Series 1. Biographical File, 1864, 1978, and n.d. (1f)

This series consists of one file which includes a general catalog entry and other notes of important events in Alexander’s and Laura’s life. Also included is a copy of an article, entitled “A Congregational Romance; Or, Victorian Love by Mail,” written by Victor Hicken, which makes use of the letters in the correspondence series in this collection. The original commission given to Alexander Bartlett to act as a delegate of the U.S. Christian Commission is also in this file.

Series 2. Correspondence, 1852-53, 1864-65, 1883, 1989, and n.d. (6f)

This series, consisting of six folders, arranged chronologically, includes many letters written between Alexander and Laura during their courtship. These letters, to a large extent, make up the primary source material for Hicken’s work mentioned above. To a lesser extent are letters between Alexander and Laura and their family and friends. A final folder includes two letters between Eugenia Stephens and Merrill Lynch & Co. concerning the transfer of these letters.

Series 3. Writings, 1850, 1852, n.d. (1f)

This series, consisting of one folder, includes three unpublished essays by Laura Bartlett: “Patriots of the Revolution” (original and typescript), “Twas ever thus from childhood’s hour…,” and “Why art thou sad?”