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Epistle of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting to the Quarterly Meetings urging against the buying and keeping of slaves.

Petition signed by members of Salem Monthly Meeting calls for an end to slavery in New Jersey.

Journal of Julia Wilbur containing brief entries summarizing personally significant events, dated May 1, 1844 to December 31, 1862; there are corresponding entries in her larger journals where content is elaborated upon. Documents Wilbur's teaching career; participation in the anti-slavery movement, including attendance at anti-slavery meetings, work on the Underground Railroad, and association with Frederick Douglass; observations of racism against African Americans and racial discrimination in education; extensive attendance at various lectures and meetings on subjects including science, temperance, teaching, abolition, and women's rights; presence during speeches of prominent abolitionists such as Frederick Douglass, Wendell Phillips, Lucretia Mott, and William Lloyd Garrison; participation in the women's rights movement and association with Susan B. Anthony; family relationships, particularly with her niece Alfreda Bigelow; and work during the Civil War aiding Contraband (fugitive slaves who escaped to Union territory during the war).

Wilbur wrote small paragraph-length entries summarizing personally significant events for each day of the year. Primarily documents her family life, events of the Civil War, and her work in Virginia aiding Contraband (enslaved people who escaped to Union territory during the war). Wrote "there is a great work to do here, & I am willing to do it as far as I can, I feel that I am working for an entire race and for all time to come." Makes multiple references to losing custody of her niece Alfreda Bigelow in 1859.

Fragment. Lucretia Mott discusses recent events concerning friends and family, including tension between her sister Martha Wright and others, Caroline Stratton Wood, men not offering women their seats, antislavery fairs, periodicals, clothing, several meals, and carpet balls.

Written by Quaker minister Sybil Jones. Apologizes for the tone of Jones's last letter (mc1166_11_02_38) and discusses money that White had sent her for charitable purposes. Discusses tensions within the Quaker community, likely related to the recent Wilburite-Gurneyite schism. Encourages White to trust that God will triumph and discusses religious themes, especially divine power. Discusses participating in the free produce movement.

Frances D. Gage discusses her daily life with Lucretia Mott, as well as her participation in the abolitionist movement.

Lucretia Mott discusses the views of Unitarians; her stay with Samuel J. May, who was involved with abolition movements; an instance of a fugitive slave escaping the south in a box (Henry "Box" Brown); and other abolitionists.