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Series III: Anna Eliza Barnard, 1880-1912

Series III is composed of Anna Eliza "Widie" Barnard's correspondence and financial records dating from 1880 to 1912. The bulk of the materials date from 1880 through 1884. These dates correspond to the years she acted as the head of her household: during her husband John G. Barnard's last illness, and after his death on May 14, 1882. Her earlier correspondence and financial records are located in Series II.

Topics of correspondence in Series III include John G. Barnard's illness, which seems to have had physical and mental components; the education of John G. and Widie's children, John H., Jennie, and Nannie; the travels of Barnard family members and friends; and the welfare of Christ Church in Sheffield, Massachusetts, of which the Barnard family were members. A small amount of correspondence dating from 1884 to roughly 1888 deals with the Porter family dispute, including a draft of an 1887 letter by Anna E. Barnard to the editor of the New York Times. Frequent correspondents include Charlotte Ramsay Hall, Jane Brand Barnard, Anna McHenry Barnard, Augustus Porter Barnard, John Hall Barnard, Sydney Carr Cary, Sophia McHenry Brand, Jane Margaret Carr Cary, Anna Ledoux, H. Castegrier, Mary E. Dewey, William W. R. Hall, and Jane Augusta Porter.

Financial records in Series III document management of the Barnard family's financial and real estate assets and the distribution of John G. Barnard's estate. Records of family members' day-to-day expenses, especially those incurred during Anna E. Barnard's 1882-1883 travels in Europe, are included. The series also includes records related to the Sheffield Cemetery Association, of which Anna E. Barnard was a founding member. Correspondence related to financial management is grouped alongside other financial records in Series III.

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Box 14 Correspondence, 1880 January

Box 14 Correspondence, 1880 February

Box 14 Correspondence, 1880 March

Box 14 Correspondence, 1880 April

Box 14 Correspondence, 1880 May


Box 15 Correspondence, 1880 June

Box 15 Correspondence, 1880 July

Box 15 Correspondence, 1880 August

Box 15 Correspondence, 1880 September

Box 15 Correspondence, 1880 October

Box 15 Correspondence, 1880 November

Box 15 Correspondence, 1880 December

Box 15 Correspondence (no month), 1880


Box 16 Correspondence, 1881 January

Box 16 Correspondence, 1881 February

Box 16 Correspondence, 1881 March

Box 16 Correspondence, 1881 April


Box 17 Correspondence, 1881 May

Box 17 Correspondence, 1881 June

Box 17 Correspondence, 1881 July

Box 17 Correspondence, 1881 August


Box 18 Correspondence, 1881 September

Box 18 Correspondence, 1881 October

Box 18 Correspondence, 1881 November

Box 18 Correspondence, 1881 December

Box 18 Correspondence (no month), 1881


Box 33 William W. R. Hall letter, 1881 December 22


Box 19 Correspondence, 1882 January

Box 19 Correspondence, 1882 February

Box 19 Correspondence, 1882 March

Box 19 Correspondence, 1882 April

Box 19 Correspondence, 1882 May


Box 20 Correspondence, 1882 June

Box 20 Correspondence, 1882 July

Box 20 Correspondence, 1882 August

Box 20 Correspondence, 1882 September

Box 20 Correspondence, 1882 October

Box 20 Correspondence, 1882 November

Box 20 Correspondence, 1882 December

Box 20 Correspondence (no month), 1882


Box 31 Plan for a grave marker for John G. Barnard, circa 1882


Box 21 Correspondence, 1883 January

Box 21 Correspondence, 1883 February

Box 21 Correspondence, 1883 March

Box 21 Correspondence, 1883 April

Box 21 Correspondence, 1883 May

Box 21 Correspondence, 1883 June

Box 21 Correspondence, 1883 July

Box 21 Correspondence, 1883 August

Box 21 Correspondence, 1883 September

Box 21 Correspondence, 1883 October

Box 21 Correspondence, 1883 December

Box 21 Correspondence (no month), 1883

Box 21 Correspondence, 1884 January-March

Box 21 Correspondence, 1884 April-June

Box 21 Correspondence, 1884 July-September

Box 21 Correspondence, 1884 October-December


Box 22 Correspondence, 1885

Box 22 Correspondence, 1886

Box 22 Correspondence, 1887

Box 22 Correspondence, 1888

Box 22 Correspondence, 1889

Box 22 Correspondence, 1891

Box 22 Correspondence, 1895

Box 22 Correspondence, 1896

Box 22 Correspondence, 1897

Box 22 Correspondence, 1898

Box 22 Correspondence, 1902

Box 22 Correspondence, 1903

Box 22 Correspondence, 1907

Box 22 Correspondence, 1909

Box 22 Correspondence, undated


Box 23 Anna E. Hall confirmation certificate, 1846

Box 23 Tithes, 1859-1861

Box 23 Bills and financial correspondence, 1880


Box 31 Values of china purchased and used in Dresden, circa 1880-1884


Box 23 Bills and financial correspondence, 1881

Box 23 Anna E. Barnard power of attorney and committee appointment for John G. Barnard, 1881-1882

Box 23 Bills and financial correspondence, 1882


Box 24 Bills and financial correspondence, 1883


Box 32 Trust Estate of Mrs. Anna E. Barnard, 1883 January 1, 1886 September 1


Box 24 Bills and financial correspondence, 1884

Box 24 Bills and financial management, 1885

Box 24 Bills, 1886

Box 24 Lease to Rebecca Lennist, 1886

Box 24 Financial correspondence, 1887

Box 24 Financial correspondence, 1888

Box 24 Bills and financial correspondence, 1889

Box 24 Financial correspondence, 1890


Box 31 Mercantile Trust account statement, 1890


Box 24 Bills, 1891

Box 24 Bills, 1892

Box 24 Bills, 1893

Box 24 Bills and financial correspondence, 1894

Box 24 Bills, 1895

Box 24 Bills, 1896

Box 24 Bills and financial correspondence, 1897

Box 24 Bills and financial correspondence, 1900

Box 24 Bills and financial correspondence, 1901

Box 24 Correspondence about Anna Eliza Barnard's will, 1902

Box 24 Bills, 1903

Box 24 Financial correspondence, 1905

Box 24 Correspondence about William B. and Sophia McHenry Brand's wills, 1907, 1910

Box 24 Declaration for Widow's Pension form, 1908

Box 24 Bills and financial correspondence, 1910

Box 24 Anna Eliza Barnard will, 1911

Box 24 Bills, undated

Box 24 Sheffield Cemetery Association, 1885-1912

Box 24 Bills and receipts for cemetery fence, 1888-1890

Box 24 Cemetery Association bills, 1890

Box 24 Charlotte R. Hall account book, undated