Coolidge acted as a trustee for Eva, and by 1889, when she was more than 21 years old, she claimed she was entitled to the remainder of Wilson's estate. Other Wilson family members disagreed; because of the complexity of the details, Coolidge petitioned the Massachusetts courts for guidance. The courts found in favor of Eva, by then married and known as Eva Carpenter, and she received the bulk of the residue of the estate. Among Wilson's authored and published works include: "History of the Anti-Slavery Measures of the Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth Congresses, 1861–64" (1864); "History of the Reconstruction Measures of the Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Congresses, 1865–68" (1868); and "History of the Rise and Fall of the Slave Power in America", (three volumes, 1872–77). Reverend Samuel Hunt completed Volume III of "History of the Rise and Fall of the Slave Power in America" upon Wilson's sudden death in November 1875. Retrieved on 2008-02-15