Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Lear Center holds material related to the life of Prudence Crandall. The archive was left to Connecticut College by Helen Earle Gilbert Sellers, who was at work on a biography of Crandall at the time of her death in 1951. There are 23 letters and one manuscript of poems by Crandall, including three letters to the abolitionist Simeon Jocelyn detailing the opposition to her school. Most of the remaining letters are to her husband, Calvin Philleo. There are also nearly three dozen...

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Handwriting appears to be that of Calvin W. Philleo, although there is no signature; text written on gathering that also contains beginning of Chapter 1 on the Elementary Origins of Plants by Reuben Crandall, brother of Prudence.

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Discussion of legal matters concerning mortgage on his father's farm in Boonville. Entreats his father to return to New England, with his wife, set up house with his son and daughter-in-law, and live out his days with them.

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Answers inquiry concerning "the amount 'equitably' due from my father to Mr. Loomis on the mortgage on the Boonville property,"

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Offers to buy Boonville property. Copy.

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Advises against acceptance of Mr. Leavenworth's offer to trade lots for Mr. Philleo's property; offers to buy property himself for a fair price. Copy.

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Advice on business affaires; more about the proposed trade of father's Boonville property for land. Copy.

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Boonville property of the Rev. Calvin Philleo; needs time to see through purchase, but will not stand if his father receives a good offer to sell. Copy.

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Mr. Loomis plans suit for foreclosure of mortgage on Boonville property; gives advice to father on securing counsel to defend self in suit; displeased because father does not trust him. Copy.

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Property sold at public auction for 1,000 dollars; had considered it worth more. Advises father to do nothing until he has had the time to learn more about the circumstances behind the sale. Copy.