A volume composed wholly of original manuscripts, 1787-1789. Nineteen letters by Levi Todd and other assorted military letters and records pertain to the defense of the Ohio-Kentucky region, the exchange of white and Indian prisoners, and the jurisdictional boundaries of various militia companies. Among these records are a list of officers of the Second Regiment of Fayette County militia; lists of men in companies commanded by Jilson Payne and Benjamin Craig; summary returns of strength for other companies; and a speech to the Shawnee (December 5, 1788).

Papers pertaining to Patterson's activities as sheriff in Lexington include lengthy lists of fines and fees collected by the county sheriff and county clerk. Numerous letters from Matthias Denman, Robert Filson, Israel Ludlow, W[illiam] McMillan, John R. Mills, and John Cleves Symmes concern the founding and development of Cincinnati, known first as Losantiville.

Among Patterson's other correspondents in this volume were John Cape, Christopher Greenup, John Hawkins, Alexander McClellan (McClelland), Jacob Myers, Joseph Torrens, R.J. Waters, and Richard Young. There is also a note (1789) signed by James Wilkinson. The text of a letter by Mrs. Lydia Mould is illegible.