1871 letter to Peter Lashbrooke from nephew Henry Morton telling of harvesting and selling apples, talk of recent Fair at Kansas City - lasted 6 days, with 40,000 people on Thursday with a gate of $12,000 for the day; 1881 letter from F.M. Forman to Sister talking of life on the farm, 85 acres of corn, etc.; 1899 letter to Jimmy from Alice M. Seaton offering condolences; letter talking of finally finding a job, having to sell their car with no way to get around; 1926 letter to Cousin Lizzie from Jennie Carpenter talking of Clifford Duke marrying a "Lexington" girl; undated letter on American Red Cross stationary from "Your Son, James", "sending letter by Lynn so the censor won't get it", with note of the son missing the Father and having a lot to tell him, "it seems like ten years since I saw you", and "I just hate the Dam English, we fight with them every chance we get. And they "shore" are afraid of us American(s)."