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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Correspondence, 1880 January
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Correspondence, 1880 February
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Correspondence, 1880 March
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Correspondence, 1880 April
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Correspondence, 1880 May
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Correspondence, 1880 June
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Correspondence, 1880 July
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Correspondence, 1880 August
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Correspondence, 1880 September
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Correspondence, 1880 October
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Correspondence, 1880 November
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Correspondence, 1880 December
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Correspondence (no month), 1880
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Correspondence, 1881 January
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Correspondence, 1881 February
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Correspondence, 1881 March
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Correspondence, 1881 April
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Correspondence, 1881 May
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Correspondence, 1881 June
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Correspondence, 1881 July
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Correspondence, 1881 August
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Correspondence, 1881 September
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Correspondence, 1881 October
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Correspondence, 1881 November
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Correspondence, 1881 December
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Correspondence (no month), 1881
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William W. R. Hall letter, 1881 December 22
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Correspondence, 1882 January
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Correspondence, 1882 February
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Correspondence, 1882 March
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Correspondence, 1882 April
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Correspondence, 1882 May
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Correspondence, 1882 June
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Correspondence, 1882 July
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Correspondence, 1882 August
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Correspondence, 1882 September
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Correspondence, 1882 October
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Correspondence, 1882 November
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Correspondence, 1882 December
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Correspondence (no month), 1882
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Plan for a grave marker for John G. Barnard, circa 1882
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Correspondence, 1883 January
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Correspondence, 1883 February
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Correspondence, 1883 March
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Correspondence, 1883 April
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Correspondence, 1883 May
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Correspondence, 1883 June
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Correspondence, 1883 July
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Correspondence, 1883 August
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Correspondence, 1883 September
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Correspondence, 1883 October
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Correspondence, 1883 December
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Correspondence (no month), 1883
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Correspondence, 1884 January-March
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Correspondence, 1884 April-June
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Correspondence, 1884 July-September
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Correspondence, 1884 October-December
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Correspondence, 1885
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Correspondence, 1886
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Correspondence, 1887
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Correspondence, 1888
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Correspondence, 1889
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Correspondence, 1891
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Correspondence, 1895
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Correspondence, 1896
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Correspondence, 1897
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Correspondence, 1898
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Correspondence, 1902
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Correspondence, 1903
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Correspondence, 1907
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Correspondence, 1909
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Correspondence, undated
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Anna E. Hall confirmation certificate, 1846
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Tithes, 1859-1861
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Bills and financial correspondence, 1880
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Values of china purchased and used in Dresden, circa 1880-1884
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Bills and financial correspondence, 1881
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Anna E. Barnard power of attorney and committee appointment for John G. Barnard, 1881-1882
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Bills and financial correspondence, 1882
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Bills and financial correspondence, 1883
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Trust Estate of Mrs. Anna E. Barnard, 1883 January 1, 1886 September 1
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Bills and financial correspondence, 1884
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Bills and financial management, 1885
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Bills, 1886
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Lease to Rebecca Lennist, 1886
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Financial correspondence, 1887
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Financial correspondence, 1888
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Bills and financial correspondence, 1889
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Financial correspondence, 1890
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Mercantile Trust account statement, 1890
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Bills, 1891
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Bills, 1892
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Bills, 1893
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Bills and financial correspondence, 1894
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Bills, 1895
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Bills, 1896
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Bills and financial correspondence, 1897
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Bills and financial correspondence, 1900
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Bills and financial correspondence, 1901
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Correspondence about Anna Eliza Barnard's will, 1902
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Bills, 1903
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Financial correspondence, 1905
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Correspondence about William B. and Sophia McHenry Brand's wills, 1907, 1910
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Declaration for Widow's Pension form, 1908
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Bills and financial correspondence, 1910
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Anna Eliza Barnard will, 1911
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Bills, undated
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Sheffield Cemetery Association, 1885-1912
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Bills and receipts for cemetery fence, 1888-1890
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Cemetery Association bills, 1890
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Charlotte R. Hall account book, undated
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Anna Eliza Barnard photographs