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The collection consists of two letters from Col. James Jackson at Wrights and Eiley, near Savannah, Georgia, to Brig. General Andrew Wayne at Ebenezer (also near Savannah) dated February 19 and 20, 1782. Jackson who was in command of a body of troops under Wayne, reports about troop movements, a planned ambush, and the need for shoes.

The collection consists of a letter from Senator James Jefferson Wilson to E. Jackson of Savannah, Georgia dated January 23, 1819. Wilson describes the ongoing discussion in the U.S. House of Representatives pertaining to General Andrew Jackson's conduct during the Seminole War and that in the upcoming vote, the majority will rule in Jackson's favor.

The collection consists of one letter: dated Gainesville, Georgia, January 21, 1897, to Robert Custer, signed James Longstreet, regarding requests for bibliographic material and letters of General Robert E. Lee.

The collection consists of two volumes entitled "Autograph ledgers," constructed by James Lorimer Graham, containing letters, quotations, and performance tickets signed by English, British, and Irish actors, actresses, comedians, and playwrights.

The collection consists of papers of James L. Sibley, Jr. Included is a letter written from Java, May 11, 1907, by Sibley, addressed "My dear Aunt Mary," describing Boro Boedor, with details of the carvings (part of the letter is missing); and a typewritten diary kept by Sibley while working in Liberia under the auspices of the Phelps-Stokes Fund (from January-August, 1926). Also included is an issue of the Presbyterian Weekly (January 21, 1951), and biographical information regarding Sibley (dated 1972).

The collection consists of correspondences from James L. Smart to his wife dated July 1863-September 1864. The majority of the letters are written while stationed in and around Atlanta. Smart discusses troop movements and fighting, family news, and his activities.

This collection contains a scrapbook of the Adams family history written by James M. Adams of Monroe, Georgia in 1911. The scrapbook includes a lengthy and detailed autobiographical manuscript describing his life, transcriptions of family letters, newspaper clippings, a genealogical chart, and detailed biographies of numerous individual family members that include births, deaths, marriages, and anecdotes.

The collection consists of a typescript summary of U.S. geologist, G. W. Featherstonaugh's trip from July 19 to August 17, 1835 taken from his A Canoe Voyage up the Minnay Sotor, London, 1847. The summary, compiled by James M. Puckett in 1965, details Featherstonaugh's voyage from Decatur, Alabama along the Tennessee River and to Cherokee country.

The collection consists of a royal license signed by King George III, January 16, 1808, to James Maury, furnishing protection for a cotton shipment from Georgia to Liverpool on the ship "Georgia." The license also directs and requires commanders of ships of war and privateers not to molest or interrupt said vessel on its voyage.

The collection consists of one letter: dated Clifton, Staten Island, July 12, 1836, "My dear Major," signed "James M. McIntosh," regarding McIntosh family activities and the Tattnal family of Georgia.