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Legal - Guardian's Letter to Olive E. Adams for Rufus Adams Guardian's Letter to Olive E. Adams of Coleraine. Appointment as guardian of Rufus Adams "five years of age."

Legal - Deed Elijah Drury to Rufus Leonard Deed from Elijah Drury to Rufus Leonard. For consideration of thirty-five dollars. ". . .a certain tract of land lying in Worthington aforesaid and containing nine acres more or less, it being the same…

Legal - Marriage Certificate Rufus H. Adams and Lora P. Ormsby Marriage Certificate for Rufus H. Adams and Lora P. Ormsby. Marriage at Worthington. Justice of the Peace was C. K. Brewster, Justice of the Peace.

School Essay on Corn, by unknown student. Includes quote by Edward Everett Hale. On lined deteriorating lines paper.

Newsprint- and Other Miscellanea from Lora P. Ormsby Newspaper clippings and other miscellanea from Lora P. Ormsby. See attached inventory.

School - Letter, George Mowry from Everett ? Letter in envelope to Mr. George Mowry, Ringville MA from Everett (could this also be Edward Everett Hale see 2006a-218) in Westfield MA. Everett was just 12 and lists what he got for his birthday,…

Legal - Lease Rufus Adams to Olive E. Prentice Lease from Rufus Adams to Olive E. Prentice. Indenture written on lined paper. Lease of property "demise and to farm let ... all that tract of land situated in the town mentioned and bounded as follows.…

Genealogy - Memorial, Russell Herman Conwell Memorial Service Booklet The memorial Service Booklet for Russell Herman Conwell, September 6, 1931, at South Worthington Uncer the Auspices of the Grange. The front of the booklet shows an image of the…

Art - Assorted Travel Postcards - Not Addressed Assorted black and white, and some in color, come photographic post cards from travels (England, France, Italy, Vienna, Brussels, ) These cards have been segregated by place for future cataloging and…

School - Certificate, Reward of Merit, Harry Ormsby Hand colored "Reward of Merit" card in flowery envelope to Harry Ormsby from Loressa(?) Buck, most likely his teacher, for:
"conduct good and lessons learned, Your teacher can commend; good…

School - Composition on Schools Composition on schools written on lined pages, spotted with age, in a fairly young hand (possibly belonging to Lora P. Ormsby since it came from the collection of her papers from the Adams/Ormsby home, via Paul…

School - Composition Book, Lora P. Adams, Ringville Lora P. Adams (nee Ormsby), Ringville Mass. Compositions Book. From collection found in Rufus H. Adams' house. Paper bound with tape on spine. States on front cover: "Property of Lora P. Adams,…

School - Composition Book, Lora P. Adams, Ringville Lora P. Adams (nee Ormsby), Ringville Mass. Compositions Book. From collection found in Rufus H. Adams' house. Paper bound with tape on spine. States on front cover: "Property of Lora P. Adams,…

Art - Assorted Travel Postcards - Addressed (Julia to Frederick Lockwood) Black and white postcards (with one that is cyanotype) to Mr. Frederick Lockwood from Julia from France, Austria and Germany. To be read and assorted at a later date. Please…

Recollection - Travel Memorabilia This is travel memorabilia, of little interest to Worthington, which is in addition to the postcards from European travel. It seems to be partly travel in the United States and a collection of tickets and menus from…

Recollection - Diary, Travel Memorabilia Travel memorabilia including travel and guide books, postcards, etc. From collection found in Rufus H. Adams' house. See also 2006a-144. See also attached inventory.

Recollection - "Five Months Abroad," by Mrs. E. S. (Mary A.) Ormsby "Five Months Abroad" by Mrs. E. S. (Mary A.) Ormsby. From collection found in Rufus H. Adams' house. Maroon cloth with lettering surround by gold design, 113 pages. Self-published.…

Diary - "H. D. Ormsby's Book," Worthington Mass From collection found in Rufus H. Adams' house. Small notebook, paper bound with tape on spine. States on front cover in ordinary hand: "H. D. Ormsby's Book," Worthington Mass," no date. Pages are…

Diary - Small Writing Tablet, Ormsby Writer unknown. From collection found in Rufus H. Adams's house. Paper bound with tape on spine. States on front cover: "The Perfect Pencil Tablet for Students. Artists, and Others" with cartoon of artist in…

Diary - Record Book, Ormsby Ormsby Record Book. (Possibly H. D. Ormsby?) Paper bound with tape on spine. Marblized paper cover, with leather spine and corners. "Ormsby" name written on front endpaper along with lots of numbers. Book in deteriorated…