The collection consists mostly of correspondence
of the Roberts family and to a smaller extent of the Wentworth family. The majority of the letters
was written during the Civil War by William Jay Roberts to his sister and mother and by George B.
Wentworth to his wife. There are also letters written by Roberts' sister Jennette as well as by
Wentworth's son and daughter-in-law. In addition to the correspondence there are also a few items
of memorabilia, including William Jay Roberts' diary for 1861 and a record book of Company I of the
8th Regiment of the Connecticut Volunteers containing entries by several officers as well as letters
and field orders and other miscellaneous military documents related to William Jay Roberts.
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