Bancroft, George, 1800-1891; Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864; Collecteana files; Biographical information
Perkins describes the letter from Bancroft to Pierce. His notes on Bancroft list Bancroft's accomplishments. He worked with Nathaniel Hawthorne, he held various offices for the United States, Great Britain, Berlin. Page 3 contains notes on an...
Caroline Amelia Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821; Transcriptions; Biographical information; Collecteana files
Notes about the letter, a partial transcription, as well as biographical information about the Queen. Note is written in pencil on semi-transparent beige paper.
Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907; Collecteana files
Perkin's notes on a folded piece of paper about a letter he owned by Aldrich from 1892. This item was purchased on 1925 April 8 from Dawson's Book Shop.
Dupont, Samuel Francis, 1803-1865; Biographical information; Biographical sources; Collecteana files
Perkins notes some historical information about Dupont from Appleton Cyclopaedia of American biography and summarizes the letter. This note is written in pencil on light blue paper.
Perkins writes Ade’s name on the front of the folded paper, and then makes notes on who Ade's letter is to, as well as the spatial and temporal information.
Notes written in pencil on beige paper. Perkins also writes biographical information on Ellery and Huntington taken from Appleton's Encyclopaedia of American Biography. There is some yellow discoloration.