Subseries A. Joshua Ward (1699-1779) and Heirs are shipping papers for Joshua (1699-1779), shipping and personal papers for his son Richard (1741-1824), and personal correspondence for his great-grandchildren George Atkinson Ward (1793-1865) and Sophia Langdon Ward (1855- ). Joshua Ward's (1699-1779) shipping papers (B22, F12) contain ship's papers for the schooner Beaver. These include bills of lading, portledge bills, invoices, accounts, and receipts. The papers of Joshua's son, Richard (1741-1824), primarily contain letters written by Richard while master of the brig Louisa from 1809 to 1810 and account books for his mercantile business from 1780 to 1784. George Atkinson Ward's (1793-1865) papers (B23, F1) include a personal historical memorandum book that contains such entries as past minister's ordinations, orations by local officials and ministers, and notations of historical events. Contained in the Sophia Langdon Ward (1855- ) Papers (B23, F2) are her 1869 letters to her friend Charlotte Nichols that discuss Sophia's adolescent concerns and infatuations.