Letters, indentures, petitions, notes, receipts, descriptions of land, and other business papers of George Wilson Humphreys son of David George Humphreys (May 17, 1794–January 11, 1871), of Claiborne County. The papers pertain largely to the planting interests of the Humphreys family in Claiborne and Bolivar counties, and they concern David George Humphreys, George Wilson Humphreys, S. C. Humphreys, Benjamin G. Humphreys, John C. Humphreys, Mrs. C. B. Humphreys, B. Earl Humphreys, Daniel B. Humphreys, Mrs. Kate W. S. Humphreys, and others.

Among the bills and receipts are items from the following steamboats: "Magenta," "Columbion," "Fashion," "Emperor," "General J. A. Quitman," and "Robert E. Lee." One letter of note is from Congressman Charles E. Hooker to George Wilson Humphreys, September 25, 1894. There are only 14 items in the collection dated before 1850, and the others are distributed as follows:

• n.d., 32 pieces
• 1850–1859, 31 pieces
• 1860–1869, 188 pieces
• 1870–1879, 89 pieces
• 1880–1889, 18 pieces
• 1890–1898, 10 pieces.