Draper correspondence, 1855-1868. Opening the volume are letters, 1855-1856, from Samuel J. Rea concerning his research on Brady and the proposals and counterproposals which culminated in Draper's purchase of Rea's papers (Volumes 12E and 13E). Other letters, primarily incoming, deal with a variety of persons and incidents in the lives of the Brady and Wetzel families. There are anecdotes concerning William Estes, Alexander McDowell, and Lewis Wetzel; a narrative about the Bradys based on purported recollections by Peter Grove (Groove); and accounts of the battle on Contina Creek near the Ohio River (1791) in which Lewis Wetzel was a prime participant.

Biographical or genealogical material of varying extent may be found on he following: William Bailey, onetime Indian captive; the Baker family-George, John, Henry, Jacob, Martin, Isaac, Elizabeth, and Mary; Daniel and Jack Bean; Joseph Briggs; the Crow family-Frederick, John, Martin, and Peter; John Evans (1738-1834) and his sons John and James; James Marshel; John Mitchell and his son Alexander; David Morgan and his brother Zackwell Morgan, his wife Drusilla Springer, and their sons James, Levi, and Zackwell; Dorsey Pentecost (Penticost); John (b. 1730), James, and William Piper; Van Swearingen; Aquilla Whitaker; Jeremiah Williams; David Williamson; and James Wittens.