Five letterbooks containing correspondence between William R. Lawrence and his father, Amos Lawrence. The first (1828-32) contains letters from William written from France, Holland, Belgium, Spain, Switzerland, and Great Britain. The letters describe the political and social conditions in France and Europe, the family, his studies, and his travels throughout Europe, as well as a detailed description of the July Revolution in France in 1830. The second volume (1833-36) contains letters (1833-35) from William to Amos describing the conditions and his travels in the South and Cuba; and letters from Amos (1833-36) to William primarily pertaining to family matters. (Cont'd) The final 3 volumes (1828-30, 1830-45, 1844-47) contain letters from Amos to William, his family, and his nephew George Richards, and letters from William to Amos from Paris, primarily giving family news. The fourth volume also contains a set of 1845 letters addressed to "the children" and pertaining to the loss of Amos's children, Susan and Robert Means Lawrence.
