Hare-Willing Family Papers
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- Stirling, Elizabeth to Charles Willing, 1839 January 10
- Baby girl born December 15, Emma Elizabeth Maitland Stirling. Little Elizabeth died. Agnes dying of typhus fever. Jane and Willie also ill. Dorothea improved
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- Stirling, Elizabeth to Charles Willing, 1840 January 4
- Dorothea's illness. Andrew's career. New neighbor, Mr. Lindsay in Mr. Binney's house.
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- Stirling, Elizabeth to Charles Willing, 1840 October 20
- Mary has measles. Elizabeth has gall stones and jaundice. James Maitland's marriage to Miss Short and disgust at his marrying soon after Emma's death. News of Andrew, William Stirling, Tom and the Murrays.
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- Stirling, Elizabeth to Charles Willing, 1841 January 25
- Remittance received. Mary, Willie, John and Emma had measles. Desire to go to Jersey for a year. Jane and Mr. Stirling in Manchester.
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- Stirling, Elizabeth to Charles Willing, 1843 May 1
- Thanks for statement of affairs. News of children.
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- Stirling, Elizabeth to Charles Willing, 1845 February 3
- Moved to Manchester in January. Visited Jane and Anna in Edinburgh. All sick on disagreeable voyage. Anne to return to England - Murray to be away 8 months. News of children, Jane, Anna, Willie and Andrew.
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- Stirling, Elizabeth to Charles Willing, 1849 February 21
- Anxiety because remittance hasn't been received on transfer of property. Ann has rheumatic gout and will spend time at the Cape. Tom and the mill in Manchester. Willie at Woolwich. "Gold mania" in California. Emma to play in concert.
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- Stirling, Elizabeth to Charles Willing, 1854 December 5
- John (son) killed by cannon shot in head. (Crimean War) Going to London, Cheltenham and then to St. Andrews with Emma.
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- Stirling, Elizabeth to Charles Willing, 1854 February 1
- In reply to a letter of consolation on loss of husband, and plans for immediate future.
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- Stirling, Elizabeth to Charles Willing, 1855 March 23
- Had influenza. News of Sally and Nacy Peters, and Ann. Talks of war and death of the Czar, Willie, Emma's visit to London, and Uncle Walter.
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- Stirling, Elizabeth to Charles Willing, 1856 March 20
- Anxiety as to war with America. Emma's health and comfort in widowhood. Speaks of Walter and Sir James
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- Stirling, Elizabeth to Charles Willing, 1857 April 15
- Going home and to visit Tom to see Manchester Exhibition. Aunt Crammond's loss of child. Emma has benefited under good medical advice.