This folder contains:- Letter to Mrs. G. Harris Field (Mary) from Cousin Lula (Parker)suggests dissolving their partnership and dividing up remaining books due to illness Feb. 3, 1940 - Letter to Mrs. George Parker (Lula) from J.P. Bell Company about remaining inventory of Our Kin Apr. 17, 1940 - Letter to Mrs. G. Harris Field (Mary) from Cousin Lula (Parker) getting back to work after surgery; encloses Our Kin account summary Apr. 20, 1940 - Letter to Mrs. G. Harris Field from Mrs. Charles William Bowen (Viola) of Augusta, GA about Virginia kin (White – David) Sept 3, 1940 - Letter to Mrs. Mary D.A. Field from brother William Ackerly, Esq. sending partnership dissolution papers plus a long paragraph about the sale of the Ryan farm at Fieldmont Oct. 7, 1940 - Letter to Mrs. G. Harris Field (Mary) from Cousin Lula (Parker) enclosing dissolution contract and chatting about family matters Oct. 12, 1940 - Letter to Mrs. George Harris Field (“Dear Miss Mary”) from “Home” (Rt. 5, Lexington, VA) family matters - Christmas card Dec. 18, 1940 “Thompie” to Mary Denham Ackerly Field including a “work apron” gift - Letter to Mrs. Mary D. A. Field from Mrs. Charles William Bowen (Viola) of Augusta, GA more about Virginia kin (White – David) Mar. 7, 1941 - Letter to Mrs. Mary D. A. Field from brother William Ackerly, Esq. about refusing an offer to purchase some land she owned Mar. 25, 1941 - Letter to Mrs. G. Harris Field (Mary) from Cousin Lula (Parker) health chat but also discussion of genealogy of White family Aug. 6, 1941 - Letter to Captain William Ackerly (brother Will) at Fort Meade from Mrs. G. Harris Field re: their mother’s health Mar. 26, 1942 - Letter to Mary D.A. Field from Goodspeed’s Book Shop quibbling about price of Our Kin May 24, 1943 - Letter to Mary D.A. Field from Goodspeed’s Book Shop enclosing payment for Our Kin June 3, 1843 - Letter to Mrs. John P. Ackerly, Sr. (“Mother and Lucy”) from “Major” William Ackerly U.S. Army Oct. 26, 1943 - Birthday card Nov. 7, 1944 to Miss Lucy Ackerly from “Sis” (Mary) - Invoice to Goodspeed’s Book Shop Nov. 23, 1945 (also includes an order with a handwritten note in Mary Ackerly’s writing from May 12, 1943) - Letter Nov. 25, 1946 to Mrs. G. Harris Field from The Institute of American Genealogy enclosing lineage record for her brother William White Ackerly for inclusion in a Compendium of American Genealogy - Letter to Mrs. Field from James L. Taylor, Jr. of Pittsburg, PA Mar. 8, 1947 seeking help locating names of ancestors (mostly Callaway & Penn) - Letter to Mrs. G. Harris Fields enclosing genealogical material from bible of James Ackerly from Susan Holland of Lincoln Nebraska Apr. 21, 1947 - Letter to Mrs. Mary D. Field from Goodspeed’s Book Shop of Boston, MA paying for Our Kin and ordering another May 17, 1947 - Letter to Miss Mary Denham Ackerly July 2, 1947 offering an exchange of subscription Genealogy & History for Our Kin Bernice B. Mount (aka Mrs. Adrian Ely) of Washington, DC - Letter to Mrs. Harris Field from James L. Taylor, Jr. of Pittsburg, PA July 16, 1947 about research - Letter to Mrs. G. Harris Field from Elizabeth N. Moorman (Mrs. J. B.) requesting assistance in tracing genealogy of Mrs. Jack Hannah (Nelle Penn) of Sherman, TX re: Penn line (chart enclosed) Oct. 12, 1947 - Letter to Miss Mary Denham Ackerly from Frank G. Helyas of Stelton, NJ Dec. 2, 1947 re: copy of Our Kin - Letter to Mrs. Harris Field from Frank G. Helyas of NJ Dec. 16, 1947 sympathizing with Mary’s illness; he had serious operation of his own in August - 2 cards & 2 letters from Goodspeed’s Book Shop, Boston, MA ordering and paying for copies of Our Kin Oct. 14, 1948; July 6, 1949; July 29, 1949; Aug. 9, 1949.