Series I: Correspondence, 1777-1819, inclusive
Scope and Content Note
Series I consists of personal and business correspondence with the majority of material relating to business matters. The correspondence includes information regarding family members, accounts with Stevens, records of payment, reports on ships and cargo belonging to Stevens, cargo insurance, business partnerships, and general business conditions in New York, Boston and France.
Arrangement Note
Series I is arranged in three subseries:
Subseries A: Correspondence to and from Ebenezer Stevens Subseries B: Family Correspondence Subseries C: Other Correspondence
Each subseries is arranged chronologically.
Subseries A: Correspondence to and from Ebenezer Stevens, 1777-1807, inclusive
Correspondence, 1777-1796, inclusive
Correspondence, 1797, inclusive
Correspondence, 1798, inclusive
Correspondence, 1799-1801, inclusive
Correspondence, 1802, inclusive
Correspondence, 1803-1807, inclusive
Correspondence, 1808-1819, undated, inclusive
Subseries B: Family Correspondence, 1739,1804-1822, inclusive
Scope and Contents Note
Subseries B contains the correspondence of members of Stevens' family including his sons Horatio Gates Stevens, George Alexander Stevens, Byram Kerby Stevens and his daughter Mary Stevens. It also contains two letters from members of the Ledyard family.
Family Correspondence, 1739,1804-1822, inclusive
Subseries C: Correspondence - Other Persons, 1789-1817
Scope and Contents Note
Subseries C consists of correspondence not written or received by Stevens. The majority of letters concern accounts and business dealings related to Stevens' merchant activities.