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Four letters from Benjamin Tallmadge to John Paine Cushman, and one letter from J. T. Stoddert to Tallmadge. The letters from Tallmadge discuss financial matters, including the potential sale of land; political matters, including Tallmadge's approval of General Andrew Jackson; and religious matters: he relates the powerful effects of Rev. Lyman Beecher's recent sermon.

Three letters from Benjamin Tallmadge to Augustus Porter and to John Paine Cushman. Tallmadge's letter to Porter requests Porter's sales accounts for salt, in connection with Tallmadge's company, Tallmadge Smith & Co. To Cushman, Tallmadge asks advice concerning pursuing Porter for the sales account of salt, requests money to purchase stock in the Albany City Loan, and discusses a suit he is considering initiating against a debtor.

Four letters, from Benjamin Tallmadge to John Paine Cushman and Maria (Tallmadge) Cushman, which primarily discuss financial matters, including the suit against Samuel Brown and the purchase of a mortgage. He also mentions the arrival of his son George Washington Tallmadge on furlough from West Point. To his daughter Maria, Tallmadge also writes concerning his desire to leave land in Ohio to his children, and reports on the death of Lyman Beecher's child and other social and family news.

Two letters, from Benjamin Tallmadge to John Paine Cushman. The first letter continues the discussion of a suit against Tallmadge's debtor, Samuel Brown and mentions Maria (Tallmadge) Cushman's pregnancy. The second letter congratulates Cushman on the birth of a daughter, and is appended by a congratulatory note from Tallmadge's wife, Maria.

Four letters, from Benjamin Tallmadge to John Paine Cushman. The letters discuss primarily financial business, including Tallmadge's suit against Samuel Brown and his desire for Cushman to sell some property for him. Elsewhere, Tallmadge also mentions ripening plums and a canker sickness among the children.

Two letters, from Benjamin Tallmadge to John Paine Cushman. In the first letters, he discusses politics, including his prediction of James Monroe for President; as well as financial matters. He also writes about a fire which consumed the home of Samuel Plumb. In the second letter, Tallmadge reports on the conclusion of his suit against Samuel Brown and advises Cushman on building rather than renting his home.

Two letters, one from John Paine Cushman to Benjamin Tallmadge, and one from Tallmadge to Cushman. Cushman's letter primarily discusses political matters. Tallmadge's first letter, dated 21 Mar, refers to a business matter involving Mr. Griswold, Mr. Hart and Mr. Slosson. He also makes note of the religious revival at work in Hartford and Farmington. The second page contains a letter to Mr. Dutcher Slosson of Troy regarding payment of a note.

Three letters, from Benjamin Tallmadge to Maria (Tallmadge) Cushman and John Paine Cushman. To his daughter Maria, Tallmadge writes of his intention to leave money for his grandchildren. To Cushman, Tallmadge discusses the stocks and capital of the Commission Company.

Four letters to John Paine Cushman, including three from Benjamin Tallmadge and one from Tapping Reeve. Tallmadge's letters ask Cushman to invest some of Judge Tapping Reeve's money and discusses Cushman's impending visit to Litchfield, report on the arrival of Cushman's wife and children at Litchfield, and discuss financial matters. Reeve's letter asks Cushman to invest his money for him.