Collection of autograph letters signed (9) : Cambridge, Nahant, and London, to Hannah E. Davie and the Governesses' Benevolent Institution, 1853 July 4-1868 July 3.

A collection of 8 autograph letters signed from Longfellow to Hannah Davie, former governess to his daughters, and 1 autograph letter from Longfellow to the Governesses' Benevolent Institution written on behalf of Hannah Davie. The collection also includes 12 scraps of paper with quotations written on them, possibly in Longfellow's hand. Letters in the collection have been described in separate records (MA 233.1-9); the 12 scraps of paper have been described as a collection (MA 233.10).