Handwritten letters, family histories, genealogies, deeds, wills, cash receipts, statements, mementoes, and a draft expemption of Joseph Weaver. The materials were created by the Beard, Collins, Fisher, and Weaver families of Illinois and Ohio. Joseph Weaver was exempted from the draft during the American Civil War because he was able to get a substitute. This Joseph Weaver may have been Joseph Myrtle Weaver (1832-1913), an American author.; Biographical History; Beard, Collins, Fisher, and Weaver families correspondence; Thomas Beard correspondence to Edward Collins; Thomas Beard correspondence to Thalia Collins; W.W. Bials correspondence to Col. Jedediah Beard; Correspondence from son (?) to Jedediah Beard (father); Correspondence of J (?) to Minerva Collins; Correspondence of Chardon (?) to Edward Collins; Marion G. Home correspondence to Minerva Collins; L. Collins correspondence to Thalia Collins; Correspondence to Col. Jedediah Beard; Thomas Beard correspondence to Edward Collins; Thomas Beard correspondence to Thalia Collins; George King correspondence to Thalia Collins; Wm A. Newham correspondence to Col. Jedediah Beard; Ann E. Collins correspondence to Edward Collins; A. Fisher and S. Fisher correspondence to Theodore A. Fisher; Pm Metevlf correspondence to Jedediah Beard; Phitt Amy (?) correspondence to Jedediah Beard; George S. Kuhs or Kuks correspondence to Dear Friend; Collins and wife T. and Charlotto (?) correspondence to Edward Collins; Thalia Collins correspondence to Thomas E. Collins; O. Nichols correspondence to Thomas Beard; Selina Beard correspondence to Fanny Fisher, Theodore Fisher and Edward Collins; Sophronia Clark correspondence; Amy Canfiled correspondence to Thalia Collins; Maryann Warren and Thalia Collins correspondence to Edward Collins; Thalia Collins correspondence to Thomas E. Collins; Jedediah Beard correspondence to Edward Collins; F. J. Collins correspondence to sister; Charlie correspondence to Maura; W.H. Mann correspondence to Brother; Dr. N.S. Read correspondence to Joseph Weaver; A. Metcalf correspondence to Thalia; Thomas E. Collins correspondence to William Beard; Wm. H. Weaver correspondence to brother; D. Tuth (?), Parma - correspondence to an Uncle; Amy C. Chardon correspondence to Mrs. Edward Collins; M. Douler(?) correspondence to Mr. Joseph Weaver; T. Beard correspondence to Thalia Collins; Correspondence to a friend; Mrs. Collins correspondence to Minerva Collins; Correspondence from father to Charlie; Mattie correspondence to Mama; Joe (?) correspondence to Hollie; Charles (?) correspondence to Auntie Weaver; E. Collins, T. Collins, M. Warren correspondence to Edward Collins; T. Collins, E. Collins correspondence to Edward Collins; Cordelia (?) correspondence to Mollie; Charlie correspondence to Papa; Dr. F. J. Shipp correspondence to Mattie Weaver; Orvis Nichols correspondence to Mrs. Thalia Collins; Mary C (?) correspondence; Mette Post Phillips correspondence to Frances; Amanda Parsons correspondence to cousin; Correspondence; Eula correspondence to Mrs. M. A. Weaver; M. L. correspondence to Mattie, Jan and Carrie; Aunt Ver (?) correspondence to Charlie; Henry correspondence to brother; Thomas Beard correspondence to Edward Collins; Jepel (?) Loring correspondence to Theodore Fisher; Mattie correspondence to Mother; Correspondence to Minerva Collins; E. C. and others correspondence to Edward Collins; Sister correspondence to Theodore Fisher; Beard, Collins, Fisher, and Weaver families family history and financial records; Beard, Collins, Weaver, Fisher, Burton family history; Edward Collins receipts and statements; Miss Weaver receipts and statements; Mr. Joseph Weaver receipts and statements; Mrs. Weaver receipts and statements; Mattie receipts and statements; Weaver, Eaton, Chamberlain warranty deeds; Mr. and Mrs. Page Eaton warranty deed; Joseph Weaver and James Chamberlain warranty deed; Other documents; Edward Collins will; Joseph Weaver draft exemption certificate; Advertisement "Seeing New York After Dark"; Saint Louis and Tennessee River packet Company Travel by Steamboat; George Wheelwright correspondence; George Wheelwright correspondence to Jedediah Beard; Thomas Beard sent letters from Beardstown Ill. to Edward Collins in Burton, Ohio; Thomas Beard sent correspondence from Cadwell, Ill. to Thalia Collins, his sister, in Burton, Ohio; W.W. Bials sent correspondence from Welchfula to Col. Jedediah Beard in Burton, Ohio; Jedediah Beard (father) received correspondence in Beardstown, Ill.; Correspondence from J (?) at Fort Donelson, Tennessee, to Minerva Collins (his cousin (?); Correspondence sent to Edward Collins in Beardstown, Ill.; Correspondence sent to Minerva Collins, possibly Marion G. Home's cousin, in Beardstown, Ill.; Correspondence from L. Collins (son) in Wertfield, N.Y. to Thalia Collins (mother), in Beardstown, Ill. Second half of the letter is from Aunt Hannah, apparently a sister of Thalia Collins, with whom the son was visiting.; Letter sent from Bristol to Col. Jedediah Beard in Burton, Ohio. Painesville on November 30th is mentioned on the envelope.; Letter from Thomas Beard in Buffalo Rock to Edward Collins in Burton, Ohio; Letter from Thomas Beard from Farm House to Thalia Collins in Burton, Ohio; Letter sent from George King in Chardon to Thalia Collins; Letter from Wm A. Newham in Springfield, Clark County to Col. Jedediah Beard in Burton, Ohio; From Ann E. Collins in Bain Bridge, Ohio to Edward Collins in Bairdstown, Ill. (Beardstown probably). Second half of the letter is to brother and sister - from sister Anna Collins - mother of Ann E. Collins.; Troy, father of Theodore has genealogy of family.; Pm Metevlf, Chardon, Ohio (daughter) to Jedediah Beard, Beardstown, Ill. (the parents); From Phitt Amy (?) in Chardon, Ohio, to Jedediah Beard (father) in Beardstown, Ill. Mentions: Auburn, Concord, and Munsan, also Willoughly and Mayfield could be Mormon Elders: talks of baptisms.; From George S. Kuhs or Kuks, Camp Butler near Springfield, Ill. - correspondence to Dear Friend. Mentions Capt. Lippincott and other army personnel plus; From: Collins and wife T. and Charlotto (?), Burton, Ohio - correspondence to Edward Collins, Ottawa, Ill. Tells of member of the family and is written by three people.; From: T. (perhaps Thalia) Collins (mother), Burton, Ohio, correspondence to Thomas E. Collins (son), Beardstown, Morgon County, Ill.; From: O. Nichols, Westfield - correspondence to Thomas Beard, Beardstown, Ill.; From: Selina Beard (aunt), Burton, Ohio - correspondence to Fanny Fisher, Theodore Fisher and Edward Collins on the envelope; From: Sophronia Clark age 81 - correspondence to (?); From: Amy Canfiled, Chardon, OH - correspondence to Thalia Collins, Beardstown, Ill.; From: Thalia Collins Chardon (mother) - correspondence to Thomas E. Collins (son), Beardstown, Ill.; From: Jedediah Beard, Burton - correspondence to Edward Collins, Beardstown, Ill.; From: F. J. Collins, Wayland - correspondence to Sister; From: W.H. Mann, Rolla Mo. - correspondence to a Brother (Bro.); From: Dr. N.S. Read, Chandlerville, Ill. - correspondence to Joseph Weaver; From: A. (?) Metcalf, Chardon, OH - correspondence to Thalia. Speaks of mortgages and financial strains.; Mentions a house boat. From: Thomas E. Collins, Beardstown.; From: Wm. H. Weaver, Arcadia Mo., correspondence to brother; D. Tuth (?), Parma, correspondence to uncle; From: Amy C. Chardon - correspondence to Mrs. Edward Collins, Beardstown; From: M. Douler?, Camp Butler correspondence to Mr. Joseph Weaver; From: T. Beard, Beardstown, Ill. correspondence to Thalia Collins (sister), Burton, Ohio; Sent from Washington; From: Mrs. Collins (mother of Minerva), Beardstown, Ill. correspondence to Minerva Collins; From: His Father, Springfield - correspondence to Charlie. Speaks of Petersburg and Tallula, also of a church in Springfield that is being built.; From: Mattie, Decalun, Ill. - correspondence to Mama. A M E Church is mentioned as well as a Cong. (Congregational?); From: Joe, ? Virginia - correspondence to Hollie. Joe is a bricklayer in Virginia. He mentions attending a Presbyterian Church.; From: Charles, Beardstown, Ill. - correspondence to Auntie Weaver; From: E. Collins, T. Collins, M. Warren, (Ohio?) - correspondence to Edward Collins, Beardstown, Ill.; From: T. Collins, E. Collins, Burton - correspondence to Edward Collins, Beardstown, Ill., Morgon Co.; From: Cordelia (?), Peoria, Ill. - correspondence to Mollie; From: Charlie, Chandlerville, Ill. Charlie wonders if Cleveland will be nominated.; From: Dr. F. J. Shipp, Petersburg, Ill. - correspondence to Mattie Weaver; From: Orvis Nichols, Westfield, N.Y. - correspondence to Mrs. Thalia Collins, Burton, Ohio; From: Mary C (?), Knoxville - correspondence to (?). Mentions Lincoln's assassination.; From: Amanda Parsons, Chardon, Ohio; Tells what to bring if you're going to enlist in the army. From: (?), State Normal University; Speaks of her marriage (future mother-in-law). From: Eula, Fantoul, Ill. - correspondence to Mrs. M. A. Weaver, Feeds (?); Tells how to make cheese. From Aunt Ver (?), Rantoul; From: Henry, Naples; Calls him Brother, but names were different.; From: Jepel (?) Loring - correspondence to Theodore Fisher, Newlington, Ill.; Letter to Minerva Collins, Beardstown, Ill.; Correspondence to Edward Collins, Folly Crops Road, Chester, Hamden County, Mass.; Letter to Theodore Fisher (brother) in Stenbinville, Ohio; Family History with some genealogy of Beard, Collins, Weaver, Fisher, Burton (No indication as to who compiled or wrote history); Receipts and Statements for Edward Collins with Dr. Foster Co. for household goods, sewing notions, shoes, etc; Miss Weaver with Ruppel and Listmann and Listmann: Boots, Rubbers, Beardstown, Ill.; Mr. Joseph Weaver with Wm. Huppers Merchant Tailor: gloves, hat, shirts, etc., Beardstown, Ill.; Mrs. Weaver with Spring and Sielsclott Drugs, paints, oils.; Mattie with Ruppel and Listmann - gloves, slippers, shoes - Beardstown Ill; A Warranty Deed between Mr. and Mrs. Page Eaton and Edward Collins, State of Ill. Cass County.; Last will and testament of Edward Collins; Certificate of exemption for having furnished a substitute for Civil War - Joseph Weaver, Beardstown, Ill.; From: George Wheelwright, Bedford Kentucky - correspondence to Jedediah Beard, Beardstown, Ill.
