Abstract The David Pulsifer Papers contain: correspondence with Mary (Fletcher) Pulsifer, written during their engagement from 1822 until 1825; correspondence between David and other Fletcher family members; correspondence between Mary (Fletcher) Pulsifer and her family; military papers documenting David Pulsifer's service in the Massachusetts Militia from 1820 to 1828; and a diary, or commonplace book, that is filled with poems and excerpts of poems chosen by David Pulsifer. It includes some papers...