Collections : [The Litchfield Historical Society]

Five letters, from Benjamin Tallmadge to John Paine Cushman. The letters discuss political matters, including the first Seminole War and General Andrew Jackson's conduct therein, and the exposure of corruption in the bank of the United States. Tallmadge also praises the religious revival led by Rev. Lyman Beecher and writes of the death of their relatives' child.

Three letters from Benjamin Tallmadge to John Paine Cushman, and one letter from J. T. Stoddard 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.

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.

Two letters, one from John Paine Cushman to Benjamin Tallmadge, and the other from Tallmadge to Cushman. Cushman's letter primarily discusses political matters, while Tallmadge's letter asks Cushman to invest some of Judge Tapping Reeve's money and discusses Cushman's impending visit to Litchfield.