Joseph Stamps, Wolverhampton, to Melis Tilson, New York, Sept. 15, 1831, als, re: death of sister. Edged in black for mourning.

Envelope used by the nursery of John C. Teas, Quaker nurseryman of Raysville, Indiana, ca. 1860

Letter, 4th Mo. 9, 1846, notifying Hannah B. Janney of Monroe County, Michigan, of her disownment by Falls Monthly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox), Bucks County, Pennsylvania, for nonattendance and joining the Hicksites. Hannah B. Janney (1824-1907) was the daughter of Jacob and Esther (Betts) Janney and the wife of Lacey Amasa Atkinson.

Henry A. (or C) Moore, Cambridge [City], Indiana, to Daniel Agnew, Beaver, Pa., Nov. 13, 1839, als, re: travel to Indiana, wildlife, business, marking parents' graves.

Henry & Elizabeth (no last name), Leavenworth, Kansas to "Dear Friends Hannibal and Eliza," als, 1st Mo. 3, 1858, re: life in Kansas. "Hannibal and Eliza" are probably Hannibal Hollingsworth and Eliza Harris, married in 1854 in Belmont County, Ohio. The letter has hints that would help dientify the writers, mentioning children Harry, Sarah, Willie, and Lizzie.

William Edgerton and wife Caroline, Spiceland, Indiana, to Edmund B. Osborn, Economy, Indiana, 2nd Mo. 4, 1862, als, re: family news, proposed trip west, deaths among Spiceland Friends. William Edgerton (1827-1905) and his wife Caroline (Osborn) Edgerton (18341-1917) were Friends who lived near Spiceland, Indiana. Although neither signs with a last name, the identification of Edmund B. Osborn as brother makes their identities clear.

W. R. Lewis, West Chester, Pa., to Mr. Burson, als, Feb. 19, 1883, re: declining health of his father Joseph J. Lewis. Found in the collection's copy of Memoir of Enoch Lewis, written by Joseph J. Lewis.

Francis M. Walker, Bluffpoint, Jay Co., Ind., to Grandmother, als, March 14, 1859, re: death of father Elias Walker. Francis M. Walker (1841-1922), a native of Jay County, Indiana, died in Missouri.

John Dugdale, Selma, Clark County, Ohio, to William Bishop, Burlington, N.J., als, 7th Mo. 22, 1845, re: family and Hicksite Quaker affairs. John Dugdale (1782-1848), a Hicksite Friend, married Sarah Ridgway in Burlington, New Jersey, in 1809. They later lived in Columbiana and Clark Counties, Ohio. He died in the latter place.

George Tatum, Salem, Ohio, to Henry B. Curtis, Mt. Vernon, Ohio, 3rd Mo. 14, 1843, als, re: land sale. George Tatum (1785-1852) was an Orthodox Friend of Columbiana County, Ohio.