Box 1
Contains 4 Results:
Correspondence
C. A. Watkins, Richmond Bay County, Missouri, to his cousin, Richard H. Watkins, Prince Edward Court House, Virginia, 1852 February 20
Asks cousin if he will act as agent for their joint property in Virginia; encloses ten dollars for taxes on this property; tells of wave of immigration to California and Oregon; inquires about prices of negro boys and girls in Virginia; states the price in Missouri; and says this it is too high there.
Nathaniel V. Watkins, University of Virginia, to his brother, Richard Watkins, 1852 October 4
Tells of his arrival at the University, his course load and his lodgings, including his roommate, Mr. Tallaferro (?) of Tidewater; relates his impressions of the University and surrounding area; asks that his family write to him.
Richard Watkins, Prince Edward Court House, Virginia, to Nathaniel V. Watkins, 1852 December 28
Describes, rather disparingly, Christmas season in Prince Edward Court House; gives various items of family news; encourages Nathaniel to perservere in his studies at the University of Virginia; explains that Nathaniel has better future prospects than he does.