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Pennsylvania resident Jacob Frantz compiled this volume of daily meteorological readings and related information between 1835 and 1855. An introduction also discusses weather patterns prior to the volume's commencement, as well as three major floods of Pequea Creek in Pennsylvania.

This 243-page volume, entitled "Range of Thermometer from 1835 to 1855," contains 241 pages of daily and monthly meteorological observations compiled by Pennsylvania resident Jacob Frantz between February 1, 1835, and February 28, 1855, as well as 2 additional pages of notes. The first two pages note the occurrence of floods in Pequea, Pennsylvania, on July 20, 1818, February 21, 1822, and January 26, 1839; general remarks on the weather during the winter of 1831; a brief record of a watch Frantz purchased from a man from Philadelphia in 1855; and Frantz's comments on the weather of May 12, 1834, and January 1835. The remaining 241 pages contain charts of daily meteorological observations. Each page covers an entire month of general observations on the weather in the morning and evening (February 1835-June 1835) or at noon (July 1835-February 1855), as well as high and low temperatures for each day and monthly averages. Frantz also recorded the phases of the moon after March 1835. For each month, Frantz composed a brief summary of the weather and its effect on local crops, most frequently flour, wheat, corn, oats, and clover seed. After July 1841, he often documented the prices of some of these goods as well.

The Patten family papers contain correspondence, financial records, and other items related to the descendants and relatives of Isaac Patten of Chelmsford and Westford, Massachusetts.

The Correspondence series (134 items) contains personal correspondence between members of the Patten family and their acquaintances. Many of the letters concern the writers' lives in locations such as Ludlow, Massachusetts; Boston, Massachusetts; and Westford, Massachusetts. In the 1850s, Lydia Patten Brown received letters from George Starr and other acquaintances in Mendon, Illinois. The letters pertain to the writers' daily lives, family health and news, finances, religion, and other topics. An extract from a work about the Patten family's heraldic origins with a sketch of the family's coat of arms (April 2, 1800) and numerous poems are also present. Most of the letters are dated 1814-1864.

Documents and Financial Records (98 items) primarily concern the personal financial affairs of Isaac Patten, James P. Patten, and Rufus Patten. Items include receipts, accounts, estate documents, and at least two wills. Some documents pertain to real property. An anonymous author kept a 16-page Weather Journal from June 10, 1832-January 10, 1833. Daily entries record information about the temperature, wind, and precipitation, and the author once briefly referred to I. T. Patten.

The Genealogy series (3 items) has notes about the Patten family. The Miscellaneous series (5 items) has poetry, a fragment of a recipe, and a list of genealogical books.