Subseries I.B. Correspondence, 1870-1885, undated

This subseries includes general correspondence from Nick Apollonio, Arthur Soden, and others concerning finances, scheduling, accounts of baseball games, and a variety of other topics. Correspondence of particular interest is that between Long and Harry Wright, the manager of the club, and Albert Goodwill Spalding, former Boston player and current sporting goods manufacturer. The Wright correspondence consists of a significant number of first hand accounts of games played by the Boston club, as well as other issues including scheduling, gate receipts, and relationships between the players. The Spalding correspondence concerns Long’s efforts to purchase stock in the Boston club from Arthur Soden using Spalding as a proxy, and it provides an interesting inside look at the business side of baseball.