Henry Matthews (1799-18?) was a Methodist circuit rider, schoolteacher, and practicing physician from Ohio, who made his way from Ohio, through the Illinois Territory, to Texas. Primarily a circuit-riding preacher and schoolteacher in his early days in Ohio, Matthews practiced medicine more formally in the 1830s and 1840s in San Felipe, Texas, where Matthews and his wife Miranda eventually settled. Primarily a medical diary, this volume includes records of medical visits and attendance by Matthews; death notices that feature the names of the deceased and the diseases from which they died; and an account of pregnancies and births attended by Mathews. Of the illnesses that Matthews recorded, venereal diseases dominate the list with syphilis being a primary affliction. The entries include details about the patients'/deceased's lives and families. The diary does not follow consistent ordering and there are large sections of unused pages in between some entries, which are written sideways with the gutter at the top of the writing.

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Walter G. Hall discussing missing the dinner planned to celebrate Sam Low becoming Collector Of Customs.

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to The Wizard Weavers requesting for the green dress to be re-woven.

Letter from Mrs. David F. Weston to Daniel W. Kempner discussing about building additions to home and decision of the trustees of the fund.

Letter from Robert Lee Kempner to Mrs. David F. Weston discussing about cancellation of his Cuba trip and alternate ways to make donations from Kempner fund.

Letter from Cleveland Mayor, George V. Voinovich to WASP members discussing the city welcoming the 1982 Convention of the Women's Airforce Service Pilots.