This letter was written in 1875 by the Reverend Frank E. Kittredge, a Unitarian minister temporarily serving as pastor at Tremont, Illinois. His letter to another church (recipient unidentified) is one of inquiry and interest in its ministerial opening.

This small collection purportedly relates to early Lawrence, Kansas resident Mary S. (Mrs. Oscar E.) Learnard, who was a daughter of Lawrence pioneer Shalor Eldridge. Included is an unattributed typescript describing Lawrence's early history.