Mainly Draper notes and correspondence, 1845-1852. Several letters from Narcissa Doddridge discuss sources used by her father and the possible republication of his book, Notes on the Settlements and Indian Wars of the Western Parts of Virginia and Pennsylvania (1824). Other correspondence Draper received from contemporary annalists and editors-James W. Biddle, W. DeHass, and Elisha Whittlesey-and from descendants of frontier men and women.

Among the persons, families, and events discussed are the Indian attack (1777) at Grave Creek near Wheeling; Absolom Baird; Stephen Bayard; Daniel Boone; Samuel Brady and the Brady family; Henry and Robert Brenton (Brinton); George Rogers Clark; Freeland's Fort and the Niles family; John Gibson; Simon Girty and the Girty family; John Jolly; Archibald Lochry; Andrew Poe and the Poe family; David Rodgers; Andrew Sharp; Lewis Tucker; William Tucker; Nathaniel Vernon and his son Frederick; Lewis Wetzel and the Wetzel family; and James Wilson. There are biographical memoranda by Draper about Lewis Bonnett, John Grise, Rachael Johnson, David Shepherd, and David Williamson.

Two original early manuscripts are found: a fragment of the “Brady Family Record” listing births of Samuel Brady (1756-1800) and his brothers and sisters; and one letter (1806) by John Gibson concerning the Biddle family. Copied for Draper were a few extracts from the journal of Ebenezer Denny, written during a council with the Delaware, Shawnee, and Wyandot representatives at Fort Finney, Ohio, in January, 1786.