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The collection is made of miscellaneous letters, documents, and journals related to Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Bainbridge (1803-1857) and William A. Ellery (1795-1873) during and immediately following the United States War with Mexico, 1846-1848. The materials concern the war, politics, personal matters, and financial matters.

The collection is made of miscellaneous letters, documents, and journals related to Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Bainbridge (1803-1857) and William A. Ellery (1795-1873) during and immediately following the United States War with Mexico, 1846-1848. The items span from 1840 to 1850. The topics addressed in the letters and documents concern the Mexican War, Mexican and United States politics, personal matters, and financial matters. For details about each document, see the inventory located under "Detailed Box and Folder Listing" below.

The William Tell Claude manuscript contains all of Claude's editorial columns written between December, 1846 and June, 1849, probably for the Maryland Republican.

The William Tell Claude manuscript contains all of Claude's editorial columns written between December, 1846 and June, 1849, probably for the Maryland Republican. As a deeply committed and tireless publicist, Claude launched a series of front door and back door attacks on the Democratic opposition, criticizing the Democratic war in Mexico and smearing the names of Democratic candidates for office.

The origins of the manuscript are unclear, but it appears to have been compiled at a later date, possibly simply to be retained for convenient reference, possibly for separate publication. Only one work of Claude's appears to found its way into print as a separate work, however, his war-time Address to the people of Anne Arundel County (1861).