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Corydon Fuller's journals document the travels of a young bookseller (from the Northern Midwest) in Arkansas, bordering areas in Louisiana, and in Mississippi in the years preceding the Civil War.

Corydon Fuller's intriguing journals (marked "Vol. 6th" and "Vol. 7") follow the path of the young itinerant bookseller in a fascinating series of situations and places. A college graduate, Fuller wrote both well and copiously, recording the events and his impressions with impressive clarity and depth.

As a man prone to some reflection on the political and social issues of his day, Fuller's journals are a valuable resource for study of the hardening sectional lines in the Trans-Mississippi South. By 1857, Fuller believed that an impasse had been reached, reflected both in his reporting of adamant Southern views on slavery and states' rights, and in his own hot-tempered opinions on moral right versus wrong.

This letter book contains copies of Kenderton Smith's outgoing correspondence from the 1820s to 1840s. Smith, a lawyer, discussed legal issues with his clients and wrote about personal financial affairs, which included a claim against the United States under the Adams-Onís Treaty.

This letter book contains copies of Kenderton Smith's outgoing correspondence from 1822 to 1847. The first two letters relate to property owned by Smith's father prior to the purchase of Florida by the United States under the Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819. On October 7, 1822, Smith wrote Robert S. Hollins about the matter, and on the same day advised his uncle, General Samuel Smith, that the estate had a $2,000 claim against the United States Government. Throughout 1823, he wrote former United States Representative Thomas Hill Hubbard about the inheritance of his aunt's estate. On January 31, 1823, he addressed Hubbard on behalf of Mrs. Nicholas O'Connor, whose widow's pension halted after the death of her husband. Smith addressed numerous legal topics in his correspondence with clients and others; many of his letters relate to inheritance.