Scope and Contents Item 1: 1847 January 12 Unknown, Mathews County, Va. to Cynthia Describes the life of Mr. Saunders, the overseer of "Auburn" Mathews Co., Va. and Miss Betsy Thomas, the housekeeper; describes what Saunders owns; describes Betsy's temper and work duties; says that overseers and housekeepers are "upper servants" and have "not much more intercourse with the families of the proprietors than have the slaves themselves'. Incomplete.Item 2: 1847 January John Marshall, Howard, to John P....