The Sarah Elizabeth Ford Correspondence consists of letters to and from family members, including Ford's sisters, Abbie, Charlotte, and Emma, Mount Holyoke Female Seminary graduates, 1858, 1862, and 1864 respectively. The letters primarily consist of social niceties regarding the receipt of letters and are followed by cursory discussions about the health, travel, and gatherings of the immediate, as well as the extended family. Also included are letters to Ford from fellow Seminary classmates, which are limited to the matters of health and social activities of mutual acquaintances. In Ford's correspondence with her family, she peripherally mentions her academic and social activities at Mount Holyoke, including her preparation for exams and outings with classmates.