Found 3 collections related to Gilbert family -- Correspondence

The Gilbert family papers consist of correspondence, mainly letters to George B. Gilbert of New York City, and to Mrs. Maria R. M. Gilbert from her brothers, sister, and other relatives. Some letters relate to George B. Gilbert's work with the Alms House Department of the City of New York. Also present are papers relating to the survey of a property in South Trenton, New Jersey; a pencil sketch; and a broadside featuring an ode to the Croton Aqueduct less

Lucetta Gilbert Ottley was the wife of James H. Ottley (1851-1922), publisher of McCall's magazine. The papers consist of letters, 1865, 1888-1933, genealogical notes, and copies of reference sources on the genealogy of the Gilbert family. Most of the letters were sent to Mrs. Ottley by genealogist Julia E. Clarke Brush, reporting the results of her research on the family. less

The collection consists of ten miscellaneous letters, most of them written by or directed to persons living in Connecticut during the 1850s and 1860s, touching on family matters, friendship, illness, employment, and the Civil War. Three brief letters written by relatives of Squire Gilbert and Warren Gilbert, dated 1853-1857, are directed to them at Westport, Connecticut. Two letters are addressed to Moss family members at Monroe, Connecticut, consisting of a letter written jointly by Jesse and Narcissa Moss at Jubilee, Illinois, 1861, with two loose pencil drawings of a bird and a squirrel on similar paper stock, and a letter written by Amos Moss at West Cheshire, Connecticut, 1863. Also present are five letters written by men and women, 1861-1864 and undated, which are only partly identifiable. Most items are accompanied by typed transcripts. less