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The collection contains 1 letter written and signed by James R Dobbyn to his brother in 1864. The letter was written while Dobbyn was serving in the 2nd US Colored Cavalry of the Union Army during the US Civil War. The collection also contains a typed transcription of the letter.

A hand-drawn map of Jamestown Island in pencil and blue ink with annotations.

This letter was sent by a woman named "Jennie" to an unidentified person on January 8, 1864, from Union-controlled Norfolk, Virginia.

Envelope and letter written by John Lewis, a Quaker missionary teacher of formerly enslaved children, to "folks at home," [H. Lewis] of Shaler's Mills, Knox County, Ohio.

One diary written in pencil and pen by John L. Little, a captain during the Civil War at the Siege of Suffolk.

The John Newton Bell papers includes personal and professional correspondence from relatives, business associates and religious figures throughout Virginia and the greater Appalachia. Letters document subject areas including the Civil War, the hospitalization of women in mental health facilities, agricultural issues, and religious matters related to the Presbyterian Church.

The note, written in 1843 by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney and signed by President John Tyler, records the president's involvement in the discharge of Joseph Taney from Old Capitol Prison during the Civil War. The note was likely forwarded to War Secretary James Madison Porter. Includes a single sheet of paper measuring to 3" x 5" and ink prose.

Three page letter begging her friend, Sue, to go on a trip as it would please her very much. She comments that the war should not deter her as there is no risk of danger in travelling.

Four page letter directed to a friend to inform her of her new situation as a house maid for a wealthy family. The house in which she works seems the finest in the town of Attica, according to Noblit. Additionally, she writes that the townspeople are celebrating constantly, especially since many of the soldiers have returned from battle. Other parts of the letter reference church services and winter weather.

Four page letter from an unnamed author to her sister. In it, she references family or friends who are under orders to march, anticipating a battle soon as a result. She also references the battle at Fort Donelson. Other portions of her letter refer to visits and communication with mutually known individuals, a literary club begun by women in her area in which she participates, and her dismay at the notion that her sister wants to buy wine glasses as she prefers her sibling to be a temperance woman as she remains.