Sermons, lectures, essays, and outlines written by Fontaine Richard Earle regarding political, religious, and educational subjects. The papers are predominately sermons on biblical themes with no contemporary reference for dating other than those contained in folder 2. These dated manuscripts include an address delivered by Earle at the dedication of the Fayetteville Confederate Cemetery, June 10, 1873, and an outline of a talk given at a Confederate reunion at Park's Grove, August 28, 1897. The balance of the papers have been arranged alphabetically by title, or first line for those without titles.