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A letter from Holland Nimmons McTyeire to Robert Paine discussing actions he has taken after of the death of Bishop Enoch Mather Marvin to address concerns in Marvin's former Episcopal district, asking if Paine would like McTyeire to manage Marvin's districts until May, and sharing that there seems to be some unrest brewing in the St. Louis Conference following Marvin's death.

A letter from George F. Pierce to Robert Paine recommending Clarence M. Verdel for a tutorship, asking for suggestions on a speech Pierce is preparing on the spiritual culture of the church for the General Conference, and reporting on Pierce's father's health.

A letter from George F. Pierce to Robert Paine giving an update on Pierce's health, promising to look for candidates to send on a Japanese mission, and discussing the need for more preachers in the Pacific Conference.

A letter from George F. Pierce to Robert Paine asking about when to implement a new rule regarding ordination which would limit who qualified, particularly in light of the need for preachers.

A letter from George F. Pierce to Robert Paine confirming that he will preside at the Georgia and Florida Conferences while Paine will take the Mississippi and Louisiana Conferences, and mentioning that the Georgia Conference has been relocated to Savannah on account of the number of soldiers occupying Atlanta.

A letter from George F. Pierce to Robert Paine discussing the trial of a man named Deems, advising Paine not to directly respond to a letter sent by one of the parties concerned with the Deems trial, reporting on the success of the church in Georgia, and asking that Paine raise money in his Conferences to support a number of missionaries going to San Francisco.

A letter from George F. Pierce to Robert Paine reporting on the work being done in California and along the Pacific Coast, demanding the transfer of several preachers to the Pacific Conference to improve their numbers and strengthen what hold they have, discussing the challenges he faces with Orceneth Fisher in Oregon, and asking for Paine's support when requesting more preachers to help fill the gap between the Rio Grande Conference and the Pacific Conference.

A letter from George F. Pierce to Robert Paine noting that he had assumed Paine would manage Aberdeen and that district, and confirming Paine's decision to assign the district to William (last name not noted) and Aberdeen to Pierce.

An envelope addressed to Robert Paine in Aberdeen, Mississippi, from George F. Pierce, stamped June 25th in Sparta, Georgia.

A letter from Edmund W. Sehon to Robert Paine discussing financial appropriations and the provision of preachers for the California Mission.

A letter from Edmund W. Sehon to Robert Paine providing an update on his health, reporting that the Board of Missions has approved two of Paine's candidates to travel to California, explaining why the Board of Missions did not approve another two of Paine's candidates for California, and sharing his intentions to attend a number of conferences later in the year.

A letter from Joshua Soule to Robert Paine giving an update on his wife's health, sharing that it is unlikely that he will be able to make it to the Tennessee Conference due to health and weather reasons, assuring Paine of his intention to attend the Memphis Conference, asking if Paine would cover Soule's financial obligations at the Tennessee Conference (to be repaid upon Soule's next return to Nashville), confirming he has received the appointments for the Missouri Conference, asking after Bishop Capers' appointments, and mentioning the sudden death of Brother Lanius.

A letter from E. Stevenson and J. W. Coleman to Robert Paine on behalf of the Missionary Board informing him of the financial appropriations made for his department and specifying that this appropriation includes the Arkansas Conference and funds for the Cherokee Orphan School.

A note from Robert Paine to Thomas Stringfield directing Stringfield to preach in Shelbyville and Murfreesboro before attending the Quarterly Meeting, requesting that he manage Paine's Black class in Shelbyville, directing him to collect (but not read) any correspondence directed to Paine, providing directions for accounting for and selling an order of books, and requesting that Stringfield arrange for some of Paine's clothes to be sent to him.

A letter from William M. Wightman to Robert Paine informing Paine that he has no recommendations for a preacher to send to California, recommending against sending a preacher which Paine had mentioned in a previous letter, and assuring Paine that he will continue to look for suitable candidates for the position.

A letter from William M. Wightman to Robert Paine explaining the amounts and from which banks the money he has enclosed come from, and asking if Paine would make a donation to the Southern Christian Advocate.

A letter from William M. Wightman to Robert Paine requesting on behalf of the faculty of Southern University that Paine preach the Commencement Sermon.

A letter to Thomas L. Douglass from an unknown author, possibly Robert Paine, describing the death of Sterling C. Brown in Lebanon, Tennessee, including an account of a conversation the author had with Brown confirming Brown's faith just before his death.

An envelope addressed to Robert Paine in Aberdeen, Mississippi, from an unknown sender, postmarked December 6th at Camden. Possibly the envelope to the letter sent by H. H. Kavanaugh to Paine from Camden, Arkansas, dated December 4th, 1854.

A letter from Thomas O. Summers to Robert Paine asking about what is to become of the church, specifically the publishing interests of the church, likely in response to the end of the Civil War. On the page where Summers addressed the letter, notes on the suffering of Jesus Christ are written in pencil in another hand.

A cartes-de-visite photograph of Robert Paine taken in Nashville, Tennessee.