Scope and Contents Activity to influence the Virginia State Legislature; defeat of Fontaine in action taken there; enclosing copy of a bill to be presented to the legislature.

Scope and Contents A ticket exchange. Forwarded to Edwin Robinson with instructions to sell some of the stock of Moncure Robinson "who has little else" in the way of railroadstock.

Scope and Contents A portrait of Moncure Robinson by Sully and one of his wife; draft of an article written against a bill to make a loan to the Louisa Co.; a bill incorporating the Chesapeake Steamship Co.; settlement of an insurance claim; stock sales by Prof. Tucker; special trains, return tickets, steamboat schedules; introducing Mr. Mariani, an Italian.

Scope and Contents Quotation of stock prices in the papers in competition with the Louisa Line; reprimanding Edwin Robinson for not agreeing with Moncure Robinson on stock manipulation; railroad expenses and need for economy; expressing concern for the health of their father.

Scope and Contents Purchase of rails in England for extending the railroad from Richmond to the junction; increase in price of the railroad stock and attempt to keep down price of Fontaine's stock; competition of steamship line of Moncure Robinson with the B. & O. R.R.

Scope and Contents Purchases of iron for rails and other railroad business; instructions to Worthington, agent for steamboat freight; stock owned by Moncure Robinson under other names; the health of his wife, Charlotte.

Scope and Contents Attempts to bring down the price of Fontaine's stocks; regrets at the dismissal of an employer by Edwin Robinson; threatened resignation of Captain McCausland of the Piney Point Line; opposition to "the Alexandria Bill" in Washginton.

Scope and Contents An attempt to hold up the extension of the Louisa Road until after Supreme Court decision, and "to keep it in a crippled condition"; the railroad stock of Moncure Robinson increasing in value; an article recommending a plank road from Richmond to Staunton.

Scope and Contents Acknowledgement of donations of two volumes to the library by Conway Robinson.

Scope and Contents Sale of R.F. & P. R.R. stock by Chauncey at 98; hope to retard extension of Louisa Line at meeting of their stockholders; collecting proxies for Richmond and Petersburg R.R. meeting; competing with Rives, Bolling and Bird.

Scope and Contents Return of Charlotte from a trip to Richmond; move to influence the North Carolina Legislature for a railroad to connect with Danville, Va.; the best route from Richmond to the Ohio; the plank road to Charlottesville.

Scope and Contents Pressure of Louisa Line, includes a memorial to the Legislature to be signed by "residents of Charlottesville etc."; sends Edwin Robinson explicit instructions. His reply to Rives.

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Scope and Contents Negotiations with Parker of the B. & O. R.R. on through tickets to N. Y. ; claims of the Louisa Co. (Central R.R.) and suit against the insurance company; draft of a bill for the Virginia Legislature; newspaper reports to hurt value of Central R.R. stocks.

Scope and Contents Letter received from Dr. Collins, which he encloses. William Collins, Portsmouth, to Charles W. Falls. The building of a railroad line from the Carolina border; and some problems with W. Rives.

Scope and Contents Requesting her brother to come to act in her father's place to "give her away" in marriage. Cornelia Robinson to Moncure Robinson. The marriage to Mr. Cunningham; and the checks sent by Moncure Robinson, one of which is returned.

Scope and Contents Battle with Fontaine of the Louisa R.R., hoping to bring it to bankruptcy, but fear that it will win in the Virginia Legislature; court troubles; negotiations with Parker.

Scope and Contents An invitation to a Wistar party.

Scope and Contents Stockholders meeting held at Norfolk; issuing of bonds; building of two new boats.

Scope and Contents Recommending economics in running the R.R.; opposition to Bird and Fontaine, "no prospect of rest from Fontaine until U. S. ? road gets into a delapidated condition"; schedules for connecting trains in Washington, D.C.; introducing Julius Contin, a representative of the French Government who is making a study of railroads in America.

Scope and Contents Prices for tickets over the R.R. of Moncure Robinson; printed page of "A Catalogue of Routes, Places, Time and Rates of Fares from Boston."

Scope and Contents Traveling with his mother (father has died), and death of daughter of his brother, Conway; negotiating mail contracts with Post Master General Dundas; Piney Point Line with letter from Geo. Mattingly enclosed.

Scope and Contents A defense of his regimes as President of the railroad; and complaint of the manner and attitude of Moncure Robinson.

Scope and Contents Negotiations with Fontaine of Central R.R., Parker of the B. & O., and the Alexandria and Fredericksburg R.R. and Gordonsville Road; selling of R.F. & P. R.R. stock and purchase of N.Y. & Erie R.R. stock.

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