The folder contains the following items:

Item 1: Peter Wier, Gainsville, Alabama to "brother" (A.G. Wier, Danville, Virginia), 1840 December 9. Apologizes for not coming this past summer since he had a lot of business to attend to; describes favorable judgements he got in court that past year - a judgement for $3,500; a levy against 16 Negroes and others; believes he will win a case against Welsh on Welsh's property; says his case in circuit court in Jackson is laid over until April; gives advice to Armstead on how to conduct his life; says people are in debt where he is and only Negroes bring in money; states going rates; describes land prices; tells him to look out for sale of land and if so try to get it for cash or good Negroes.

Item 2: John S. McCully, Bridgeport, Connecticut, to James McCully, Petersburg, Virginia, 1847 January 17. He is fine; visited Newark; William got married and lost a pair of twins; hopes Jim will write.

Item 3: James McCully, Petersburg, Virginia, to John S. McCully, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1847 February 3. Thanks John for the letter and the news on brothers George and William; wants to know news of sister Mary; says if times are bad, it should not matter too much to John because he is a bachelor, relates his problems as a coachmaker when times are bad; high rent, two servants, a woman, and a girl, a sick wife and three children - the youngest seven weeks old and all boys; says he wishes he had the last ten years to live over again; tells of the "war fever" then with two companies of volunteers leaving (two from his shop), of two hundred men, one to go to Mexico, one to Old Point Comfort, says if he had no family, he might be fool enough to go, but tells John not to get any ideas of volunteering into his head.

Item 4: William McCully, Newark, New Jersey, to James McCully, Petersburg, Virginia, 1847 February 21 Thought he would have heard from James earlier; tells news of his marriage to Electa; bought the looms for George and he is doing well on business; business is brisk; tells news of friends - Mr. Lloyd; says met an Uncle from Canada - David Burmingham; removed mother's body and put it in a cemetery; tells of gas lighting in town; hopes to see him.

Item 5: Nacy Wier, Hopkins County, Kentucky, to Mrs. Sarah M. Miller, Danville, Virginia, 1848 April 26. Asks everyone to write; tells news of family in Kentucky; asks questions of people in Danville and asks them to write a reply.

Item 6: Nancy A. Wier to Mrs. Sarah M. Wier, Danville, Virginia, October 26. Describes the family situation in Kentucky and asks how the family is in Virginia.

Item 7: Mrs. Peter Wier to Armistead Wier, Danville, Virginia, 1864 November 12. is writing for her husband because he has just recovered from a bad sickness; tells of general sickness during summer and fall - causing crops to be gathered late; says the war has some divine purpose but she chastizes those who are profiting from high prices due to the war; asks Armistead to come visit.