Henry Lewis Chase was born on September 9, 1832 in Westford, VT, attended Andover Theological Seminary, and was a congregational minister. The collection consists of correspondence from family and friends from the dates of December 10, 1860 to September 25, 1891.

The Parker/Fleming Collection deals primarily with the descendants and relations of Charles Carrol Parker (1814-?), a Congregational minister who preached in various churches in Vermont and Maine, and Elizabeth Fleming Parker (1813-1979), his wife. The letters span the time period of 1835-1909, with the bulk of the collection lying between 1863-1879.