Putnam writes on spiritualism; he also refers to Mrs. Winter writing a letter to Mr. Mansfield, likely Richard Mansfield. Addressed from 670 Tremont St. Boston.
(1) Discusses her health; (2) she has been expecting to hear from Winter; discusses her health, upcoming plans and a bank account; (3) mentions a letter she sent to Winter on his birthday and advises Winter not to go swimming alone.
The letters mostly concern Mrs. Winter's plays; a few mention William Winter. Some of the letters are incomplete. (4) is a copy of a letter from Mansfield to Winter in Winter's hand; (15) is a telegram sent from Blue Hill, Maine, to Fort Hill [New York]. Correspondent's locations include: New York; Milwaukee, Wis.; Columbus, Ohio; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Chicago and Blue Hill, Maine. With (7-8) are accompanying envelopes addressed to Mrs. William Winter, 17 Third Avenue, Fort Hill, New Brighton, S.I.
Winter rejects a request to write about the stage, but suggests his wife, Elizabeth Campbell Winter instead. Addressed from the Office of the Tribune, N.Y.
(1) Discusses the sale of the ranch; (2) concerning checks Jefferson Winter has sent to his mother, Viola and Percy; (3) concerning a proposition Winter suggested to McIntosh regarding property in Mentone and Mrs. Winter's living situation. With (3) is a small clipped advertisement for a book by Gustave Geley, From the unconscious to the conscious. Each with accompanying envelope addressed to Winter at 46 Winter Avenue, New Brighton, Staten Island, New York. They are addressed from 2617 Halldale Avenue, Los Angeles, California. The envelope with (3) contains Jefferson Winter's annotation on the face: "on my birthday 1921. She died April 7, 1922."
Lambert provided valuable descriptions of the general history of the area and various towns, detailed specific events, and discussed numerous facets of early American life: religious, political and social. There is a poem, entitled "Old Milford," taken from the Connecticut Gazette, Vol. I, No. 4, 1835, as well as a "History of Milford, Connecticut," written by Lambert in June, 1836 for Historical Collections of Connecticut by John W. Barber. Neither the poem nor the sketch of Milford appears in the printed version.
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