Letters: Jeanette M. Hart to Samuel Farmar Jarvis, with Samuel Farmar Jarvis to Jeanette M. Hart, March 14, 1822-March 16, 1822

The Samuel Farmar Jarvis family papers primarily consist of manuscript letters, but also include financial and legal documents such as sales receipts, an insurance bond, and a power of attorney. The collection is divided into two series to represent Samuel Farmar Jarvis and his son, Samuel Fermor Jarvis.

The Samuel Farmar Jarvis series includes letters from Samuel Farmar Jarvis (1786-1851) to his son Samuel Fermor Jarvis (1825-1910); letters from Samuel Farmar Jarvis to Harriette Dobson Jarvis; one letter combined with response between Jeanette Margaret Hart and Samuel Farmar Jarvis; and letters to and from Samuel Farmar Jarvis and various other correspondents. A small slip of paper containing a letter-copy from Samuel Farmar Jarvis to an unknown correspondent is enclosed within the November 22, 1819, letter of Samuel Farmar Jarvis to Harriette D. Jarvis. Additionally, the series includes two sermons and an address delivered by Jarvis, and a book gifted to him by his godfather.

The Samuel Fermor Jarvis series includes a combined letter from Jeanette Hart Jarvis and Samuel Fermor Jarvis to Sarah McCurdy (Hart) Jarvis; letters to Samuel Fermor Jarvis from sisters Antoinette, Christine, and Jeanette Jarvis; and letters to and from Samuel Fermor Jarvis and various other correspondents. Letters or documents pertaining to the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut are here as well.