Scope and Contents note From the Series: Correspondence, family documents, genealogical research, poems, school compositions, and writings related to John A. Cole, his wife Julia A. Cole (née Alvord), as well as his sister Ella Cole Barrows, his brother Arthur Wells Cole, and his parents John and Mary E. Wells Cole. John A. Cole’s mother, Elizabeth Shaw Cole died on April 13, 1843 and there are a few documents related to her in this series too. John A. Cole refers Mary E. Wells Cole as “mother” in his letters and is thus referred...