Letter from Stephens in Washington, DC, addressed to "Dear Doctor," dated July 19th, discussing the national political scene, including slavery and the candidacy of Zachary Taylor for president in 1848.

Letters written from Washington, DC, and Crawfordsville, Taliaferro Co., GA, to "Dear Sister," Mrs. Sarah Stephens of Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia, about family business and the death of cousin Sabra, who smoked a pipe in the kitchen.

Seven letters from Stephens to Joel Thomas Olive (1848 - 1897), a lawyer in Lexington, Oglethorpe County, Georgia. Stephens wrote from Crawfordsville, Taliaferro County, Georgia, and Washington, D. C., on various political matters. One post card from author Corra Harris to Miss Neall about a Mr. Olive, 1923.