Scope and Contents General business correspondence of William Sterrett of Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia from various clients. Early letters contain requests for W. Sterrett to serve as a western land agent; his job evolves to the search for tenants, the collection of rent, the forwarding of money, the sale of land, the settlement of debts along with other forms of financial transactions typical of a frontier agent. Documents include a detailed record of money collected from clients ; discussion of dowry property, a poem from the collection of Boyd B. Sterrett entitled "The Home of my Childhood," and a receipt of a court payment made by James W. Brackenridge of Mason County to Augustus L.M. Damarin of Pittsburgh, Pa. Also included are contracts for activities such as the construction of a log cabin and the clearing of brush. The letter from Samuel F. Vinton, Ohio congressman, discusses congressional politics. Mentions the "internal improvement Bill," a survey of the "great and leading channels of communication throughout the United States, with a view to their improvement," along with the "Greek Resolution," a "development of European policy." Also mentions debate over the laws of presidential nomination, explaining that there is a game of "Fast and Loose" on both sides. Also contains receipts and request of legal payment in favor of J.J. and F.J. de Moyne paid by Martin Noniffs by order of the county court of Mason County, West Virginia