- Folder 1: Martin Baker Text, 1820-1835
- This is a two part text that begins with geometry, logarithms, plane trigonometry, and then applies those techniques to land surveying with large sections on acreage calculation and equal division of land. The second section deals with the measurement of timber and other construction measures. This text is based on Hawney's Complete Measurer: Or, The Whole Art of Measuring. There are occasional personal notes in the text, such as the date his mother died and his grandmother's name. Martin Baker is from Cumberland County, Kentucky. From Dorris Museum Collection, accession # 566.
- Folder 2: William W. Branham Text, 1816
This text is primarily financial and has sections on exchange rates, barter, profit and loss and partnership. The section on exchange rates covers rates from various countries including France, the Netherlands, Germany and China among others.
William Branham was from Bourbon County, Kentucky.
From Dorris Museum Collection, accession # 565 or 29.1.
- Folder 3: Preston Brown Text, 1819
- This text contains beautifully drawn title pages and section headers and covers topics such as the Rule of Three and its variations, tare and trett, insurance, interest, barter and other financial topics.
- Folder 4: Cleveland Cornelison Text, 1834
- This text begins with basic arithmetic and progresses to weights and measures.
- Folder 5: Mary Jane Patterson Text, 1834
- Basic arithmetic and weights and measures are the focus of this text. The cover is lined with the Richmond, KY newspaper The Farmer's Chronicle dated February 25, 1834. From Dorris Museum Collection, accession # N.1 or 564.