Handwritten letters, family histories, genealogies, deeds, wills, cash receipts, statements, mementoes, and a draft exemption 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.

Holograph letters written to Willard Fisher from various friends and relatives including his brother Edmund and Rufus. Most of the items deal with family and personal matters, but some include discussions on Mormon Church history and society. Edmund also tells about the Cutlerite Movement (Church of Christ) with which he had become associated.