David Marshall (1821-1890) was a prominent Friend of Carthage, Rush County, Ind. The collection consists of a draft of a letter from Marshall to Oliver P. Morton, governor of Indiana, 8th Mo. 13, 1862, concerning conscientious objection by Quaker men. Also included is a copy of the letter received by Morton, now in the Indiana State Archives, and correspondence between Ruth Hoskins and Opal Thornburg, Earlham archivist, concerning the letter in 1972.

Amy (Thompson) Moore (1788-1877) was a Friend of Lick Creek Monthly Meeting, Orange County, Ind. The collection consists of a memorial of Lick Creek Monthly Meeting, 1879.

Elizabeth Nicholson (1833-1926) was a Hicksite Friend, artist, and clubwoman who spent most of her life in Indianapolis. The collection consists of an obituary and photograph.

Aaron Lancaster Benedict (1804-1867) was a Gurneyite Friend of Alum Creek Monthly Meeting in Morrow County, Ohio. The collection consists of two documents apparently transcribed ca. 1900 by his son Livius A. Benedict (1834-1908): an account of a visit by Aaron Lancaster, grandfather of A.L. Benedict, to Old Neck Meeting in North Carolina; and a poem on slavery by A.L. Benedict, 1838.

Musical composition and notes by David Proskauer.