Scope and Contents Three page letter from R.A. (Richard Archibald) Patterson to James Thomas, Jr. dated March 14, 1855.  Patterson is writing from Norfolk, Va. to Thomas is Richmond.  In the letter, he complains about the abundance of tobacco and the negative effects of the surplus on his ability to sell his tobacco for a decent price.  "there is tobacco enough in Norfolk for two places like it and besides the trade here possesses the same ammonia for bright Tobacco as almost everywhere else- They want nothing...