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This collection is made up of letters to Ward Prindle of New Haven, Connecticut, and Pittsfield, Massachusetts, as well as a photograph of his son Mark. In their letters to Prindle, family members and friends discussed local news and Prindle's health.

This collection (47 items) is primarily made up of letters to Ward Prindle of New Haven, Connecticut, and Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The earliest letters from Elizabeth Prindle, Ward's sister, and Elijah Prindle, Ward's father, pertain to family news and to daily life in Great Barrington, Massachusetts; Elijah also expressed his concern about his son's debts and offered advice about repayment. Later correspondence from Ward's uncle, Elias Prindle, and cousin, Philander Benjamin Prindle, concerns Ward's failing health, including the writers' efforts to console him through religion. The final item is a photograph of Ward Prindle's son, Mark.