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Typewritten transcription, approximately 150 pages, of the diaries of Thomas Brocas (1756-1818) of Shrewsbury. Detailed accounts of personal and local events as well as commentary on national political events, including the Napoleonic Wars.

Transcriptions, predominantly by FB, of twenty-eight Bunting letters from various collections. The most frequent recipient is Thomas Jackson; other recipients include John Beecham and Barnard Slater.

Brief correspondence between Baker and J. Duncan; series of three pamphlets by Duncan, "The Origins of the Free Churches in Bury St. Edmunds," 1955. These recount the history of Methodism in Bury St. Edmunds circa 1754-1880. Early years give many details of JW's visits to the area; an appendix, "Villages Missioned from Bury," outlines the spread of Methodism in this part of England.

Miscellaneous printed materials, including bibliographies and published articles, separated from their like-named card files in the Card Files Subseries. Includes articles by G. Lawton on concordances to JW's works, a list of Methodist letters, an index to a volume about Methodist Societies, and an index of JW's library.

Includes handwritten copy of 1839 letter of Sarah Byrom, aged 70, a narrative of her memories of the early days of Methodism in Booth Bank, Manchester Circuit, and her grandfather's interactions with the Wesleys.