There was a massive transport of Confederate troops to Richmond, due to a new Yankee advancement on the capital; refers to a Yankee attack of a bridge over the Southhanna River; does not speak well of the general in charge at Richmond; fears Richmond may be taken; states that Southerners are much too secure in their thoughts and actions; is hopeful now that Robert E. Lee has entered Pennslyvania; gives details of a North Carolina cavalry unit's stay at their farm; Robert E. Lee's invasion of Pennsylvania is believed to be going well; papers of both the North and South are writing in terms of peace; men returning home for horses are not finding this task easy; has learned that Vicksburg has fallen; there South must put their faith in God and assume He will make the right decision; is disgusted with those who feel the South will lose; is relieved to hear that Lee has recrossed the Potomac; the Southern people are growing tired of the war; it is rumored that Yankees are advancing on Weldon; refers to President Jefferson Davis' proclamation calling for another day of fasting and prayer; frequent raids are being made by the Yankees; fears defeat; the extreme amounts of rain are causing problems with the crops; gives details of the neighbors; often refers to her dead son Charley R. Watkins and their daughter Minnie H. Watkins; relays news of their family and friends, as well as the ailments afflicting them; have begun hiving bees; gives news of church matters; conveys news of the livestock; mentions the scores of family and friends killed, wounded or taken prisoner at the Battle of Gettysburg; rivers have become impassable; there are many cases of theft occurring; gives details of her visit home to Brookland [?]; refers to the work being done by the negroes; a survey and sale of a parcel of his land has taken place; refers to the cruel treatment exercised on a neighbor's negro.