Contain wills and related documents, the backs of which containing handwritten names. The contents of the wills include property and slaves being bequeathed to his family .
Contains a multi-page obituary related to the death of Edmund Winston Pettus containing addresses from multiple different people he has known throughout his life. Some of the pages have handwritten notes and symbols on the front and back.
This section contains a scrapbook from Herbert E. Pettus which contains posters, correspondence and photographs related to Herbert's time in college. Some items have notes describing what they are or the context surrounding them underneath.
This section contains numerous handwritten correspondence letters and envelopes related to Richard E. Pettus including Huntsville Times article snippets recording his death.