The collection consists of three photographs and two letters pertaining to the family of William and Mollie Goss. The photographs consist of one photograph of five men in late nineteenth/early twentieth century attire. The second is of three women and one girl in late nineteenth/early twentieth century attire. The final is a man and woman in late nineteenth/early twentieth century attire in a horse-drawn buggy. All individuals in the photographs are unidentified. The first letter is dated September 25, with no year given, and is addressed to “my dear children” from “your affectionate mother.” It concerns the mothers grief after the death of one of “your kind hearted brother” and updates about home and neighborhood life, including preparations for winter, enslaved individuals, and updates about neighbors. Letter two is to Mollie Goss from her husband, William Goss. It is dated Saturday, November 12, 1859. It contains romantic musings of “melancholy” for missing his wife and child.