Jesse Metcalf family papers (SP12.0)

Series I. Correspondence
This series consists primarily of correspondence from family members and Jesse Metcalf's business associates, circa 1845-1894. The letters detail Jesse's life in Macon and Augusta, GA as a cotton broker, 1848-1857, including discussions of the local society, slavery and politics, and the cotton industry. Letters from family members provide a view of their activities and Providence social life before the Civil War. Helen Metcalf's brother, Cornelius Rowe, wrote letters en route to Australia, 1853-1854. Business associates include Truman Beckwith and Stephen T. Olney.

Post-Civil War letters document trips by family members to Europe and the American West. Other letters document the growth of the Wanskuck Company and the involvement of Jesse's sons in the woolen textile industry.

The correspondence has not been processed or organized, but a family member created typed transcripts of many of the letters.

Series II. Metcalf Genealogy charts
Metcalf family genealogy charts and notes prepared for Houghton Pierce Metcalf, circa 1918.