Consists of letters to Samuel Holten and copies of his letters to others involved in the U.S. Continental Congress, arranged in chronological order.

Consists of letters written and received by Hiram and Elizabeth Putnam, arranged in chronological order.

Consists of business documents, receipts, accounts and other items related to Hiram Putnam's business interests as a ship's captain involved with South American and China trade and as a businessman in Syracuse, N.Y. Also included are memorial items related to Hiram and Elizabeth Putnam. Arranged in chronological order.

Consists of some letters between Dudley P. and Lucy Phelps (in chronological order), poetry (manuscript and published) written by Dudley Phelps (in chronological order) and other miscellaneous items and his Phelps family genealogical work (in chronological order).