Scope and Contents Mount Vernon Line and the River and Bay Line Steamboat Companies, as opposed to the Piney Point Line of Moncure Robinson, opposing election of Wickham to Railroad Directors, enclosing letter "to the editors of The Whig" opposing a steamboat race.

Scope and Contents Opposing Bird; reducing the fare on the Piney Point line to meet the fare on the Bay Line; Railroad financing negotiations with Fontaine and "Old Cove."

Scope and Contents Mail controls, with threat that the "mail would be thrown off the road," rates for through tickets; purchase of a steamboat; affairs of the Daville Railroad. Gen. MacRae and through tickets; mail contract; purchase of a steamboat.

Scope and Contents Plans for a visit to Richmond to see the Governor and Henshaw; articles to be inserted in the Richmond papers; the health of Charlotte, his wife.

Scope and Contents Mail contracts and problems with the papers of Richmond and the Pennsylvanian and Ledger in Philadelphia; the ill health of his sons, John and Edmund.

Scope and Contents Included a resolution to be presented to the Senate. Competition with stages and steamboats in conveying the mail "we have only to be firm...and the mail must come to us," the opposition of "Old Cove, Mayo Co.," plans to prepare a bill to be presented by Goggin. 

Scope and Contents Social affairs.

Scope and Contents Financial matters; family affairs, providing money for the family.

Scope and Contents The death of a child and the expected birth of another.

Scope and Contents The birth of a fourth son Moncure Robinson and "recent affliction" (death of a daughter); affairs of the steamboat company; through ticket notes.

Scope and Contents Stockholders; the bill before Congress; and family affairs.

Scope and Contents Payment on bonds. J.C.R. Taylor, Jefferson County, Charlestown, W. Va., to Moncure Robinson. More payments.

Scope and Contents Purchase of Bay Stock; opposition to Bird; visit of his son Edmund to the grandparent in Richmond.

Scope and Contents A visit from Edmund, son of Moncure Robinson; family news.

Scope and Contents Railroad business and details of running the road.

Scope and Contents Arrangements for through tickets between New York or Philadelphia and Charleston, S. C.

Scope and Contents Complaining about troubles in remodelling an old house that they have bought. Written while on a visit to her brother's house. Jane Randolph, a cousin.

Scope and Contents A servant, Joshua, who is working to buy his freedom.

Scope and Contents A letter to Governor Smith; difficulties with Bird; affairs before the Virginia Legislature that Moncure Robinson is attempting to influence.

Scope and Contents Illness of their mother, Mrs. Agnes Robinson, with contents of her will copied in the letters.

Scope and Contents Improved health of Mrs. Agnes Robinson, matters of Moncure Robinson; affairs of Public Works; "Bird...is plainly convicted, not only of duplicity, but of actual falsehood."

Scope and Contents Her youngest son, Conway; social news.

Scope and Contents An interview with the new Post Master General. Mail pay to the railroad line; the steamboat lines are able to pay a 14 percent dividend; Affairs of the stockholders, advice that Edwin close out his mercantile house and devote full time to position of President of the Railroad.