Series II. John Clarke Lee (1804-1877) Papers contains correspondence, legal and financial papers, and photograph albums, which cover the years 1813 until 1865. Aside from personal letters received from his children, John's correspondence contains letters regarding his financial interests in manufacturing companies, banks, and railroads. There is also correspondence pertaining to gardening and orders for trees. Among the financial and legal papers can be found materials generated from John's trusteeship of Pickering Dodge's estate, including a copy of Dodge's will. The financial papers also contain a number of bills and receipts for Lee's home furnishings. There are two photograph albums which contain the occasional typewritten explanatory notes and photographs of John's residence at 14 Chestnut Street in Salem. These photographs include views of the house's interior and exterior, shots of the garden, and individual photographs of furniture, silver, glassware, ceramics, jewelry, and fans. This series does not contain the papers of the firm, Lee, Higginson and Company.