Scope and Contents note From the Series: Includes poetry, essays, treatises written by the Spencer family and acquaintances. Some were published, primarily in newspapers, although many were not. Topics include Platt Rogers Spencer’s views on temperance, slavery, a history of Geneva, Ohio, and a statement as county treasurer of Ashtabula County. Examples of poetry include works of Platt Rogers Spencer, Sarah Spencer Sloan, Ruth Spencer (Lyman Potter Spencer’s daughter), Sarah Beach Spencer (Mrs. Robert Spencer), and Warren P....