This collection consists of one letter dated April 16, 1854, addressed to "Sir" from an unknown Senator discussing the Kansas-Nebraska Act. The author is opposed to the legislation, stating they helped to defeat the bill in the preceding session because there was no necessity for the organization of a territory west of Missouri -- “there being no white settlers” -- and it would be “a gross of the faith of the government pledged to the emigrant Indian Tribes.” The author feels the Kansas-Nebraska Act was originally introduced because various senators (and especially Douglas) wished to strengthen existing alliances with Southern Democrats and to test the Softs of New York, who the writer felt had received the bulk of the Pierce administration's patronage. The writer also provides a brief history of the political events leading up to the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

A partial transcription of the letter is also included.