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The Jonathan Boucher papers contains correspondence. Principle correspondents include those to and from John James, James Maury, Charles Daubeny, Sir Frederick Morton Eden, William Knox, and William Stevens. Subjects include Virginia social customs and politics between the years 1759 and 1771, Boucher's experiences in, and views of, the American Revolution, Boucher's role in the struggle for unity in the Scottish Anglican Church, and his concern with schism and dissent in the Church of England.

Two small diaries kept by Lenaeus Bolling (1773-1836), a plantation-owner and lawyer in Buckingham County, Virginia. One diary covers January through March 1820, and the other late November through December 1834. The diaries contain notes on weather, crops, livestock, slaves, family, relatives and neighbors who visited and were visited, frequent errands in the nearby town Ça Ira (now defunct), purchases, medical ailments, lawyering and court duties, and efforts to establish a local gold mining company. There are monthly indexes, except for December 1834.

Diary of M.C. Webb of Virginia, 1942 to 1953, titled: ""a line or two a day." M.C. Webb mentions her chores around the house, part-time work in a shop, going to church, singing in a chorus, reading, attending plays and concerts, visiting with friends, and helping with the war efforts. Also mentions correspondence and visits with her son Robert, who was a fighter pilot during World War II. All entries are very short and often abbreviated.

Letters written by and to the Moyers family from 1874 to 1906 sent to New Market, Gainesville, Standardsville, and Cedar Keys, and from Richmond, Gordonsville, and Standardsville. There are three postcards and eight letters between different Moyers family members. The first two letters are from G. W. Moyers to his wife Susie and discuss traveling to visit cousins, the construction of the railroad in Stanton, and his traveling home from North Carolina. Two postcards from G. W. Moyers in Richmond to his brother A. J. Moyers in Standardsville ask him to write more often. A four page letter from J. M. Moyers to his father and siblings asks why they haven't written, talks about sickness, and mentions rising food costs. A brief letter from J. M. Moyers to his brother discusses their father's will, how J. M. "ought to have" $960, and an uncle who was also involved. Another letter from J. M. to his brother continues to ask about their father's will and how it says that J. M. is "to have $260 out of the will to make [him] even with William in advanced already made to him." Two letters from Sallie to brother G. W. Moyer talk about the difficulties of rural life, health problems, and taxes coming due at "between 40 and 45 dollars." A letter to G. W. Moyer from a tax collector asks for payment of the taxes on the Moyers estate which come to $27.72, of which G. W. must pay half.

Professional and personal papers of Parke Shepherd Rouse, Jr. who was a newspaper writer and columnist and an author of books on Virginia.