Herrick handled legal affairs for the Tully family. He requests information on the type of stone and inscription for the grave, probably for Mary Tully, Dr. Tully's wife, who died in September 1853.
Incomplete letter with envelope addressed to William Tully in Springfield "per Miss Elizabeth L. Tully." On reverse is a pencil transcription from the tombstone of the Rev. Elam Potter (1742-1794), father of William Tully's wife.