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This collection is made up of incoming letters addressed to Henry J. Morgan of Ottawa, Canada, and a program from a theatrical performance. Morgan received letters from his wife about her activities while visiting San Francisco, California, in 1877 and from Paul V. Flynn of Newark, New Jersey, about Morgan's plan to include Flynn's biography in The Canadian Men and Women of the Time.

This collection is made up of 5 letters and 1 theater program related to Canadian author and civil servant Henry J. Morgan. The first three items, one of which is undated, are letters that Emily Morgan wrote to Henry, her husband, from San Francisco, California, in November 1877. Emily visited San Francisco while en route from Victoria, [British Columbia], and described some of her sightseeing activities, such as a visit to a theater and a lunch with an American admiral onboard a navy vessel. She reported a two-week delay in her travels and lamented that she would not be able to communicate with Henry after her ship sailed. The collection includes an undated program from a performance of The Danicheffs at Baldwin's Theater in San Francisco.

The final two items are letters from Paul V. Flynn to Henry J. Morgan, written on stationery of The New Jersey Trade Review (March 7, 1895, and February 3, 1896). Flynn responded to Morgan's circular letter regarding his recipient's intent to publish a biographical dictionary (The Canadian Men and Women of the Time). Though Flynn doubted his eligibility, as he was born in Ireland and had become a naturalized U.S. citizen, he provided biographical information about his education and his work in the publishing industry. His second letter refers to a recent illness.