Scope and Contents The collection contains a long 1842 letter by Levin Wailes (Wesley's great uncle) on the Thomas family of Maryland genealogy; an 1844 letter by sister Parmelia in Walton County, Georgia, on religion; two 1845 letters by Wesley's father, Rev. E. L. Thomas, written from Eatonton, Putnam County, and Oxford, Newton County, Georgia, describing his health, the dispersal of his slaves and other assets, Emory College financial matters, politics, and Methodist doings; three 1847 letters by sister...