Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Correspondence Series, arranged chronologically, consist of two parts. The first part consists of 127 letters dated from 1867 to 1880. It is comprised of letters between John and Henry Crawford, who were brothers, and other family members. The early letters recount when, in 1867, Henry Crawford assembled about 80 sheep from various farmers in the Putney, Vermont area to ship to Chicago in order to sell them at a profit. Unsuccessful there, he continued on to Madison, Wisconsin and finally...