SERIES III. John Gardner (1796-1870), Thomas W. Gardner (1798-1845), Samuel Gardner (1800-1856) and Henry Gardner (1809-1890) contains correspondence to and from John (1796-1870) about various topics, as well as correspondence to and from Henry, also about various topics, memos of letters sent, and legal papers including Henry's will. Henry's farm and weather journals are also included in this series. The bulk of this series is made up of shipping papers, most of which is identified by the Gardner family member who was keeping the record at the time—this includes records of accounts, disbursements, invoices and sales accounts, invoices and receipts, notes about crew wages, checks written, notes about port arrivals and departures, and port activities. Also included are papers for specific vessels owned by the Gardners, including: Amgina (Brig), Carioca (Ship), Clarissa (Barque), Edwina (Ship), Florence (Ship), Hardy (Brig), Hamilton (Barque), Hazard (Ship), Henry (Barque), Iarius (Brig), Indian (Ship), Jacob D. Walu (Barque), Lantao (Barque), Miagala (Barque), Miranda (Barque), Moscow (Barque), Oxford (Ship), Renown (Schooner), Sarah (Barque), Shawmut (Brig) and Saone (Barque).