The collection consists of 71 letters addressed to George Cruikshank and his wife, Eliza (Widdison) Cruikshank from various correspondents. Many are requests for Cruikshank's presence at temperance society meetings.

George Cruikshank (1792-1878), artist and caricaturist, best known perhaps for his illustrations of 19th century novels.

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