Diaries, 1895-1922, concern his work, visiting his sister's family at Locust Grove, social affairs, financial matters, weather, biking, and horseback riding; one volume of "wheeling notes" giving routes, times, and miles covered on bicycle trips, ca. 1895; and letters received, accounts, reports, and legal papers, 1873-1930, concerning investments, family property and estates, business matters, and family and personal news. Other items include deeds, receipts, and mortgages pertaining to the title to "Ransoms farm at Hudson River," 1792-1889; and miscellaneous clippings, photographs, school records, and programs.