Folder 1842 Prayer - Contains a prayer handwritten by Charles B. Gates in 1842 (pre-Lawrence) as well as drawings on the other side.
Folder Johnson Wood 1847 Letter - Contains a letter from Johnson Wood describing life in early Lawrence and construction of the mills, dam, and canal, plus a letter to the University of Massachusetts from his great-great-granchild.
Folder Incorporation of Lawrence (1847) - Contains a copy of the 1847 Act incorporating the town of Lawrence into the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as an attached letter from the copier.
Folder Lawrence Annual Report 1847-1848 (Copy) - Contains a copy of an annual report for the town of Lawrence in 1847-1848.
Folder The Twin Sisters (1848) - Contains a story written by Edmund Hale Kendall in 1848 about a pair of twin sisters, Amelia and Adelia Wentworth.
Folder Lawrence Loan Fund (1850s) - Contains information on the Lawrence Loan Fund Association.
Folder Mayor Address J. Barker (1861) - Contains a mayoral address from James K. Barker.
Folder Commonwealth of MA, 1868: List of Government Officials - Contains a list of Massachusetts government officials in 1868.
Folder Act to Supply the City of Lawrence with Water (1872) - Contains a copy of the Act to Supply the City of Lawrence with Water, passed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1872.
Folder Nason, Elias, Gazetter of MA: Lawrence section only (1874) - Contains the section of Elias Nason's Gazetter of Massachusetts that focuses on the city of Lawrence.
Folder Census of MA (Newspapers, 1875) - Contains a census on the different newspapers in Massachusetts.
Folder Lawrence American (March 22, 1878) - Contains a section from the newspaper Lawrence American, talking about the Andover Bridge.