Hosea Morrill Knowlton Collection, aka “The Knowlton Papers"
DESCRIPTION
This important archive is comprised of letters and documents from the personal files of District Attorney Hosea Morrill Knowlton (1847-1902), who served as prosecuting attorney in the case of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts vs. Lizzie A. Borden. Also included are trial exhibit photographs and a scrapbook of clippings compiled by Attorney Knowlton. It is the largest collection of primary source material on the Borden case to have surfaced to date.
HISTORICAL NOTE
The existence of this material was relatively unknown outside the Knowlton family. The author Edmund Lester Pearson (1880-1937) was granted access to a portion of the collection by Attorney Knowlton’s son, Frank Warren Knowlton, Sr. (1878-1932).
This collection was published in 1994 by the Fall River Historical Society as The Commonwealth of Massachusetts vs. Lizzie A Borden: The Knowlton Papers 1892-1893, edited by Michael Martins and Dennis A. Binette (ISBN 0-9641248-3-1).
PROVENANCE
Hosea M. Knowlton; to his wife, née Sylvia Bassett Almy (1852-1937); to their son, Frank Warren Knowlton, Sr. (1878-1932); to his wife, née Isabelle Grady Riese (1882-1940); to their son, Frank Warren Knowlton, Jr. (1912-2002); to the FRHS, 1989, Accession Number: 1989.056.
INVENTORY
Manuscripts
HK001 – Letter: “In Haste,” Providence, Rhode Island, to Hosea M. Knowlton, August 9, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed with pseudonym; wove paper, ruled, “Old Berkshire Mills” watermark and embossment of Old Berkshire Mills Company, Dalton, Massachusetts, 8” x 10”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in lead on three sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.001
HK002 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), Boston, Massachusetts, to Dr. Frank Winthrop Draper (1843-1909) and Dr. Francis Augustine Harris (1845-1911), August 10, 1892.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove onionskin paper, 8” x 9 ⅞”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side, inscribed in blue pencil on reverse in unidentified hand, “Borden.”
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.002
HK003 – Postcard: “B,” Brooklyn, New York, to Hosea M. Knowlton, August 10, 1892.
Holograph postcard, initialed; wove card stock, 5 ⅝” x 3”; imprinted “United States Postal Card”; inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.003
HK004 – Letter: Mrs. George Jason Wilson, née Delia A. Gibson (c.1838-1903), Lynn, Massachusetts, to Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), August 10, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, partial “Whiting” watermark of Whiting Paper Company, Holyoke, Massachusetts, 5” x 8”; two sheets inscribed in ink on three sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.004
HK005 – Letter: John Burns Strand (b.1848), Worcester, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, August 10, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, 4 ½” x 7”; two sheets, single fold, and one loose sheet, inscribed in ink on eight sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.005
HK006 – Letter: “Anon,” Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, August 10, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed with pseudonym; wove paper, ruled, 5 ⅛” x 8”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.006
HK007 – Letter: Dr. Frank Winthrop Draper (1843-1909), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, August 11, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed; wove enameled paper, 5 ⅛” x 8”; imprinted “F.W. Draper, M.D., 304 Marlborough Street, Boston.”; one sheet, inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Autopsies.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.007
HK008 – Autopsy Report: August 11, 1892.
Typewritten report, unsigned; wove paper, printed margins, 8 ⅛” x 10 ½”; two sheets, typewritten on one side and edited, annotated, and signed in ink.
Subject: Autopsies.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.008
HK009 – Autopsy Report: August 11, 1892.
Typewritten report, unsigned; wove paper, printed margins, 8 ⅛” x 10 ½”; two sheets, typewritten on one side and edited, annotated, and signed in ink.
Subject: Autopsies.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.009
HK010 – Letter: Dr. J. Van Elderen, Newport, Rhode Island, to Hosea M. Knowlton, August 11, 1892.
Holograph letter signed; wove paper, ruled, 5 ½” x 8 ⅞”; one sheet, inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.010
HK011 – Letter: “Prof. Gardner,” Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, August 11, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed, wove paper, ruled, 5 ⅝” x 9 ⅛”; imprinted “Park Square Hotel, European Plan. Opposite Providence Depot, Boston … “; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side; two cent United States postage stamp affixed to sheet.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.011
HK012 – Letter: Philip Gordon Reed, Albany, New York, to Hosea M. Knowlton, August 12, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, 6” x 9”; imprinted “Hotel Kenmore Albany, N.Y.”; three sheets inscribed in ink on six sides.
Subject: “Confession” by self-proclaimed illegitimate son of Andrew J. Borden.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.012
HK013 – Letter: Anonymous, “Massachusetts,” to Hosea M. Knowlton, August 13, 1892,
Holograph letter, unsigned; wove paper, ruled; “Bankers” embossment of Chatfield & Woods Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, 4 ⅞” x 8”; two sheets, single fold, inscribed in ink on six sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.013
HK014 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), Toronto, Canada, to Hosea M. Knowlton, August 15, 189[2].
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.014
HK015 – Letter: Hosea M. Knowlton, New Bedford, Massachusetts, to Rufus Basset Hilliard (1849-1912), August 15, 1892.
Typewritten letter, signed; wove paper, “Real Irish Linen” watermark of A. Storrs & Bement Company, Boston, Massachusetts, 11 ⅜” x 8 ⅞”; imprinted “Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Office of the District Attorney …”; one sheet typewritten on one side, signed in ink.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.015
HK016 – Letter: Attorney Andrew Jackson Jennings (1849-1923), Fall River, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, August 18, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, 5 ¾” x 9 5/16”; imprinted “Andrew J. Jennings, Counsellor …”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Request from defense for evidence.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.016
HK017 – Letter: George Franklin, Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, August 19, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, “Bunker Hill” watermark of Samuel Ward & Company, Boston, Massachusetts, 8” x 10”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.017
HK018 – Letter: Anonymous, Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, August 19, [1892].
Holograph letter, unsigned; wove paper, ruled, 8” x 10 ½”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.018
HK019 – Letter: Dr. Edward Stickney Wood (1846-1905), Pocasset, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, August 23, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, “M. R. Warren” watermark of Standard Paper Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, 5 ¼” x 8”; imprinted “Harvard Medical School. Chemical Laboratory”; two sheets, single fold, inscribed in ink on three sides.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.019
HK020 – Letter: Joseph D. Knowlton, Van Buren, Arkansas, to Hosea M. Knowlton, August 23, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, “EDGE” watermark, unidentified company, 7 ¾” x 10”; two sheets inscribed in ink on three sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.020
HK021 – Telegram Form: Hosea M. Knowlton, New Bedford, Massachusetts, to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), August 23, 1892.
Holograph telegram form, signed; newsprint-type paper, 8” x 5 ¼”; imprinted “The Western Union Telegraph Company …”; one sheet inscribed in lead on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.021
HK022 – Telegram Form: Hosea M. Knowlton, Boston, Massachusetts, to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), Boston, Massachusetts, August 24, 1892.
Holograph telegram form, signed; newsprint-type paper, 8” x 5 ¼”; imprinted “The Western Union Telegraph Company …”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.022
HK023 – Transcript: Statement of Bridget Sullivan (c.1867-1948) to Mrs. Edwin D. McHenry, Fall River, Massachusetts, August 18, 1892. Sent to City Marshall Rufus Bassett Hilliard (1849-1912), August 25, 1892.
Typewritten manuscript, unsigned; wove onionskin paper, 8” x 13”; five sheets, four typewritten on one side, annotated in ink in unidentified hand, likely Mrs. McHenry; underscored in lead in unidentified hand; fastened with three gilt brass clips.
Subject: Interview with Bridget Sullivan.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.023
HK024 – Telegram Form: Second Assistant Massachusetts Attorney General Charles Nathan Harris (1860-1933), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, August 25, 1892.
Holograph telegram form, signed; newsprint-type paper, 8” x 5 ¼”; imprinted “The Western Union Telegraph Company …”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.024
HK025 – Letter: Hosea M. Knowlton, Fall River, Massachusetts, to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), August 26, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, 8 ¼” x 10 ¾”; one sheet, inscribed in lead on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.025
HK026 – Note: Henry [?], City Mills, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, August 26, 1892.
Holograph note, signed; wove paper, ruled, 5” x 8”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Public interest.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.026
HK027 – Letter: Anonymous, Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, August 26, 1892.
Holograph letter, unsigned; wove paper, ruled, “Court Irish Linen” watermark of Acme Stationery and Paper Company, New York, New York, 5 ½” x 9”; one sheet inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: “Confession.”
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.027
HK028 – Letter: Albert E. Allen, Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, August 26, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, watermark of Old Berkshire Mills Company, Dalton, Massachusetts, 5 ½” x 9 ⅛”; imprinted “General Claim Agency, Office of A. E. Allen …”; three sheets inscribed in lead on three sides.
Enclosure: Business Card; wove paper, 4 ½” x 2 ⅝”; imprinted “A. E. Allen, General Claim Agent …”
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.028
HK029 – Letter: Anonymous, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to Hosea M. Knowlton, August 27, 1892.
Holograph letter, unsigned; wove paper, ruled, “crown” embossment, unidentified manufacturer, 5” x 8 1/16”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on four sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.029
HK030 – Letter: Dr. George Frederick Jelly (1842-1911), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, August 27, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper; watermark of Old Berkshire Mills Company, Dalton, Massachusetts, 4 ⅞” x 8”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.030
HK031 – Letter: Attorney Thomas J. Mackey (b. circa 1828), New York, New York, to Hosea M. Knowlton, August 28, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed, wove paper, “Banker’s Linen” watermark of Southworth Paper Company, Mittineague, Massachusetts, 8 ½” x 11”; imprinted “T. J. Mackey, Counsellor at Law, 287 Broadway, New York,”; three sheets inscribed in ink on six sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.031
HK032 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, August 29, 1892.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 7 ¾” x 9 ¾”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side, inscribed in blue pencil on reverse in unidentified hand, “Borden.”
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.032
HK033 – Letter: A. G. Williams, Providence, Rhode Island, to Hosea M. Knowlton, August 29, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed, wove paper, 7” x 7 ⅞”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.033
HK034 – Letter: Hosea M. Knowlton, New Bedford, Massachusetts, to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), August 29, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper ruled, “Perfection Linen” watermark of either Powers Paper Company or Valley Paper Company, Holyoke, Massachusetts, 5 ⅝” x 9”; imprinted “Hosea Morrill Knowlton, New Bedford, Mass.”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on three sides.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.034
HK035 – Letter: John J. Clancy, Newark, New Jersey, to Hosea M. Knowlton, August 29, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, “Crane’s 1891” watermark of Crane Brothers, Westfield, Massachusetts, 5 ¾” x 9”; five sheets inscribed in ink on five sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.035
HK036 – Note: Anonymous, “Springfield,” to Hosea M. Knowlton, August 30, 1892.
Holograph note, unsigned; wove paper, 5 9/16” x 8 ⅛”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.036
HK037 – Letter: “New York Ladies” to Hosea M. Knowlton, August 30, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed with pseudonym; wove paper, ruled, 4 ½” x 7 ⅛”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on four sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.037
HK038 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, August 30, 1892.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 7 ¾” x 9 ¾”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; two sheets typewritten on two sides, inscribed in blue pencil on reverse in unidentified hand, “Borden.”
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.038
HK039 – Letter: “Detective Daniel,” Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, August 30, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed with pseudonym; wove paper, partial indecipherable watermark, unidentified manufacturer, 5 15/16” x 7 ⅞”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side, traces of red sealing wax on reverse.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.039
HK040 – Letter: Edwin Pye Turner Onslow Osbaldeston (c.1829-1929), New York, New York, to Hosea M. Knowlton, August 31, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, 7 ⅞” x 9 ⅞”’ one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.040
HK041 – Letter: “Anonymous,” Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, August 31, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed with pseudonym; wove paper, “Original Turkey Mill Kent” watermark of Turkey Mill, Maidstone, Kent, England, 4 ½” x 7”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.041
HK042 – Letter: “a lover of justice” to Hosea M. Knowlton, August 31, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed with pseudonym; wove paper, ruled, 8” x 10 ½”; one sheet inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.042
HK043 – Letter: “Justice,” Providence, Rhode Island, to Hosea M. Knowlton, August 31, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed with pseudonym; wove paper, ruled, 4 ⅞” x 8”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.043
HK044 – Letter: Henry D. Morris, Newburg, New York, to Hosea M. Knowlton, August 31, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, 8 ¼” x 6 ⅞”; imprinted “Henry D. Morris, Artistic Job Printing …”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.044
HK045 – Letter: W. S. Jones, Worcester, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, August 31, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, 5 ⅞” x 9 ⅜”; imprinted “Lincoln House, Worcester, Towers Hotel, Falmouth Heights …”; one sheet inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.045
HK046 – Letter: Theodore T. Von Kameake (1864-1914), Grafton, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, August 1 [sic], 1892.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, “Hurlbut Paper Company” watermark of American Writing Paper Company, Holyoke, Massachusetts, 6 ¾” x 8 ¼”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.046
HK047 – Letter: T. Austin, Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, September 1, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, 4 ½” x 7”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on two sides.
Enclosure: Clipping, unidentified newspaper, approximately 2 ½” x 12 ⅜”; “Dr. Draper’s Testimony.”
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.047
HK048 – Letter: Hamilton Storrey, New York, to Hosea M. Knowlton, September 1, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, 4 ½” x 7”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on four sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.048
HK049 – Letter: “I Can See,” Peabody, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, September 1, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed with pseudonym; (1st sheet) wove paper, ruled, “Congress” embossment, unidentified manufacturer, 5” x 8”, inscribed in ink on two sides; and (2nd sheet) wove paper, ruled, partial indecipherable watermark, unidentified manufacturer, 4 ⅜” x 7”, inscribed in ink on two sides; sheets fastened together with a common pin.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.049
HK050 – Letter: Anonymous to Hosea M. Knowlton, September 1, [1892].
Holograph letter, unsigned; wove paper, 4 ⅞” x 8 ¼”; one sheet inscribed in lead on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.050
HK051 – Letter: Hosea M. Knowlton, New Bedford, Massachusetts, to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), September 2, 1892.
Typewritten letter, secretarial signature “per M.H.”; wove paper, 9” x 11 ⅜”; imprinted “Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of the District Attorney …”; one sheet typewritten on one side; initialed in ink.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.051
HK052 – Postcard: Anonymous, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, September 2, 1892.
Holograph postcard, unsigned; wove card stock, 5 ⅛” x 3”; imprinted “United States Postal Card. One Cent …”; inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.052
HK053 – Letter: Dorcas Bell, Brooklyn, New York, to Hosea M. Knowlton, September 2, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed, wove paper, ruled, 5” x 8”; inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.053
HK054 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, September 3, 1892.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 7 ¾” x 9 ½””; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; two sheets typewritten on one side, inscribed in blue pencil on reverse in unidentified hand “Borden.”
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.054
HK055 – Letter: “H”, Lowell, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, September 3, 1892.
Holograph letter, initialed; wove paper, ruled; “Congress” embossment, 5” x 7 ¾”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.055
HK056 – Letter: “P.O. Box 191’” Athol Centre, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, September 3, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed with pseudonym; wove paper, ruled, 5 ¾” x 9”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.056
HK057 – Letter: “My name shall be faouth [sic] coming …”, Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, September 4, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed with pseudonym; wove paper, ruled, 4 ⅞” x 7 ⅞”; one sheet inscribed in lead on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.057
HK058 – Letter: “H”, Lowell, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, September 4, 1892.
Holograph letter, initialed; wove paper, ruled, “Congress” embossment, 5” x 7 ¾”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.058
HK059 – Letter: Mrs. Charles N. Maxwell, née Mary A. Hoffman (1846-1926), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, September 4, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, violet blue, “London Court Linen” watermark of Charles T. Bainbridge’s Sons, Brooklyn, New York, 4 7/16” x 6 ⅞”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on four sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.059
HK060 – Letter: Rev. Richard Miller Devens (1824-1900), Norton, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, September 4, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, “Bankers” embossment, unidentified manufacturer, 7 ¾” x 9 ¾”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.060
HK061 – Letter: “Attentive Reader”, to Hosea M. Knowlton, September 5, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed with pseudonym; wove paper, “bee” watermark of Antietam Paper Company, Hagerstown, Maryland, 4 ⅞” x 7 13/16”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.061
HK062 –Letter: Mrs. H. F. Worrall, “Scotland, Mass[achusetts] United States,” to Hosea M. Knowlton, September 5, 1892.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.062
HK063 – Letter: Massachusetts Assistant District Attorney Alden Perley White (1856-1933), Salem, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, September 6, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, “Old Berkshire Mills 1889” watermark of Old Berkshire Mills Company, Dalton, Massachusetts, 10 ½” x 7 15/16”; imprinted “Commonwealth of Massachusetts, District Attorney’s Office, Eastern District …”; one sheet inscribed ink on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.063
HK064 – Postcard: “Voter” to Hosea M. Knowlton, September 7, 1892.
Holograph postcard, signed with pseudonym; wove card stock, 6 ⅛” x 3 ¾”; imprinted “Postal Card One Cent. United States …”; inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.064
HK065 – Letter: Philip Harrington (1859-1893), Fall River, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, September 8, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, “Congress” embossment, 5 ½” x 8”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on three sides.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.065
HK066 – Letter: Dorcas Bell, Brooklyn, New York, to Hosea M. Knowlton, September 8, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, 5” x 8”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.066
HK067 – Letter: Hosea M. Knowlton (Secretarial), New Bedford, Massachusetts, to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), September 9, 1892.
Typewritten letter, secretarial signature “per M.H.”; wove paper, 9” x 11 ⅜”; imprinted “Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of the District Attorney …”; one sheet typewritten on one side; initialed in ink.
Enclosure – Statement: Dennis Desmond, Jr. (1854-1926)
Holograph statement, signed; wove paper, ruled, “Carter’s Extra Fine” watermark of John Carter & Company, Boston, Massachusetts, 8 ½” x 11”; two sheets inscribed in ink on one side, with one inscribed on reverse “Capt Desmond” in lead and “robbery case” in ink; with holograph envelope; wove paper, 9 ⅜” x 4 ⅛”; inscribed in ink “Rufus D [sic] Hilliard.”
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.067
HK068 – Letter: Attorney William Dummer Northend (1823-1902), Salem, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, September 12, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, “Old Berkshire Mills 18[89]” watermark of Old Berkshire Mills Company, Dalton, Massachusetts, 5” X 8”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.068
HK069 – Letter: Hosea M. Knowlton, New Bedford, Massachusetts, to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), September 12, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, watermark of Perfection Linen, Holyoke, Massachusetts, 5 ⅝” x 9”; imprinted “Hosea Morrill Knowlton, New Bedford, Mass.”; one sheet inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.069
HK070 – Letter: Dr. Michael M. Park (1864-1945), Toledo, Ohio, to Hosea M. Knowlton, September 13, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, partial indecipherable watermark, unidentified manufacturer, 5” x 9”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on three sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.070
HK071 – Newspaper Clippings:
Wove paper, 7 ⅜” x 8”; one sheet with four newspaper clippings attached; captioned in ink on one side in hand of Hosea M. Knowlton.
Subject: In defense of Lizzie A. Borden.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.071
HK072 – Letter: Aaron Augustus Foster (1833-1921), Powderhorn, Colorado, to Hosea M. Knowlton, September 20, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, 8” x 10”; four sheets inscribed in ink on seven sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.072
HK073 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, September 20, 1892.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Naples Linen” watermark of Keith Paper Company, Turners Falls, Massachusetts, 8” x 10 ⅛”; two sheets typewritten on one side, inscribed in blue pencil on reverse in unidentified hand, “Borden.”
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.073
HK074 – Letter: Attorney Melvin Ohio Adams (1850-1920), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, September 21, 1892.
Typewritten letter, initialed; wove blue onionskin paper, “1890 Bond” watermark of Crane & Company, Dalton, Massachusetts, 7 ⅞” x 10”; imprinted “Law Offices 20 Pemberton Sq. Boston …”; one sheet typewritten on one side, initialed in lead.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.074
HK075 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), Boston, Massachusetts, to Attorney Melvin Ohio Adams (1850-1920), September 22, 1892.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Naples Linen” watermark of Keith Paper Company, Turners Falls, Massachusetts, 8” x 10 ⅛”; one sheet typewritten on one side, inscribed in blue pencil on reverse in unidentified hand, “Borden.”
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.075
HK076 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), Boston, Massachusetts, to Mrs. John Henry Fessenden née Susan Breeze Snowden (1840-1932), September 22, 1892.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Naples Linen” watermark of Keith Paper Company, Turners Falls, Massachusetts, 8” x 10 ⅛”; one sheet typewritten on one side; inscribed in blue pencil on reverse in unidentified hand, “Borden.”
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.076
HK077 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), Boston, Massachusetts, to Dr. Edward Cowles (1837-1919), September 22, 1892.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Naples Linen” watermark of Keith Paper Company, Turners Falls, Massachusetts, 8” x 10 ⅛”; one sheet typewritten on one side; inscribed in blue pencil on reverse in unidentified hand, “Borden.”
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.077
HK078 – Letter: Dr. Edward Cowles (1837-1919), Hanover, New Hampshire, to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), September 24, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, “Scotch Linen” watermark of Parsons Paper Company, Holyoke, Massachusetts, 5 3/16” x 8 ¼”; imprinted “McLean Asylum, Somerville, Mass.”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on three sides
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.078
HK079 – Letter: Edwin Whitefield (1816-1892), Dedham, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, September 26, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, 5 ⅛” x 8 ⅛”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.079
HK080 – Letter: “Success” to Hosea M. Knowlton, September, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed with pseudonym; wove paper, 4 ⅜” x 7”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.080
HK081 – Letter: “A suggestion,” Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, to Hosea M. Knowlton, October 5, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed with pseudonym; wove paper, ruled, “Congress” embossment, 5” x 8”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.081
HK082 – Telegram Form: Hosea M. Knowlton, New Bedford, Massachusetts, to Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), October 7, 1892.
Holograph telegram form, signed; newsprint-type paper, 7 ⅞” x 5 ⅛”; imprinted “The Western Union Telegraph Company …”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.082
HK083 – Telegram Form: Hosea M. Knowlton, Barnstable, Massachusetts, to Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), October 11, 1892.
Holograph telegram form, signed; newsprint-type paper, 8” x 5 ⅛”; imprinted “The Western Union Telegraph Company …”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.083
HK084 – Telegram Form: Attorney Andrew Jackson Jennings (1849-1923), Fall River, Massachusetts, to Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), October 11, 1892.
Holograph telegram form, signed; newsprint-type paper, 8” x 5 ⅛”; imprinted “The Western Union Telegraph Company …”; one sheet inscribed in ink and lead on one side.
Subject: Defense meeting with attorney general.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.084
HK085 – Letter: Edward L. Slocum, Providence, Rhode Island, to Hosea M. Knowlton, October 12, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, “Pure Linen Stock” watermark of American Writing Paper Company, Holyoke, Massachusetts, 8 ¼” x 10 ¾”; imprinted “Rhode Island Time Register Co …”; one sheet inscribed in ink.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.085
HK086 – Telegram: Attorney Andrew Jackson Jennings (1849-1923), Fall River, Massachusetts, to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), October 13, 1892.
Holograph telegram, signed; newsprint-type paper, 7 ⅞” x 5 ¼”; imprinted “Postal Telegraph Cable Company …”; one sheet typewritten on one side.
Subject: Defense meeting with attorney general.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.086
HK087 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), to Hosea M. Knowlton, October 13, 1892.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, ruled, “A Pirie & Sons 1886” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 8 ⅛” x 10 1/16”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.087
HK088 – Letter: Rev. Richard Miller Devens (1824-1900), Norton, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, October 13, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, “Bankers” embossment, 7 ¾” x 9 11/16”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side; with holograph envelope, wove paper, 3 ½” x approximately 5 ¾”; two cent United States postage stamp affixed to envelope.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.088
HK089 – Letter: Hosea M. Knowlton, to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), October 14, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, 9 ¾” x 7 ¾”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.089
HK090 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), to Massachusetts Assistant Attorney General Frederick Ellsworth Hurd (1861-1903), November 1, 1892.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 7 13/16” x 9 ¾”; imprinted “Attorney Generals Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.090
HK091 – Leaflet: “Supplement to United States and Russia.”
Printed leaflet; wove paper, “K” watermark, unidentified manufacturer, 8” x 5 ¼”; one sheet printed on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.091
HK092 – Letter: Attorney Franklin Pierce Owen (1853-1905) to Hosea M. Knowlton, November 14, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, “Old Berkshire Mills 1889” watermark of Old Berkshire Mills Company, Dalton, Massachusetts, 5 7/16” x 8 5/16”; imprinted “Page & Owen …”; two sheets inscribed in ink on one side, inscribed in lead on reverse in unidentified hand, “Borden.”
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.092
HK093 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), to Hosea M. Knowlton, November 21, 1892.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned, annotated; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 7 15/16” x 10 ¼”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side, annotated in ink in hand of Albert E. Pillsbury.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.093
HK094 – Telegram Form: Attorney Andrew Jackson Jennings (1849-1923), to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), November 21, 1892.
Subject: Defense meeting with attorney general.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.094
HK095 – Letter: Attorney Andrew Jackson Jennings (1849-1923) to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), November 22, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, 5 ¾” x 9 ¼”; imprinted “Andrew J. Jennings Counsellor At Law…”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Defense in correspondence with attorney general.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.095
HK096 – Letter: Hosea M. Knowlton to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), November 22, 1892.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.096
HK097 – Letter: Hosea M. Knowlton to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), November 22, 1892.
Typewritten letter, secretarial signature “E”; wove paper, “Old Berkshire Mills 1889” watermark of Old Berkshire Mills Company, Dalton, Massachusetts, 8 ⅜” x 10 13/16”; imprinted “Hosea M. Knowlton. Arthur E. Perry …”; one sheet typewritten on one side; signed in ink in unidentified hand.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.097
HK098 – Notes: Attorney Andrew Jackson Jennings (1849-1923), undated.
Holograph note, unsigned; wove paper, “Old Berkshire Mills 1891” watermark of Old Berkshire Mills Company, Dalton, Massachusetts, 5” x approximately 6 ½”; one sheet inscribed in lead on one side.
Subject: Notes pertaining to Joseph Wilmarth Carpenter, Jr. (1855-1899).
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.098
HK099 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930) to Hosea M. Knowlton, November 22, 1892.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 7 15/16” x 10 5/16”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side, inscribed in lead on reverse in unidentified hand “Borden.”
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.099
HK100 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930) to Hosea M. Knowlton, November 23, 1892.
Typewritten letter, signed; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 7 15/16” x 10 5/16”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side, signed in ink, annotated in lead by Hosea M. Knowlton.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.100
HK101 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930) to Hosea M. Knowlton, November 23, 1892.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy of HK100, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 7 15/16” x 10 5/16”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side, inscribed in red pencil on reverse in unidentified hand “Borden.”
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.101
HK102 – Report: Moulton Batchelder (1836-1929) to Hosea M. Knowlton, November 24, 1892.
Holograph report, signed; wove paper, ruled, 7 ¾” x 12 ⅜”; six sheets inscribed in ink on one side, with metal fastener at upper left-hand corner; inscribed in ink on reverse “Report of M. Batchelder” in unidentified hand.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution; interviews with various individuals regarding Borden family members.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.102
HK103 – Letter: Office of Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930) to Hosea M. Knowlton, November 25, 1892.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 7 15/16” x 10 ¼”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side, inscribed in red pencil on reverse in unidentified hand, “Borden.”
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.103
HK104 – Letter: “Citizen of Concord” to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), November 25, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed with pseudonym; wove paper, “M &” partial watermark, unidentified manufacturer, 5” x 8”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on three sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.104
HK105 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930) to Hosea M. Knowlton, November 28, 1892.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 7 13/16” x 9 ¾ ”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side, inscribed in lead on reverse in unidentified hand, “Borden.”
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.105
HK106 – Letter: Hosea M. Knowlton to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), November 29, 1892.
Typewritten letter, initialed; wove paper, “Old Berkshire Mills 1889” watermark of Old Berkshire Mills Company, Dalton, Massachusetts, 8 ⅜” x 10 13/16”; imprinted “Hosea M. Knowlton. Arthur E. Perry …”; one sheet typewritten on one side; annotated in ink in hand of Hosea M. Knowlton.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.106
HK107 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930) to Hosea M. Knowlton, November 30, 1892.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 8” x 10 ¼” ; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side, inscribed in red pencil on reverse in unidentified hand, “Borden.”
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.107
HK108 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930) to Hosea M. Knowlton, November 30, 1892.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 8” x 10 ¼”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side, inscribed in lead on reverse in unidentified hand, “Borden.”
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.108
HK109 – Indictment: Commonwealth of Massachusetts vs. Lizzie Andrew Borden, Bristol [County] Superior Court, November Term, 1892.
Printed document, signed; wove paper, “Park Mills” watermark of Cook-Vivian Company, Boston, Massachusetts, 8” x 10 ⅜”; imprinted “Commonwealth of Massachusetts …”; one sheet, single fold, printed on three sides, signed in ink by Assistant Clerk Simeon Borden, Jr. (1860-1924), inscribed in ink on reverse in unidentified hand, “Rev’d Dec 6 1892.”
Subject: Indictment for the murder of Andrew J. Borden.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.109
HK110 – Indictment: Commonwealth of Massachusetts vs. Lizzie Andrew Borden, Bristol [County] Superior Court, November Term, 1892.
Printed document, signed; wove paper, “Park Mills” watermark of Cook-Vivian Company, Boston, Massachusetts, 8” x 10 ⅜”; imprinted “Commonwealth of Massachusetts …”; one sheet, single fold, printed on three sides, signed in ink by Assistant Clerk Simeon Borden, Jr. (1860-1924), inscribed in ink on reverse in unidentified hand, “Rev’d Dec 6 1892.”
Subject: Indictment for the murder of Abby Durfee Borden.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.110
HK111 – Indictment for murder of Abby Durfee Borden and Andrew Jackson Borden: Commonwealth of Massachusetts vs. Lizzie Andrew Borden, Bristol [County] Superior Court, November Term, 1892.
Printed document, signed; wove paper, “Park Mills” watermark of Cook-Vivian Company, Boston, Massachusetts, 8” x 10 ⅜”; imprinted “Commonwealth of Massachusetts …”; one sheet, single fold, printed on three sides, signed in ink by Assistant Clerk Simeon Borden, Jr. (1860-1924), inscribed in ink on reverse in unidentified hand, “Rev’d Dec 6 1892.”
Subject: Indictment for the murder of Abby Durfee Borden and Andrew J. Borden.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.111
HK112 – Letter: “A.B.D.,” Brattleboro, Vermont, to Hosea M. Knowlton, December 1, 1892.
Holograph letter, initialed; wove paper, “Titan Bond” watermark, unidentified manufacturer, 8 ¼” x approximately 8 ⅝”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.112
HK113 – Letter: Anonymous, Fall River, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, December 2, 1892.
Holograph letter, unsigned; wove paper, 4” x 6 ¾”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on two sides; with holograph envelope, wove paper, approximately 5 ½” x 3 ⅛”; two cent United States postage stamp affixed to sheet.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.113
HK114 – Letter: Hosea M. Knowlton to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), December 3, 1892.
Typewritten letter, signed; wove paper, “Old Berkshire Mills 1889” watermark of Old Berkshire Mills Company, Dalton, Massachusetts, 8 ⅜” x 10 13/16”; imprinted “Hosea M. Knowlton. Arthur E. Perry …”; two sheets typewritten on one side, signed in ink.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.114
HK115 – Letter: Attorney Andrew Jackson Jennings (1849-1923) to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), December 3, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, partial “Old Berkshire Mills” watermark of Old Berkshire Mills Company, Dalton, Massachusetts, 5 ⅝” x 5 ⅜”; inscribed in lead on two sides.
Subject: Defense in correspondence with attorney general.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.115
HK116 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930) to Assistant District Attorney Frederick Ellsworth Hurd (1861-1903), December 5, 1892.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 8” x 10 ¼”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.116
HK117 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930) to Attorney Andrew Jackson Jennings (1849-1923), December 5, 1892.
Typewritten letter, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 8” x 10 ¼”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side, inscribed in red pencil on reverse in unidentified hand “Jennings.”
Subject: Attorney General in correspondence with defense.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.117
HK118 – Letter: Hosea M. Knowlton to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), December 6, 1892.
Typewritten letter, secretarial signature “H.M. Knowlton per E.”; wove paper, “Old Berkshire Mills 1889” watermark of Old Berkshire Mills Company, Dalton, Massachusetts, 8 ⅜” x 10 13/16”; imprinted “Hosea M. Knowlton. Arthur E. Perry …”; one sheet typewritten on one side, signed in ink.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.118
HK119 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930) to Hosea M. Knowlton, December 7, 1892.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 8” x 10 ¼”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side, inscribed in lead on reverse in unidentified hand, “Borden.”
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.119
HK120 – Letter: Assistant District Attorney Frederick Ellsworth Hurd (1861-1903) to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), December 7, 1892.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, “Ravelstone” watermark, Keith Paper Company, Turners Falls, Massachusetts, 8 5/16” x 10 ⅞”; imprinted “Commonwealth of Massachusetts …”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.120
HK121 – Letter: Attorney Andrew Jackson Jennings (1849-1923) to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), December 10, 1892.
Typewritten letter, unsigned; wove paper, 8 5/16” x 10 13/16”; one sheet typewritten on one side.
Subject: Defense in correspondence with attorney general.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.121
HK122 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930) to Attorney Andrew Jackson Jennings (1849-1923), December 12, 1892.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 8” x 10 ¼”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side, inscribed in red pencil on reverse in unidentified hand, “Borden.”
Subject: Attorney General in correspondence with defense.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.122
HK123 – Letter: Hosea M. Knowlton to Mrs. Albert Enoch Pillsbury, née Louise F. Johnson, (b.1850), December 27, 1892.
Typewritten letter, secretarial signature “H.M. Knowlton per E.”; wove paper, partial “B ” watermark for Old Berkshire Mills Company, Dalton, Massachusetts, 8 7/16” x 5 ½”; imprinted “Hosea M. Knowlton. Arthur E. Perry …”; one sheet typewritten on one side, signed in ink.
Subject: Prosecution in correspondence with the wife of the attorney general.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.123
HK124 – Letter: Anonymous to Hosea M. Knowlton, undated [1892].
Holograph letter, unsigned; wove paper, ruled, 4 7/16” x 6 13/16”; one sheet inscribed in lead on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.124
HK125 – Letter: “?.?.??????.” to Hosea M. Knowlton, undated [1892].
Typewritten letter, signed; wove paper, partial indecipherable watermark, unidentified manufacturer, 8 ¼” x 4 ⅛”; one sheet typewritten on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.125
HK126 – Letter: “Miss Belle Ingalls” (Maybelle Ingalls Lovejoy 1859-1939), Haverhill, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, undated [1892].
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, 4 13/16” x 7 ⅞”; thirteen sheets inscribed in ink on fourteen sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.126
HK127 – Letter: Anonymous to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), undated [1892].
Holograph letter, unsigned; wove paper, “Royal Irish Linen,” watermark of Marcus Ward Company, New York, New York, 5” x 8”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side, annotated in lead in hand of Hosea M. Knowlton.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.127
HK128 – Letter: Anonymous to Hosea M. Knowlton, undated [1892].
Holograph letter, unsigned; wove paper, 4 ⅞” x 6 ¾”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on three sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.128
HK129 – Letter: Anonymous to Hosea M. Knowlton, undated [1892].
Holograph letter, unsigned; wove paper, 4 ¼” x 5 ⅜”; one sheet inscribed in ink on three sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.129
HK130 – Letter: “J.D.V.” to Hosea M. Knowlton, undated [1892].
Holograph letter, initialed; wove paper, 4 ¾” x 7 11/16”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.130
HK131 – Letter: Anonymous to Hosea M. Knowlton, undated [1892].
Holograph letter, unsigned; wove paper, ruled, “Belfast Linen” watermark, unidentified manufacturer, 5 ½” x 8 7/16”; one sheet inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.131
HK132 – Note: Anonymous to Hosea M. Knowlton, undated [1892].
Holograph note, unsigned; wove paper, ruled, Congress building embossment, unidentified manufacturer; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.132
HK133 – Note: “E.L.” to Hosea M. Knowlton, undated [1892].
Holograph note, initialed; wove paper, 4 7/16” x 6 ¾”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.133
HK134 – Letter: Anonymous to Hosea M. Knowlton, undated [1892].
Holograph letter, unsigned; wove paper, 5 ¾” x 9 1/16”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.134
HK135 – Letter: Anonymous to Hosea M. Knowlton, undated [1892].
Holograph letter, unsigned; wove paper, ruled, 5 ¼” x 8”; one sheet inscribed in lead on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.135
HK136 – Letter: “Citizen of Massachusetts” to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), undated [1892].
Holograph letter, signed with pseudonym; wove paper, 8” x 10”; five sheets inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.136
HK137 – Letter: Anonymous to Hosea M. Knowlton, undated [1892].
Holograph letter, unsigned; (1st sheet) wove paper, 4 7/16” x 7”, partial sheet, single fold, inscribed in lead on four sides; and (2nd sheet) wove paper, ruled, 4 ½” x 6 ¾”; inscribed in lead on two sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.137
HK138 – Letter: Anonymous to Hosea M. Knowlton, undated [1892].
Holograph letter, unsigned; wove paper, ruled, 4 ⅞” x 8”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.138
HK139 – Letter: J.S. Hickcox to Hosea M. Knowlton, undated [1892].
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, “The American Linen Paper” watermark of American Writing Paper Company, Holyoke, Massachusetts, 7 ¾” x 10”; imprinted “United States Senate, Folding Room …”; five sheets inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.139
HK140 – Letter: Anonymous to Attorney William Henry Moody (1853-1917), undated [1892].
Holograph letter, unsigned; wove paper, “Pure Linen” watermark, unidentified manufacturer; 8 7/16” x 10 ⅞”; two sheets inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.140
HK141 – Letter: Wallace L. Folsom (c.1854-1905) to Hosea M. Knowlton, undated [1892].
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, 5” x 8”; six sheets inscribed in ink on twelve sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.141
HK142 – Statement: Alfred A. Smith (b.1877), Massachusetts Reformatory, Concord, Massachusetts, January 9, 1893.
Typewritten document, unsigned; wove paper, “Russian Linen” watermark, unidentified manufacturer, 8” x 13”; nine pages typewritten on one side, stapled to an olive-colored paper cover sheet, 13 ½” x 8 ½".
Subject: Interview.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.142
HK143 – Affidavit: Joseph Wilmarth Carpenter, Jr. (1855-1899) and Mrs. William S. Foreman, née Victoria A. Banks (1856-1896), Albany, New York.
Typewritten document, signed and notarized; wove onionskin paper, 8” x 13”; one sheet, typewritten on one side; signed in ink by Joseph W. Carpenter, Jr., and Victoria A. Foreman, and signed by William F. Beers, notary public; stamped with Beers notary seal.
Subject: Statements pertaining to whereabouts of Joseph F. Carpenter, Jr., at the time of the Borden murders.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.143
HK144 – Telegram: Attorney Andrew Jackson Jennings (1849-1923), Fall River, Massachusetts, to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), March 8, 1893.
Telegram; newsprint-type paper, 8” x 5 ⅛”; imprinted “Postal Telegraph Cable Company …”; one sheet, typewritten on one side.
Subject: Defense meeting with attorney general.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.144
HK145 – Telegram Form: Second Assistant Massachusetts Attorney General Charles Nathan Harris (1860-1933), Boston, Massachusetts, to Attorney Andrew Jackson Jennings (1849-1923), March 8, 1893.
Telegram form; newsprint-type paper, 8” x 5 ⅛”; imprinted “Western Union Telegraph Company …”; printed form inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Prosecution’s response to defense.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.145
HK146 – Leaflet: “Compensation of Attorneys,” William M. Butler, Senate, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, April 12, 1893.
Printed leaflet; wove paper, 5 11/16” x 9 ¼”; one sheet, single fold, printed on two sides, annotated in lead in hand of Hosea M. Knowlton.
Subject: Printed leaflet regarding compensation of attorneys appointed in murder cases.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.146
HK147 – Letter: Attorney George Dexter Robinson (1834-1896), Springfield, Massachusetts, to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), April 14, 1893.
Typewritten letter, signed; wove paper, “Fairfield Paper Company” watermark of Woronoco Paper Company, Woronoco, Massachusetts, 7 15/16” x 10 ½”; imprinted “Robinson & Robinson Attorneys at Law …”; one sheet, typewritten on one side, signed in ink.
Subject: Defense in correspondence with attorney general.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.147
HK148 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), Boston, Massachusetts, to Attorney George Dexter Robinson (1834-1896), April 21, 1893.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 7 15/16” x 10 ¼”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side, inscribed in red pencil on reverse in unidentified hand, “Borden.”
Subject: Prosecution in correspondence with defense.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.148
HK149 – Letter: Mrs. Charles N. Maxwell, née Mary A. Hoffman (1846-1926), Boston, Massachusetts, to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), April 23, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, light blue, “Dalton Mass 1893 Bond” watermark of Crane & Company, Dalton, Massachusetts, 4 ⅞” x 7 ⅞”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on four sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.149
HK150 – Letter: Hosea M. Knowlton, New Bedford, Massachusetts, to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), April 24, 1893.
Typewritten letter, signed, “Old Berkshire Mills 1890” watermark of Old Berkshire Mills Company, Dalton, Massachusetts, 8 ⅜” x 10 13/16”; imprinted “Hosea M. Knowlton. Arthur E. Perry …”; two sheets typewritten on one side; signed in ink.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.150
HK151 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930) Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, April 25, 1893.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 7 15/16” x 10 ⅛”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side, inscribed in red pencil on reverse in unidentified hand, “Borden.”
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.151
HK152 – Telegram Form: Hosea M. Knowlton to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), April 26, 1893.
Telegram form; newsprint-type paper, 7 ⅞” x 5 ⅛”; imprinted “Western Union Telegraph Company …”; printed form inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.152
HK153 – Telegram Form: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), Boston, Massachusetts, to Attorney George Dexter Robinson (1834-1896), April 26, 1893.
Telegram form; newsprint-type paper, 8” x 5 ⅛”; imprinted “Western Union Telegraph Company …”; printed form inscribed in lead on one side.
Subject: Attorney general in correspondence with defense.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.153
HK154 – Telegram Form: Attorney George Dexter Robinson (1834-1896), Springfield, Massachusetts, to Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), April 27, 1893.
Telegram form; newsprint-type paper, 8” x 5 ⅛”; imprinted “Western Union Telegraph Company …”; printed form inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Defense in correspondence with attorney general.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.154
HK155 – Note: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, undated.
Holograph note, initialed; wove paper, “Royal Irish Linen” watermark of Marcus Ward Company, New York, New York, 5” x 8”; one sheet inscribed in lead on one side, return message inscribed in ink by Hosea M. Knowlton.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.155
HK156 – Letter: Attorney George Dexter Robinson (1834-1896) to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), Boston, Massachusetts, April 27, 1893.
Typewritten letter, signed; wove paper, “Fairfield Paper Company” watermark of Woronoco Paper Company, Woronoco, Massachusetts, 7 15/16” x 10 ½”; imprinted “Robinson & Robinson Attorneys at Law …”; one sheet, typewritten on one side, signed in ink.
Subject: Defense in correspondence with attorney general.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.156
HK157 – Telegram: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), Boston, Massachusetts, to Attorney George Dexter Robinson (1834-1896), April 28, 1893.
Telegram; newsprint-type paper, 8” x 5 ⅛”; imprinted “Western Union Telegraph Company …”; printed form inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Attorney general in correspondence with defense.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.157
HK158 – Telegram Form: Attorney George Dexter Robinson (1834-1896), Springfield, Massachusetts, to Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), April 28, 1893.
Subject: Defense in correspondence with attorney general.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.158
HK159 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), Boston, Massachusetts, to Attorney George Dexter Robinson (1834-1896), May 2, 1893.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 7 15/16” x 10 ⅛”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side.
Subject: Attorney general in correspondence with defense.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.159
HK160 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), Boston, Massachusetts, to Chief Justice Albert Mason (1836-1905), May 2, 1893.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 7 15/16” x 10 ⅛”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; two sheets typewritten on one side, annotated in lead in unidentified hand.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.160
HK161 – Letter: Chief Justice Albert Mason (1836-1905), Boston, Massachusetts, to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), May 2, 1893.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.161
HK162 – Letter: Attorney William Henry Moody (1853-1917), Newburyport, Massachusetts, to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), May 2, 1893.
Holograph letter, carbon copy, signed; wove paper, 5” x 8”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on two sides, “Knowlton” inscribed in lead on reverse in unidentified hand.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.162
HK163 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, May 3, 1893.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 7 15/16” x 10 ⅛”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.163
HK164 – Letter: Chief Justice Albert Mason (1836-1905), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, May 3, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, 5 3/16” x 8 ¼”; imprinted “The Superior Court. Boston.”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.164
HK165 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), Boston, Massachusetts, to Chief Justice Albert Mason (1836-1905), May 3, 1893.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 7 15/16” x 10 ⅛”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.165
HK166 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), Boston, Massachusetts, to Attorney William Henry Moody (1853-1917), May 3, 1893.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 7 15/16” x 10 ⅛”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.166
HK167 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, May 3, 1893.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 7 15/16” x 10 ⅛”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.167
HK168 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), Boston, Massachusetts, to Attorney Patrick Henry Cooney (1845-1915), May 4, 1893.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 7 15/16” x 10 ⅛”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.168
HK169 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), Boston, Massachusetts, to Attorney John Davis Long (1838-1915), May 4, 1893.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 7 15/16” x 10 ⅛”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.169
HK170 – Letter: Hosea M. Knowlton, New Bedford, Massachusetts, to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), May 4, 1893.
Typewritten letter, secretarial signature “H.M. Knowlton per E”; wove onionskin paper, “Old Berkshire Mills 1889” watermark of Old Berkshire Mills Company, Dalton, Massachusetts, 8 ⅜” x 10 13/16”; imprinted “Hosea M. Knowlton. Arthur E. Perry …”; one sheet typewritten on one side; signed in ink in unidentified hand.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.170
HK171 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, May 4, 1893.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 7 15/16” x 10 ⅛”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.171
HK172 – Letter: Hosea M. Knowlton, New Bedford, Massachusetts, to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), May 5, 1893.
Typewritten letter, signed; wove paper, “Royal Irish Linen” watermark of Marcus Ward & Company, New York, New York, 8 ¼” x 10 ⅜”; one sheet typewritten on one side.
Subject: Request from defense for evidence.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.172
HK173 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, May 5, 1893.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 7 15/16” x 10 ⅛”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.173
HK174 – Letter: Hosea M. Knowlton, New Bedford, Massachusetts, to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), May 5, 1893.
Typewritten letter, signed; wove paper, “Royal Irish Linen” watermark of Marcus Ward & Company, New York, New York, 8 ¼” x 10 ⅜”; one sheet typewritten on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.174
HK175 – Letter: Frank Hunt Burt (1861-1946), Dedham, Massachusetts, to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), May 8, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, “Old Berkshire Mills 1892” watermark of Old Berkshire Mills Company, Dalton, Massachusetts, 8” x 10”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.175
HK176 – Note: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930) to Frank Hunt Burt (1861-1946), May 9, 1893.
Typewritten note, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 7 15/16” x 10 ⅛”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.176
HK177 – Letter: Hosea M. Knowlton, New Bedford, Massachusetts, to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), May 9, 1893.
Typewritten letter, secretarial signature “H.M. Knowlton per E”; wove paper, “Old Berkshire Mills 1890” watermark of Old Berkshire Mills Company, Dalton, Massachusetts, 8 ½ ” x 5 ½”; imprinted “Hosea M. Knowlton. Arthur E. Perry …”; one sheet typewritten on one side; signed in ink in unidentified hand.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.177
HK178 – Letter: Hosea M. Knowlton, New Bedford, Massachusetts, to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), May 14, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, “Old Berkshire Mills 1891” watermark of Old Berkshire Mills Company, Dalton, Massachusetts, 8” x 10”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on three sides.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.178
HK179 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, May 15, 1893.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove onionskin paper, 8” x 9 ⅞”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.179
HK180 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), Boston, Massachusetts, to Attorney Andrew J. Jennings (1849-1923), May 15, 1893.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 7 15/16” x 10 ⅛”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side.
Subject: Attorney general in correspondence with defense.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.180
HK181 – Letter: Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, May 15, 1893.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 7 15/16” x 10 ⅛”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.181
HK182 – List: “Witnesses Survey on,” compiled by Hosea M. Knowlton, undated.
Holograph notes, unsigned; wove paper, 8” x 10”; notes on reverse of sheets imprinted “Supreme Judicial Court. Bristol, SS. October Sitting 1886 …”; four sheets inscribed in ink and lead, fastened with a blackened enamel pin.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.182
HK183 – Summons: Commonwealth of Massachusetts vs. Lizzie A. Borden, May 16, 1893.
Printed document, annotated and signed; wove paper, “Old Berkshire Mills 1892” watermark of Old Berkshire Mills, Dalton, Massachusetts, 7 ⅞” x 10 ½”; one sheet, printed and handwritten in ink and lead on two sides.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.183
HK184 – Summons: Commonwealth of Massachusetts vs. Lizzie A. Borden, May 16, 1893.
Printed document, annotated and signed; wove paper, “Old Berkshire Mills 1892” watermark of Old Berkshire Mills, Dalton, Massachusetts, 7 ⅞” x 10 ½”; one sheet, printed and handwritten in ink and lead on two sides.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.184
HK185 – Summons: Commonwealth of Massachusetts vs. Lizzie A. Borden, May 16, 1893.
Printed document, annotated and signed; wove paper, “Old Berkshire Mills 1892” watermark of Old Berkshire Mills, Dalton, Massachusetts, 7 ⅞” x 10 ½”; one sheet, printed and handwritten in ink and lead on two sides.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.185
HK186 – Summons: Commonwealth of Massachusetts vs. Lizzie A. Borden, May 16, 1893.
Printed document, annotated and signed; wove paper, “Old Berkshire Mills 1892” watermark of Old Berkshire Mills, Dalton, Massachusetts, 7 ⅞” x 10 ½”; one sheet, printed and handwritten in ink and lead on two sides.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.186
HK187 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), Boston, Massachusetts, to Attorney William Henry Moody (1853-1917), May 17, 1893.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 8” x 10 ¼”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.187
HK188 – Letter: Attorney Melvin Ohio Adams (1850-1920) to Chief Justice Albert Mason (1836-1905), undated.
Holograph letter, initialed; wove paper, “Old Berkshire Mills 1889” watermark of Old Berkshire Mills Company, Dalton, Massachusetts, 8” x 10”; imprinted “Law Offices 20 Pemberton Sq. Boston …”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.188
HK189 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, May 17, 1893.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 8” x 10 ¼”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.189
HK190 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), Boston, Massachusetts, to Attorney Melvin Ohio Adams (1850-1920), May 17, 1893.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 8” x 10 ¼”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.190
HK191 – Letter: Eben Moody Boynton (1840-1927) to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), May 18, 1893.
Typewritten letter, annotated and signed; wove paper, “Fairfield Paper Company” watermark of Woronco Paper Company, Woronco, Massachusetts, 8 x 10 ½”; one sheet typewritten and inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Public interest.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.191
HK192 – Note: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930) to Arthur T. Lovell (1859-1925), May 23, 1893.
Typewritten note, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 8” x 10 ¼”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side, annotated in lead on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.192
HK193 – Letter: Dr. Samuel Page Fowler, Jr. (1838-1915), Danvers, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, May 23, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, 4 ¾” x 9 ⅛”; three sheets, single fold, inscribed in ink on nine sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.193
HK194 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, May 26, 1893.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 8” x 10 ⅛”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.194
HK195 – Letter: Dr. Samuel Page Fowler, Jr. (1838-1915), Danvers, Massachusetts, to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), May 26, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, 4 ¾” x 9 ⅛”; three sheets, single fold, inscribed in ink on nine sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.195
HK196 – Document: Herbert Hervey Fletcher (1855-1941), Frank Hunt Burt (1861-1946) and Henry C. Bolles (1855-1905), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, May 27, [1893].
Typewritten document signed by Herbert H. Bolles; wove paper, 7 ⅞” x 12 ½”; one sheet, typewritten on one side, signed in ink.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.196
HK197 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, May 27, [1893].
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 8” x 10 ⅛”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.197
HK198 – Letter: Hosea M. Knowlton, New Bedford, Massachusetts, to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), May 27, 1893.
Typewritten letter, secretarial signature “H.M. Knowlton per E.”; wove paper, “Royal Irish Linen” watermark of Marcus Ward & Company, New York, New York, 8 ¼” x 10 ½”; imprinted “Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Office of the District Attorney …”; one sheet, typewritten on one side, signed in ink.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.198
HK199 – Letter: Rev. William Henry Savary, South Boston, Massachusetts (1835-1906) to Massachusetts, to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), May 27, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, “Royal Irish Linen” watermark of Marcus Ward & Company, New York, New York, 4 ½” x 7”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.199
HK200 – Letter: Dr. Frank Winthrop Draper (1843-1909), Boston, Massachusetts, to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), May 28, 1893.
Typewritten letter, signed; wove paper, “Pure Linen” watermark of W.B. Clark & Company, Boston, Massachusetts, 7 ¾” X 9 ⅞”; seven sheets typewritten on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.200
HK201 – Telegram Form: Hosea M. Knowlton, New Bedford, Massachusetts, to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), May 29, 1893.
Holograph telegram form, signed; newsprint-type paper, 8” x 5 ⅛”; imprinted “The Western Union Telegraph Company …”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.201
HK202 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), Boston, Massachusetts, to Attorney William Henry Moody (1853-1917), May 31, 1893.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 8” x 10 ⅛”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.202
HK203 – Letter: Dr. Frank Winthrop Draper (1843-1909, Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, May 31, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, “Bunker Hill” watermark of Samuel Ward Company, Boston, Massachusetts, 4 ⅞” x 8”; imprinted “F.W. Draper, M.D. …”; four sheets inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.203
HK204 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, May 31, 1893.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 8” x 10 ⅛”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side and edited in an unidentified hand.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.204
HK205 – List of Jurors: June Term, 1893.
Printed list; wove paper, 8 ⅜” x 11 ¾”; one sheet, single fold, printed in ink on two sides, annotated in lead in hand of Hosea M. Knowlton.
Subject: Selection of jurors for Commonwealth of Massachusetts vs. Lizzie A. Borden.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.205
HK206 – Notes: June, 1893.
(1st sheet) wove paper with printed margin, “Old Suffolk Mills” watermark of John Carter & Company, Boston, Massachusetts, 8 ½” by approximately 10 ⅜”, one sheet, inscribed in ink and lead on two sides in hand of Hosea M. Knowlton; (2nd – 13th sheets) wove paper with printed margin, “Royal Linen Ledger” watermark of Parsons Paper Company, Holyoke, Massachusetts, 8” x various trimmed lengths, ten sheets typewritten on one side, eight of which are edited, annotated, and/or underscored in lead in the hand of Hosea M. Knowlton, one sheet inscribed in ink on one side in hand of Hosea M. Knowlton, and one sheet upon which is affixed a sheet of wove paper, ruled, 5 ½” x 8”, inscribed in ink on one side in an unidentified hand, annotated in ink and lead in the hand of Hosea M. Knowlton.
Subject: Notes on selected jurors for Commonwealth of Massachusetts vs. Lizzie A. Borden.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.206
HK207 – Letter: Dr. George Washington Gay (1842-1931), Boston, Massachusetts (1842-1931) to Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), June 1, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, “Old Berkshire Mills” watermark of Old Berkshire Mills Company, Dalton, Massachusetts, 5 ¾” x 10”; imprinted “George W. Gay, M.D. …”; one sheet, inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.207
HK208 – Letter: Charles John Dean, Lunenberg, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 1, 1894 [sic].
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, 4 ⅞” x 8”; two sheets, inscribed in ink on four sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.208
HK209 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930) to Frank Hunt Burt (1861-1946), June 1, 1893.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 8” x 10 ¼”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.209
HK210 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 1, 1893.
Typewritten letter, carbon copy, unsigned; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 8” x 10 ¼”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet typewritten on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.210
HK211 – Letter: Dr. David Williams Cheever (1831-1915) to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 2, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed, with accompanying notes; wove paper, 4 15/16” x 8”; four sheets inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.211
HK212 – Statement: Alice Manley Russell (1852-1941) to William Henry Moody (1853-1917), Fall River, Massachusetts, June 2, 1893.
Holograph statement, signed; wove paper, ruled, “Congress Linen” watermark of Valley Paper Company, Holyoke, Massachusetts, 5 1⅛” x 8 ⅜”; 9 pages inscribed in ink on one side, underscoring in lead in an unidentified hand, fastened with a steel common pin.
Subject: Statement regarding a conversation with Lizzie A. Borden.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.212
HK213 – Letter: Otto H. Schulte (1854-1926), Newark, New Jersey, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 10, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, “Crown Royal Linen” watermark and “crown” embossment of American Writing Paper Company, Holyoke, Massachusetts, 4 15/16” x 8”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on three sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.213
HK214 – Letter: “A Friend” to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 11, 1893.
Holograph letter signed with pseudonym; wove paper, ruled, “Fabric [Bond]” watermark of American Writing Paper Company of Holyoke, Massachusetts, 5 ½” x 8 ½”; imprinted “Hotel Brunswick Co. New York …”; eight sheets inscribed in ink on sixteen sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.214
HK215 – Letter: Josephine Elizabeth Winsor (1837-1904), Greenville, Rhode Island, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 11, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled; “Hamilton” embossment, possibly for Pitcher Hamilton Company, Chicago, Illinois, 5” x 8”; three sheets, single fold, inscribed in ink on twelve sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.215
HK216 – Letter: “One who reads – but only a woman,” Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 11, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed with pseudonym; wove paper, “Pirie’s Real Vellum Air Dried” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 5” x 8”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on four sides.
Enclosure: Clipping, New York Tribune article reprinted in an unidentified newspaper; newsprint, 2 ½” x 2 ¼”.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.216
HK217 – Letter: Mrs. Lucy C. Booth (1836-1914), Great Barrington, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 12, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, partial “Linen” watermark, unidentified manufacturer, 4 ⅞” x 7 ⅞”; two sheets inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.217
HK218 – Letter: “Yours for Justice” to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 12, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed with pseudonym; wove paper, ruled, 5” x 8”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.218
HK219 – Postcard: “Justice,” Baltimore, Maryland, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 12, 1893.
Holograph postcard, signed with pseudonym; wove card stock, 6 ⅛” x 3 ¾”; imprinted “Postal Card One Cent. United States …”; inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.219
HK220 – Letter: Edmund Cottrill Madigan (1835-1904), Presque Isle, Maine, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 13, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, “Brunswick” embossment, unidentified manufacturer, 7 ¾” x 9 ¾”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on four sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.220
HK221 – Letter: “Greentree,” Freeland, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 13, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed with pseudonym; wove paper, 4 ⅜” x 7”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on three sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.221
HK222 – Note: “B.T.R.,” to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 13, 1893.
Holograph note, initialed; wove paper, 6 ⅞” x 7 ⅞”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.222
HK223 – Postcard: “Justice,” Baltimore, Maryland, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 14, 1893.
Holograph postcard, signed with pseudonym; wove card stock, 6 ⅛” x 3 ¾”; imprinted “Postal Card One Cent. United States …”; inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.223
HK224 – Letter: Mary Edwards Walker, M.D. (1832-1919), Concord, New Hampshire, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 14, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, “Parian” embossment, unidentified manufacturer, 5” x 8”; two sheets inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.224
HK225 – Letter: Anonymous to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 14, 1893.
Holograph letter, unsigned; wove paper, ruled, “Bromfield” embossment, unidentified manufacturer, 4 ½” x 7”; one sheet inscribed in lead on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.225
HK226 – Letter: Octavia Loir (Iasigi) Apthorp (1857-1944), Wilton, New Hampshire, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 14, 1893.
Typewritten letter, signed; wove paper, “Hammond Typewriter Linen” watermark, unidentified manufacturer, 8” x 10 ⅜”; one sheet, typewritten on one side, signed in ink.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.226
HK227 – Letter: Ray Greene Huling (1847-1915), New Bedford, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 14, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, “Scotch Linen Ledger” watermark of Parsons Paper Company, Holyoke, Massachusetts, 8” x 10 ⅜”; imprinted “World’s Congress Auxiliary …”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on three sides.
Note: This letter does not pertain to the Borden case but is included to maintain the integrity of the collection.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.227
HK228 – Letter: David D. Toal M.D. (1838-1904), New York, New York, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 14, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, 5 ⅞” x 9 ½”; imprinted “David D. Toal, M.D. …”; one sheet inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.228
HK229 – Letter: “From a woman who wonders if there is such a thing as Justice,” Washington, D.C., to Hosea M. Knowlton and William Henry Moody (1853-1917), June 15, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed with pseudonym; wove paper, ruled, 8” x 9 ⅛”; imprinted “Washington, D.C. …”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.229
HK230 – Letter: John Haskell Fogg (1837-1906) to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 15, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, “Lyons Parchment” watermark of American Writing Paper Company, Holyoke, Massachusetts, 8” x 10 ⅛”; imprinted “Law Office of J.H. Fogg …”; two sheets inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.230
HK231 – Letter: Anonymous to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 15, 1893.
Holograph letter, unsigned; wove paper, ruled, 4 ⅜” x 6 ¾”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.231
HK232 – Letter: Wallace L. Folsom (c.1854-1905), New Haven, Connecticut, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 15, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, 5 1/16” x 8”; three sheets inscribed in lead on six sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.232
HK233 – Letter: Mrs. M.A. Robbins, Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 16, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, 5 ⅜” x 8 ½”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.233
HK234 – Letter: Mrs. Henry Wilson (1839-1910), Honesdale, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 16, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, “Extra” embossment, unidentified manufacturer, 5” x 8”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on three sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.234
HK235 – Letter: “Concord, N.H. for Justice” to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 16, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed with pseudonym; wove paper, ruled, “Hillsdale Mills” embossment of American Pad & Paper Company, Holyoke, Massachusetts, 4 ½” x 7”; three sheets, single fold, inscribed in ink on twelve sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.235
HK236 – Letter: “One who desires justice” to Hosea M. Knowlton, undated [1893].
Holograph letter, signed with pseudonym; wove paper, ruled, 5” x 8”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.236
HK237 – Letter: Anonymous, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 16, 1893.
Holograph letter, unsigned; wove paper, ruled, “crown” embossment, unidentified manufacturer; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on three sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.237
HK238 – Letter: Nathaniel R. Lewis (1844-1893), New Bedford, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 17, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, 6” x 9 ½”; inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.238
HK239 – Letter: Lucy C. Booth (1836-1914), Great Barrington, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 17, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove onionskin paper, 4 ⅞” x 8”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.239
HK240 – Letter: Edward Lillie Pierce (1827-1897), Milton, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 17, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, 7 ¾” x 9 ¾”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on four sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.240
HK241 – Letter: Clara Brown, Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 18, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, 4 ⅞” x 7 ⅞”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.241
HK242 – Note: Anonymous, Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 18, 1893.
Holograph note, unsigned; wove paper, ruled, “Platner & Porter Superfine” watermark of American Writing Paper Company, Holyoke, Massachusetts, 5” x 7 ⅞”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Enclosure: Clipping, Boston Herald, June 17, 1893; newsprint, approximately 2 ¼” x 4 ¼”.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.242
HK243 – Postcard: Anonymous, Boston, Massachusetts, June 18, 1893.
Holograph postcard, unsigned; wove card stock, 6 ⅛” x 3 ¾”; imprinted “Postal Card One Cent. United States …”; inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.243
HK244 – Letter: “Justice” to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 18, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed with pseudonym; wove paper, “Boston Standard Ledger” watermark, unidentified manufacturer, 5 ¼” x 7 ⅞”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on three sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.244
HK245 – Letter: “Theorist” to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 19, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed with pseudonym; wove paper, ruled, 5 ⅞” x 6 ½”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.245
HK246 – Letter: Joseph Warren Cross, Jr., T.M. (1808-1906), Chelsea, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 19, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, 9” x 11 ½”; imprinted “Union Publishing Company …”; one sheet inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.246
HK247 – Letter: Massachusetts Attorney General Albert Enoch Pillsbury (1849-1930), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, [June 20], 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, “Pirie’s Standard” watermark of Alexander Pirie & Sons, New York, New York, 8” x 10 ⅛”; imprinted “Attorney General’s Department, Commonwealth Building …”; one sheet inscribed on one side.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.247
HK248 – Letter: Attorney William Bradford French (1848-1912), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 20, 1893.
Typewritten letter, signed; wove paper, “Old Berkshire Mills 1892” watermark of Old Berkshire Mills Company, Dalton, Massachusetts, 8 5/16” x 11”; one sheet typewritten on one side, signed in ink.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.248
HK249 – Letter: Attorney George Lewis Huntress (1848-1924), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 20, 1893.
Typewritten letter, signed; wove paper, “Carew Co” watermark of Carew Manufacturing Company, South Hadley Falls, Massachusetts, 8 ½” x 11”; imprinted “Counsellors at Law, Sears Building …”; one sheet, typewritten on one side, signed and annotated in ink.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.249
HK250 – Letter: Attorney Frank Skinner Fiske (1825-1907), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 20, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, “Old [?] Linen” watermark, unidentified manufacturer, 8 ⅛” x 10 ¾”; imprinted “Office of Clerk of United States …”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.250
HK251 – Letter: Attorney John Davis (c.1832-1902), Lowell, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 20, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, “Old Berkshire Mills 1890” watermark of Old Berkshire Mills Company, Dalton, Massachusetts, 8” x 10”; imprinted “Office of John Davis …”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side, traces of sealing wax on reverse.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.251
HK252 – Letter: “Yours (one who reads),” Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 20, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed with pseudonym; wove paper, ruled, 5 ¾” x 8 ⅞”; two sheets inscribed in ink on three sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.252
HK253 – Letter: Attorney James Robert Dunbar (1847-1915), Brookline, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 20, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, “Crane’s Japanese Linen 1892” watermark of Crane Brothers, Westfield, Massachusetts, 5 ½” x 8 ½”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.253
HK254 – Letter: Attorney Herbert Parker (1856-1939), Fitchburg, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 20, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, “Scotch Linen Ledger” watermark of Parsons Paper Company, Holyoke, Massachusetts, 8 ¼” x 5 3/8”; imprinted “Norcross, Baker & Parker …”; four sheets inscribed in ink on four sides, steel staple fastener.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.254
HK255 – Letter: Attorney James Phillips Farley, Jr. (1848-1896), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 20, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, 4 3/8” x 6 ¾”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.255
HK256 – Letter: Attorney Francis Richard Jones (c. 1866-1935), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 20, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove onionskin paper, “[?] & Sons” watermark, unidentified manufacturer, 8” x 5”; imprinted “Francis R. Jones, 20 Pemberton Square …”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.256
HK257 – Letter: Attorney Joseph Muenscher Day (1824-1897), Brockton, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 20, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove onionskin paper, 5 ⅜” x 8 ⅜”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.257
HK258 – Letter: Attorney William A. Young (1838-1927), Danville, Illinois, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 20, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, “World Bond” watermark of Graham Paper Company, St. Louis, Missouri, 8 ⅜” x 10 ⅞”; imprinted “Law and Notary Office of Wm. A. Young …”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side, traces of sealing wax on reverse.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.258
HK259 – Letter: Elisha Bacon Worrell (1858-1943), Dorchester, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 20, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, 8 ¼” x 10 ¾”; imprinted “The Heublein …”; two sheets inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.259
HK260 – Letter: Attorney Henry Langdon Parker (1832-1910), Worcester, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 21, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, “Old Berkshire Mills 18[?]” watermark of Old Berkshire Mills Company, Dalton, Massachusetts, 5 ¾” x 9 ¼”; imprinted “Office of H.L. Parker …”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.260
HK261 – Letter: Attorney William Cowan Prescott (1848-1931), Herkimer, New York, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 21, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, “Mount Pleasant Mills” watermark, possibly R.P. Andrews Paper Company, Washington, D.C., 8 ½” x 5 ⅜”; imprinted “Law Offices of Steele & Prescott …”; one sheet inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.261
HK262 – Letter: Attorney Nathan Armsby Woodward (1818-1900), Batavia, New York, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 21, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, “Penman’s Linen” watermark of East Hartford Manufacturing Company, Burnside, Connecticut, 6” x 9 ½”; three sheets inscribed in ink on three sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.262
HK263 – Letter: Attorney Francis Almon Gaskill (1846-1909), Worcester, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 21, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, “Bankers Linen” watermark of Southworth Company, Mittineague, Massachusetts, 8 ⅜” x 8 ¼”; imprinted “Commonwealth of Massachusetts …”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.263
HK264 – Letter: Henry Bailey Peirce, (1841-1898), Abington, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 21, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, partial “Old Berkshire Mills” watermark of Old Berkshire Mills Company, Dalton, Massachusetts, 8 ½” x 5 ½”; imprinted “Henry B. Peirce Abington, Mass.”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.264
HK265 – Letter: Attorney Edmund Hatch Bennett (1824-1898), Taunton, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 21, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove onionskin paper, 5 ⅝” x 9”; imprinted “Bennett & Hall …”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.265
HK266 – Letter: Attorney Nathan Sumner Myrick (1854-1930), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 21, 1893.
Typewritten letter, signed; wove paper, “Merchants Linen” watermark, unidentified manufacturer, 8 ½” x 11”; imprinted “N. Sumner Myrick …”; two sheets, typewritten on two sides, signed in ink.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.266
HK267 – Letter: Charles Hall Leonard (1822-1918), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 21, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, “Old Time Linen” watermark of J.W. Butler Paper Company, Chicago, Illinois, 5 ½” x 8 ½”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on three sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.267
HK268 – Letter: Attorney Charles Francis Choate, Jr. (1864-1927), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 21, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove onionskin paper, “Model Linen” watermark, unidentified manufacturer, 7 15/16” x 10 ½”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.268
HK269 – Letter: Frank Winthrop Draper (1843-1909), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 21, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove onionskin paper, “The Boston Bond” watermark of Samuel Ward Company, Boston, Massachusetts, 5” x 7 13/16”; imprinted “F.W. Draper, M.D. …”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.269
HK270 – Letter: Attorney Frank Hussey Jackson (1843-1903), Providence, Rhode Island, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 21, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove onionskin paper, ruled, “1892 Bond No 21” watermark, unidentified manufacturer, 8” x 10 ½”; imprinted “Ballou & Jackson, Attorneys …”; two sheets inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.270
HK271 – Letter: John H. Galligan, Taunton, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 21, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, 5 ⅝” x 9 ⅜”; imprinted “Probate Court, County of Bristol…”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.271
HK272 – Letter: Attorney Jesse Coleman Ivy (1847-1924), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 21, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, 5 ¾” x 9”; imprinted “Jesse C. Ivy, Counsellor …”; one sheet inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.272
HK273 – Letter: Dr. Edward Stickney Wood (1846-1905), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 21, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, “Bond No 52” watermark of Crane & Company, Dalton, Massachusetts, 4 ⅞” x 7 ⅞”; imprinted “Harvard Medical School …”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.273
HK274 – Letter: Attorney Alphonso Adelbert Wyman (1862-1929), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 21, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, “U S Linen” watermark of American Writing Paper Company, Holyoke, Massachusetts, 8 ⅜” x 11”; imprinted “Office of Alphonso A. Wyman …”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.274
HK275 – Letter: Attorney Charles Pelham Greenough (1844-1924), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 21, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, “Royal Irish Linen” watermark of Marcus Ward & Company, New York, New York, 5 ¼” x 8 ¼”; imprinted “Charles P. Greenough …”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.275
HK276 – Letter: Attorney Edgar Jay Sherman (1834-1914), Plymouth, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 21, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, “Venice Mills” embossment, unidentified manufacturer, 5” x 8”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.276
HK277 – Letter: Louise Wolcott (Knowlton) Browne, Washington, D.C., to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 21, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, 4 ½” x 7”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on four sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.277
HK278 – Letter: Henry Elbert Barnes (1832-1910), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 21, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, 4 ⅞” x 8 1/16”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on four sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.278
HK279 – Letter: “Aline Delano” (Alexandria Paulovna (Kusmischev) Delano 1845-1928), Boston, Massachusetts, to Mrs. Hosea M. Knowlton, née Sylvia Bassett Almy (1852-1937), June 21, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, “J. L. F. & Co.” watermark, unidentified manufacturer; 5” x 8”; imprinted “Clerk’s Office of Superior Court …”; one sheet, inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.279
HK280 – Letter: Elijah Adams Morse (1841-1898), Canton, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 21, 1893.
Typewritten letter, signed; wove paper, “The Catigraph All Linen” watermark, unidentified manufacturer, 8” x 10 ½”; imprinted “Elijah A. Morse, M.C. …”; one sheet typewritten on one side, annotated and signed in ink; newspaper clipping from Boston Journal Evening Edition, June 21, 1893, affixed to sheet.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.280
HK281 – Letter: Walter Clifford (1849-1912), Chicago, Illinois, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 21, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove onionskin paper, “Japanese Linen” watermark of Crane Brothers, Westfield, Massachusetts, 5 ⅞” x 9 5/16”; imprinted “The Virginia Hotel …”; one sheet inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.281
HK282 – Letter: Attorney Milton Reed (1848-1932), Fall River, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 21, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove onionskin paper, “Parsons Paper Co. 1891” watermark of Parsons Paper Company, Holyoke, Massachusetts, 7 ¾” x 10 ⅜”; imprinted “Milton Reed, Attorney at Law …”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.282
HK283 – Letter: Attorney William Henry Moody (1853-1917), Haverhill, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 21, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, “The Boston Linen” watermark of Samuel Ward Company, Boston, Massachusetts, 4 ½” x 7”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on three sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.283
HK284 – Letter: William Mosley Hall (c.1806-1894), New York, New York, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 21, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, “Real Irish Linen” watermark of P.U. & Company, London, England, 4 ⅞” x 7 ⅞”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding verdict.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.284
HK285 – Letter: Attorney James Brown Olney (1833-1900), Catskill, New York, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 22, 1893.
Typewritten letter, signed; wove onionskin paper, ruled, 6” x 9 ⅜”; imprinted “Law Offices of James B. Olney …”; one sheet typewritten on one side, edited and signed in ink.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.285
HK286 – Letter: Attorney Albert B. Collins (1854-1922), New Bedford, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 22, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, partial “Old Berkshire Mills 1892” watermark of Old Berkshire Mills Paper Company, Dalton, Massachusetts, 8” x 10 3/16”; imprinted “Albert B. Collins …”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.286
HK287 – Letter: Attorney Rastus Worthington, (1828-1898), Dedham, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 22, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, “Harvard Linen” watermark, unidentified manufacturer, 4 ⅞” x 7 13/16”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on four sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.287
HK288 – Letter: Attorney Walter Irving Badger (1859-1926), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 22, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, “The Boston Bond” watermark of Samuel Ward Company, Boston, Massachusetts, 8” x 10 ½”; imprinted “Walter I. Badger, Counsellor-at-Law …”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.288
HK289 – Letter: Mrs. George O. Walker, Swansea, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 22, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, “Homespun Linen” watermark, unidentified manufacturer, 5 1/16” x 7 13/16”; seven sheets inscribed in ink on fourteen sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.289
HK290 – Letter: William James Rotch (1819-1893), New Bedford, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 22, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove onionskin paper, partial “Linen” watermark, unidentified manufacturer, 5 ½” x 8 ½”; two sheets inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.290
HK291 – Letter: James Orne Whitney, M.D. (1823-1895), Pawtucket, Rhode Island, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 22, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, 8” x 10”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.291
HK292 – Letter: Annie L.T. Williams, Brighton Hill, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 22, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, 4 ⅜” x 7 1/16”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.292
HK293 – Letter: Dr. David Williams Cheever (1831-1915) to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 22, 1893.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.293
HK294 – Letter: Dr. William Edward Sparrow (1824-1899), Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 22, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, 5” x 8”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.294
HK295 – Letter: Attorney Hosea Kingman (1843-1900), Bridgewater, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 22, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, “Bankers” embossment, unidentified manufacturer, 7 ¾” x 9 ¾”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.295
HK296 – Letter: Attorney Asa French (1829-1903), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 22, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove onionskin paper, “1892 Bond No 21” watermark, Crane & Company, Dalton, Massachusetts, 5 ⅝” x 9”; three sheets inscribed in ink on three sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.296
HK297 – Letter: William Dwight Marsh (1865-1918), Amherst, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 22, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, 5” x 8”; two sheets, single fold, inscribed in ink on six sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.297
HK298 – Letter: Attorney Henry Hastings Seymour (1849-1913), Buffalo, New York, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 22, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, “Crane’s Distaff Linen” watermark of Z. & W.M. Crane, Dalton, Massachusetts, 4 ½” x 6 ¾”; imprinted “The Buffalo Club, 388 Delaware Avenue.”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on four sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.298
HK299 – Letter: James Herman Whitmore (1838-1922), Stoneham, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 22, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, “M. R. Warren’s Typewriter” watermark, unidentified manufacturer, 8” x 10 ½”; imprinted “Minister’s Study, First Unitarian Church …”; three sheets inscribed in ink on three sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.299
HK300 – Letter: Attorney Prentiss Webster (1851-1898), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 22, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove onionskin paper, partial “Merchants Linen” watermark, unidentified manufacturer, 8 ⅜” x 11 1/16”; imprinted “Law Offices of Benj. F. Butler …”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.300
HK301 – Letter: Attorney Arthur Lord (1850-1925), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 22, 1893.
Typewritten letter, signed; wove onionskin paper, “Crane’s All Linen” watermark of Crane Brothers, Westfield, Massachusetts, 7 ⅞” x 9 15/16”; imprinted “Arthur Lord, Counsellor …”; one sheet typewritten on one side, signed in ink.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.301
HK302 – Letter: George Bowland Reed (1829-1907), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 22, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, partial “Carters Extra Superfine” watermark of John Carter & Company, Boston, Massachusetts, 5 13/16” x 9 1/16”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.302
HK303 – Letter: John Francis Eaton (1842-1905), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 22, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, 8” x 10”; one sheet inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.303
HK304 – Letter: Robert B. Elder (1843-1905), Newark, New Jersey, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 22, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, “Longfellow Linen” watermark of Whiting Paper Company, Holyoke, Massachusetts, 4 ½” x 6 ⅞”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on three sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.304
HK305 – Letter: Edward Everett Hale (1822-1909), Matunuck, Rhode Island, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 22, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; (1st sheet) wove paper, “Royal Linen” watermark of Whiting Paper Company, Holyoke, Massachusetts, 5 ¼” x 8”, imprinted “South Congregational …”; and (2nd sheet) wove paper, “Whiting Paper Co” watermark of Whiting Paper Company, Holyoke, Massachusetts, 5 1/16” x 8 ¼”, imprinted “From Edward E. Hale …”; two sheets inscribed in ink on four sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.305
HK306 – Letter: Charles Haynes Haswell (1809-1907), New York, New York, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 22, 1893.
Holograph letter, unsigned; wove paper, “Royal Linen Bond” watermark of Royal Paper Mills Company, East Angus, Quebec, Canada, 4 ⅞” x 8”; imprinted Chas. H. Haswell …”; two sheets inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.306
HK307 – Letter: Horace L. Piper (1845-1905), Washington, D.C., to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 23, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, “Linen Conn. Valley” watermark of Powers Paper Company, Holyoke, Massachusetts; three sheets inscribed in ink on four sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.307
HK308 – Note: Benjamin C. Knowlton (1860-1932), Middleboro, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 23, 1893.
Holograph note, signed; wove paper, ruled, 5” x 8”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.308
HK309 – Letter: Attorney J.C. Seger, De Soto, Missouri, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 23, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, partial “Regent” watermark, unidentified manufacturer, 8 ½” x 5 ½”; imprinted “H. Thomas J.C. Seger …”; two sheets inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.309
HK310 – Letter: “Anna E. Blackwood” (Annie Elizabeth Blackwood Logue 1851-1905), to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 23, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, 4 7/16” x 6 ¾”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on four sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.310
HK311 – Letter: George Davis Gifford (1833-1910), Worcester, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 23, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, 5 ¾” x 8 15/16”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.311
HK312 – Letter: Attorney Edward P. Loring (1839-1894), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 23, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, “Whiting’s Standard Ledger” watermark of Whiting Paper Company, Holyoke, Massachusetts, 7 ⅞” x 10 ⅜”; imprinted “Commonwealth of Massachusetts …”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.312
HK313 – Letter: L. Graves, Cottage City, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 23, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove onionskin paper, “Vendome Linen” watermark of American Writing Paper Company, Holyoke, Massachusetts, 6” x 9 ½”; one sheet inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.313
HK314 – Letter: William Ben Wright (1855-1935), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 23, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove onionskin paper, printed margins, three-ring puncture, 8 ⅜” x 11”; one sheet inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.314
HK315 – Letter: Sarah Wood Devoll M.D. (1835-1922), Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 24, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; (1st – 3rd sheet) wove paper, “Bank Parchment” watermark of American Writing Paper Company, Holyoke, Massachusetts, 5” x 8”, three sheets, single fold, inscribed in ink on twelve sides; (4th sheet) wove paper, partial “Bunker Hill” watermark of Samuel Ward Company, Boston, Massachusetts, 4 7/16” x 7”, one sheet inscribed in ink on two sides; and (5th sheet) wove paper, 4 15/16” x 8”, one sheet inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.315
HK316 – Letter: Attorney John K. Goldsmith (1841-1895), Newburgh, New York, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 24, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, 5” x 8”; stamped “John K. Goldsmith …”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on three sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.316
HK317 – Letter: Attorney John Woodbury (1856-1940), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 24, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, “Royal Irish Linen” watermark of Marcus Ward & Company, New York, New York, 5” x 8”; imprinted “Union Club, Boston …”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.317
HK318 – Letter: Dr. Francis Bishop Harrington (1854-1914), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 24, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, “Old Berkshire Mills 1891” watermark of Old Berkshire Mills Company, Dalton, Massachusetts, 5 ¼” x 7 ⅞”; imprinted “201 Beacon Street.”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.318
HK319 – Letter: Attorney Thomas Ellwood Grover (1846-1910), Boston, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 24, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, 4 ½” x 6 ¾”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.319
HK320 – Letter: Elvira M. Daggett (1843-1924), Coventry, Vermont, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 24, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, “Hypatia Mills Superfine” watermark of John Carter & Company, Boston, Massachusetts, 5 ¾” x 9”; two sheets inscribed in ink on four sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.320
HK321 – Letter: Van Buren Kinney (1832-1910), Providence, Rhode Island, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 25, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, “Palo Alto” watermark, unidentified manufacturer, 6 ⅞” x 8 ⅜”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.321
HK322 – Letter: William Curtis Stiles (1857-1911) Jackson, Michigan, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 28, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, partial “Co” watermark, unidentified manufacturer, 6” x 9 ½”; imprinted “Pastor’s Study …”; one sheet inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.322
HK323 – Letter: George B. Buffington (1835-1906), Dorchester, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 29, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, 5 ½” x 9”; thirteen sheets inscribed in ink on thirteen sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding verdict.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.323
HK324 – Letter: Attorney Charles Robert Morrison (1819-1893), Concord, New Hampshire, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, 5 ½” x 8 15/16”; three sheets inscribed in ink on four sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.324
HK325 – Letter: Anonymous, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Hosea M. Knowlton, June, 1893.
Holograph letter, unsigned; wove paper, ruled, 4 ½” x 7 ¼”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on three sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.325
HK326 – Letter: “Transient,” Springfield, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, August 2, 1892 [sic].
Holograph letter, signed with pseudonym; wove paper, ruled, 6” x 9 ½”; imprinted “Cooley’s Hotel …”; one sheet inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.326
HK327 – Letter: William L. Chaffin (1837-1923), North Easton, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, August 10, 1893.
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, “East Hartford Linen” watermark of East Hartford Manufacturing Company, Burnside, Connecticut, 5 ¼” x 8”; imprinted “Unity Church …”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on three sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.327
HK328 – Letter: “From an advocate of justice,” New Bedford, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, November 30, [1893].
Holograph letter, signed with pseudonym; wove paper, ruled, partial indecipherable watermark, “Ivory” embossment, unidentified manufacturer, 4 ⅞” x 8”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Letter of condemnation.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.328
HK329 – Transcript: Anonymous, undated [1893]
Typewritten transcript, unsigned; wove paper, “Hammond Typewriter Linen” watermark, 5 3/16” x 8”; two sheets, single fold, typewritten on eight sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.329
HK330 – Letter: “N.Y.,” to Hosea M. Knowlton, undated [1893].
Holograph letter, signed with initials; wove paper, 4” x 6”; one sheet inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.330
HK331 – Letter: Attorney William Henry Moody (1853-1917), Haverhill, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, undated [1893].
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, partial ”Old Berkshire Mills 18[?]” watermark of Old Berkshire Mills Company, Dalton, Massachusetts, 8” x 10 ½”; imprinted “Commonwealth of Massachusetts …”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Preparation of prosecution.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.331
HK332 – Letter: Rev. Richard Miller Devens (1834-1900) to Hosea M. Knowlton, undated [1893].
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, ruled, “Bankers” embossment, unidentified manufacturer, 7 ¾” x 9 7/16”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.332
HK333 – Letter: “A constent reader of the trial” to Hosea M. Knowlton, undated [1893].
Holograph letter, signed with pseudonym; wove paper, 4 ½” x 7”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on three sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.333
HK334 – Letter: Anonymous to Hosea M. Knowlton, undated [1893].
Holograph letter, unsigned; wove onionskin paper, ruled, partial indecipherable watermark, unidentified manufacturer, 5 15/16” x 9 ¼”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Public interest.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.334
HK335 – Letter: Anonymous to Hosea M. Knowlton, undated [1893].
Holograph letter, unsigned; wove paper, 5 ¾” x 5 15/16”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.335
HK336 – Letter: “Curiosity” to Hosea M. Knowlton, undated [1893].
Holograph letter, signed with pseudonym; wove paper, ruled, 5 ¾” x 9”; one sheet inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.336
HK337 – Letter: “Observer,” Springfield, Massachusetts, to Hosea M. Knowlton, undated [1893].
Holograph letter, signed with pseudonym; wove paper, ruled, “R & C Extra Fine 1885” watermark, unidentified manufacturer, 5 ⅞” x 9 ½’”; three sheets inscribed in ink on four sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.337
HK338 – Letter: “Your Brother” to Hosea M. Knowlton, undated [1893].
Holograph letter, unsigned; wove paper, ruled, “Crown Royal Linen” watermark and “crown” embossment of American Writing Paper Company, Holyoke, Massachusetts, 4 15/16” x 8”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on three sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.338
HK339 – Letter: Anonymous to Hosea M. Knowlton, undated [1893].
Holograph letter, unsigned; wove paper, ruled, 5 ⅞” x 8 ¾”; nine sheets inscribed in lead on nine sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.339
HK340 – Letter: Letter: “D.B.” to Hosea M. Knowlton, undated [1893].
Holograph letter, signed with initials; wove graph paper, “La Monte” watermark of George La Monte & Son, Nutley, New Jersey, 4 ⅞” x 7 ⅞”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on two sides; clipping from an unidentified newspaper affixed to sheet, approximately 2 ¼” x 1 ¾”.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.340
HK341 – Letter: Anonymous to Hosea M. Knowlton, undated [1893].
Holograph letter, unsigned; wove paper, ruled, “Shamrock Linen” watermark of American News Company, New York, New York, 7 ⅝” x 9 ⅞”; eleven sheets inscribed in lead on eleven sides.
Subject: Opinion regarding crime.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.341
HK342 – Note: Anonymous to Hosea M. Knowlton, undated [1893].
Holograph note, unsigned; wove paper, 6” x 6”; one sheet inscribed in ink on one side; clipping from an unidentified newspaper affixed to sheet, approximately 2 ¼” x 2 ¾”.
Subject: Letter of condemnation.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.342
HK343 – Note: E.P. Briggs to Mrs. Hosea M. Knowlton, née Sylvia Bassett Almy (1852-1937), undated [1893].
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, “Royal Irish Linen” watermark of Marcus Ward & Company, New York, New York, 3 15/16” x 6”; one sheet, single fold, inscribed in ink on one side.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.343
HK344 – Note: William Rollin Shipman (1836-1908) to Hosea M. Knowlton, undated [1893].
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, “Old Berkshire Mills 1892” watermark of Old Berkshire Mills Company, Dalton, Massachusetts, 5” x 8”; one sheet inscribed in ink on two sides.
Subject: Letter of praise.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.344
HK345 – Letter: Lemira Clarissa (Ormsby) Pennell (1821-1893), Portland, Maine, to Hosea M. Knowlton, undated [1893].
Holograph letter, signed; wove paper, 5 ⅞” x 9”; one sheet inscribed in ink on reverse of printed title page torn from This Red Book authored by Pennell.
Subject: Public opinion.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.345
HK346 – Poem: Anonymous to Hosea M. Knowlton, undated [1893].
Typewritten poem; wove onionskin paper, “Pure Linen Stock” watermark of American Writing Paper Company, Holyoke, Massachusetts, 8 ⅜” x 10 ⅞”; one sheet typewritten on one side.
Subject: Public opinion.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.346
Miscellaneous
HK347 – Holograph notebook pages: Notes on inquest testimony of Lizzie A. Borden.
Wove paper, ruled, with watermark of Old Berkshire Mills Company, Dalton, Massachusetts, 8” x 10”; four pages inscribed in lead on one side only in unidentified hand.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.347
HK348 – Holograph notebook: Contains remarks on witness testimony pertinent to Commonwealth of Massachusetts vs. Lizzie A. Borden.
Wove paper, ruled, unidentified manufacturer, 6 ½” x 8 ½”; 58 pages with 31 sides inscribed in lead in hand of Hosea M. Knowlton.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.348
HK349 – Scrapbook: A makeshift scrapbook compiled by Hosea M. Knowlton with newspaper clippings pertaining to the judge’s charge and arguments in Commonwealth of Massachusetts vs. Lizzie A. Borden.
Advertising booklet, A Marvel, Mutual Life Insurance Company, New York, New York, 1892; paper, 5 ¾” x 8 ⅜”; 19 pages with clippings adhered on pages 1-9; inscribed in ink on cover “Judge’s Charge and Arguments in Lizzie Borden Case” in hand of Hosea M. Knowlton.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.349
HK350 – Scrapbook: Compiled by Hosea M. Knowlton.
Burgundy fabric covered with red leather spine and corner blocks, tooled in gilt; unidentified manufacturer; 12 ⅝” x 9 ½”; 89 pages.
Contents: Newspaper clippings: Attleboro Daily Sun, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Christian Leader, Fall River Herald, Fall River Monitor, New York Recorder, New York Sun, New York Tribune, New York World, Philadelphia Inquirer, Portsmouth Times, Providence Journal, Rockland Independent, and others; coverage of Commonwealth of Massachusetts vs. Lizzie A. Borden, post-trial material, and newspaper illustrations of courtroom scenes, some initialed “H.M.K.” in ink in hand of Hosea M. Knowlton.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.350
Photographs
HK351 – Photograph: Trial Exhibit Number 10. “Buffinton House Barn Borden House”
James A. Walsh (b. 1863), Fall River, Massachusetts, 1893; albumen print, 9 ⅜” x 7 ⅜” on a 12 ⅜” x 10 ¼” mount; inscribed on reverse in lead “J A Walsh Fall River Photo” in unidentified hand; captioned below image on mount in ink in unidentified hand.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.351
HK352 – Photograph: Trial Exhibit Number 11. “Borden House Dr Kellys House”
James A. Walsh (b. 1863), Fall River, Massachusetts, 1893; albumen print, 9 ½’ x 7 ⅝” on a 12 ⅝” x 10 ⅝” mount; inscribed on reverse in lead “J A Walsh Fall River Mass Photo” in unidentified hand; captioned below image on mount in ink in unidentified hand.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.352
HK353 – Photograph: Trial Exhibit Number 12. “Rear of Borden House Borden Barn”
James A. Walsh (b. 1863), Fall River, Massachusetts, 1893; albumen print, 9 ¾” x 7 ⅝” on a 12 ⅝” x 10 ⅝” mount; inscribed on reverse in lead “J A Walsh Fall River Photo” in unidentified hand; captioned below image on mount in ink in unidentified hand.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.353
HK354 – Photograph: “View showing Borden Barn and Lumber Pile Fence and rear of Dr. Chagnon’s House”
James A. Walsh (b. 1863), Fall River, Massachusetts, 1893; albumen print, 9 ⅝’ x 7 ⅞” on a 12 ⅞” x 10 ⅞” mount; inscribed on reverse in lead “J A Walsh Fall River Photo” in unidentified hand; captioned below image on mount in ink in unidentified hand.
Object Identification Number: 1989.056.354
