Correspondence, 1869-1874, between Draper and Daniel G. Stinson (1794-1879), South Carolina writer and historian, accompanied by other Stinson papers. These include newspaper articles; a manuscript autobiography; Draper's notes of his extensive interviews with Stinson in August, 1871; and the letters and papers gathered by Stinson for his projected biography of Sumter. Among the latter were two original letters (1779) written by John Linn and his wife Jennet, which discuss home and military life during the Revolution. Topics covered by Stinson's newspaper articles include: Mrs. Mary Barkley, John Bishop, Mrs. Susannah Smart, the recollections (1836) of Joseph Gaston, the fort (1805-1815) at Mount Dearbourn, the Old Waxhaw Church in Lancaster District, and the settlement of Covenanters on Rocky Creek in Chester County. Notes and letters range widely over events and persons associated with Sumter or known by Stinson, including: Sumter's battles and camp locations; John Adair; John Bishop; Archy Brown; Joseph Brown; William R. Davie; John, Joseph, Robert, and William Gaston; John Kennedy; Benjamin Land; David, Samuel, Sarah, and Thomas McCalla; Hugh, John, and William McClure; Patrick McGriff; “Hopping” John Miller; John and Mary Nixon; the Pagan family; Thomas Spratt; Robert and William Stevenson (Ste'enson, Stinson); John Winn; and William Wylie.

A few letters, notes, and records refer to the Revolutionary military service of two Pamunkey Indians, John and Robert Marsh, and to John's attempt (1829) to secure the right to vote in South Carolina. Several letters contain opinions on the Civil War and Reconstruction in the South. The final document in this volume is a manuscript copy by Draper of William Hill's memoirs, of which Draper later acquired the original (1 VV).