The collection includes letters to and from Mary F. Chaffee, wife of Zachariah Chaffee (proprietor of Builders Iron Foundry in Providence, Rhode Island). Topics include visits, family news, births, and illnesses. A letter from her cousin, Sophie C. Pendleton (October 1, 1856), discusses the Catholic Congregation of which she is a part and her hopes for a Catholic president. Another letter from Jane Shaw (December 6, 1854) discusses her domestic servant, Mary Ford.

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