Scope and Contents The Samuel G. Bowdlear and Austin C. Wellington correspondence spans the years 1862 to 1865 and contains 106 letters between Samuel Bowdlear and Austin Wellington (27 from Wellington and 79 from Bowdlear). Samuel G. Bowdlear’s letters document life in Boston, Massachusetts during the Civil War, including local sentiment in Boston regarding national events and local news. His letters also describe the locations of businesses, meeting halls, fires, parades, and processions as well...