Scope and Contents Scope and Contents Three letters written from Richmond and Williamsburg. In the letter of June 14, St. George Tucker mentions the birth of John Coalter's first son his first grandson (St. George Tucker Coalter) "who, if my prayers for him may be heard, will never descend from the dignity of a private station." Concerning the education of his grandson, he writes, "unless the manners of our youth, or the management of their tutor, shall undergo a most surprising and happy change in this...