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Circular Epistle of the London Yearly Meeting concerning Slavery.

Account of Mary Kite's trip to visit the Quaker meetings in North Carolina with Pennock and Mary Passmore. Name on the cover is Edith Sharpless; the book possibly belonged to her before Mary Kite.

Copied letter. The original was Written while minister Mary Kite was visiting Quaker meetings in the Southern states. Discusses her travels and the people she has met. Describes the flora and fauna of North Carolina. Briefly discusses slavery.

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).

Mary Kite describes reading very old Philadelphia Yearly Meeting records which urge members to liberate all of their slaves and express concerns over drinking liquor. Written from Birmingham.

Addressed to "dear Friends." Written while minister Mary Kite was visiting Quaker meetings in the Southern states. Describes her journey to and attendance at meetings in Virginia and North Carolina. Shares her observations on slavery and the social conditions of African Americans.

Letter from Anthony Benezet to John Fothergill. Benezet discusses his views on slavery and concerns surrounding the manumission of large numbers of people at one time. The last page(s) are missing from this letter.

Suspects her letters aren't reaching their recipients and distrusts the Post Master, who is a drunk and beats a contraband slave ("Contraband" was a term used during the Civil War to refer to formerly enslaved people who had escaped to Union lines). While she respects Dr. Wagner, she is disappointed by his endorsement of the Post Master. Might be able to visit her family soon if she is summoned to testify in the case of their Steward, Mr. Geoffrey. Complains about the Prussian Dr. Drumacher [sp], saying "it is very unusual to find a man so cordially detested by any thing in human shape." Discusses her experiences as a war nurse. 312 patients arrived who were prisoners at Richmond, and there is a shortage of clothing for them. Cared for a black boy who was severely whipped, and she was outraged when he was returned to his master despite her argument to the commander against it.