Family papers, 1374-1902, bulk: 1690-1858 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:Family letters and historical documents collected by Frederick L. Gay. Includes papers and correspondence of Dr. Winslow Lewis with his mother Betsy Lewis, his father Capt. Winslow Lewis, and his brothers Frederick and Gustavus. Other correspondents include Dr. Lewis's wife, Emeline Richards Lewis; his son-in-law George Gay; several Boston physicians; and the Scottish writer Anne Grant. Frederick Lewis's letters of 1823 describe his shipwreck on the coast of France; letters of Frederick, Dr. Lewis, and later of George Gay (1846) describe their medical studies in Paris. Letters of Willard Gay and others to George Gay give accounts of a smallpox epidemic in Boston, the war with Mexico, and the war panic between the U.S. and Great Britain (1846)