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Collection of letters and documents relating to Elias Hicks. Includes a scathing criticism of slavery, letters to Jemima Hicks, letters to Royal and Martha Aldrich, indentures of land; letters to Elias Hicks from John Murray Jnr and Elizabeth Barnes. Most content marks his meetings from travel, his own religious views, as well as documents which illustrate exchange of land and property.

Indenture: sale of land by the executors of the Will of Elias Hicks to Valentine Hicks and Robert Seaman.

A letter to Elias Hicks, where Elizabeth Barnes expresses sorrow at Elias' 'evening of days', emphasises how much she appreciates their friendship and wishes to see him in heaven.

A letter where he apologises for forgetting to take 'affectionate leave' of his wife, and tells her he loves her.

Indentures: Sale of land to Royal Aldrich for $1475, witnessed James Carhartt [?], Valentine Hicks, endorsed by Commissioner Samuel Sherman.

Agreement: Sale of land to brother-in-law Robert Seaman for $425, endorsed by Commissioner Samuel Sherman

An letter in which he first expresses his love for his wife that is 'stronger than death', gives details about his meeting, before emphasising his upset at not even receiving a 'scroll' from her.

A letter to his daughter where he details the fact he is staying with his friend Jonathan Taylor and wife, is disappointed at a lack of mail although admitting the post arrives only once a week. Before emphasising the distance travelled (45 miles in a day) for meetings and other visits.

A letter in which he talks about getting his 'outdoor business' in order, and giving her instructions as how to manage the farm and hay.

A letter to his children where he expresses a wish to 'advanc[e]' them in 'the truth', euphemistically illustrating his desire for them to remain devout, which will help them in 'body soul and spirit', before detailing a bit of his trip and the intensity of the snow.