The collection holds three of Pelham’s handwritten journals, dated September 17, 1790- April 15, 1791. The journals primarily discuss Pelham’s personal experiences with prayer and religious devotions, but they also mention daily life with his family and interactions with other Methodists. There are other, more recent materials in the collection. The journals were used for an article published in the Spring 1986 issue of the Virginia United Methodist Conference’s publication HERITAGE; several copies of the article are included here. There is also an article and photographs from Baker University’s alumni publication Baker World about Baker’s receipt of the journals from Pelham Adams, a descendent of Peter Pelham. There are some photocopies of articles about the history of the Brunswick Circuit and the Pelham family genealogy, and a student paper written in the 1990s about the journals as well. In addition to the articles, correspondence about the journals is included in the collection. Much of it concerns Virginia Markham’s efforts to learn more about Peter Pelham. There is correspondence between her and the archives at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Greene County Historical Society in Ohio, as well as letters from several individuals. Some of them sent photocopies of materials to Markham. These include typewritten excerpts from a diary, a copy of Peter Pelham’s will, and copies of plat maps. Markham’s correspondence with Dr. Alpheus Potts, author of the HERITAGE article, is also in the collection. Lastly, all three journals were photocopied. Those copies are in this collection.