us, without any thing effectual being done by our Government to repell and drive them away."

Folder 12
1748 August 11 . [Seth Pomroy] ADS; Northampton, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
List of volunteers under Dwight's command.

Folder 13
1748 September 9 . Edmund Quincy ALS to Joseph Dwight; Boston, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Relays information about the state of the treasury and movement of funds.

Folder 14
1748 September 13 . Green and Walker ALS to Joseph Dwight; Boston, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Regards a personal shipment awaiting Dwight's pickup.

Folder 15
1748 November 24 . William Brintnall ALS to Joseph Dwight; Middletown, [Connecticut?]. (1 page)
Brintnall has sent a man to Dwight to pick up as much money as Dwight can give him to pay for the soldiers under his command.

Folder 16
1749 January 15 . J. Little ALS to William Speaker; s.l. (1 page)
Concerns upholding and adhering to the Bills of other governments.

Folder 17
1749 February 23 . William Brintnall ALS to Joseph Dwight; Middletown, [Connecticut?]. (1 page)
Brintnall is not happy in the settlement of his payments; "I am not satisfied with the settlement of our affairs and I certainly know that I have not Justice done me in several articles."

Folder 18
1749 April 5 . Dudley Bradstreet ALS to William Shirley; Boston, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Bradstreet, a soldier under Dwight for the intended Canadian expedition, requests back pay from Shirley for the costs of having to spend his own money in order to subsist while enlisted under Dwight.

Folder 19
1749 August 15 . John Chandler ALS to Joseph Dwight; Worcester, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Informs Dwight that neither Chandler's son nor his wife can fill in for him, and therefore, he "can't go if [he] had an opportunity."

Folder 20
1749 September 5 . Edward Manning ALS to Joseph Dwight; Cambridge, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Discusses the payment for chairs for Dwight.

Folder 21
1749 September 10 . Lydia Doolittle ALS to Joseph Dwight; Northfield, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Doolittle seeks back pay for her husband, who worked as a surgeon for Dwight's regiment.

Folder 22
1749 September 20 . John Gorham ALS; Hallifax, [Massachusetts]. (4 pages)
Contains a lengthy description of peace treaty negotiations with Native Americans along the Western frontier.

Folder 23
1749 September 23 . Jonathan Dwight ALS to Joseph Dwight; Boston, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
This letter recounts Jonathan Dwight's multiple attempts to see Governor Shirley.

Folder 24
1750 April 13 . Lydia Doolittle ALS to Joseph Dwight; Northfield, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Second inquiry from Doolittle about back pay for her late husband's work as a surgeon.

Folder 25
1750 May 14 . John Cobbett, Jr. ALS; Middletown, [Connecticut?]. (1 page)
Cobbet claims that he never received 24 pounds in payment, and that "my not being in the least sensible of my receiving it makes me suspect that it is a mistake."

Folder 26
1750 June 19 . John Hunt, Thomas Hunt ALS to Joseph Dwight; Boston, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
"As we have occasion for a considerable sum of money now occasions Our Writing to you to Begg the favour of you to send us some money by first good opportunity."

Folder 27
1751 April 27 . John Love ALS to Joseph Dwight; Leicester, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Love requests an allotment of land that Dwight owns and has not yet granted to anyone.

Folder 28
1756 February 16 . Josiah Dwight ALS to Joseph Dwight; Fort Anson, [Massachusetts]. (1 page)
Letter listing soldiers and their pay.

Folder 29
1762 February 3 . Joseph Dwight ALS to Jedidiah Foster; Great Barrington, [Massachusetts]. (3 pages)
In this letter to Jedidiah Foster, Dwight mentions that his health is deteriorating and that he cannot make long journeys anymore. As such, he gives power of attorney to Foster so that he May settle his debts, one of which is to Governor Shirley.

Folder 30
n.d. Thomas Gilbert ALS to Joseph Dwight; s.l. (1 page)
Concerns the ordaination of a minister.

Folder 31
n.d. [Joseph Dwight] ADf to [William Pepperrell]; s.l. (1 page)
Draft of a letter from Dwight, praising William Pepperrell for his bravery and comportment at the Siege of Louisbourg.

Folder 32
n.d. James Scutt ALS to Joseph Dwight; Enfield, [Connecticut?]. (1 page)
Concerns the enlistment of men under Dwight's command.