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Scope and Contents An attempt to influence Fillmore vs. Buchanan votes by block-voting of the stockholders if R.F. & P. R.R. does not receive mail contract; selling bonds to meet the bills for rails purchased.

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Scope and Contents Expressing confidence in his son; suggesting the possibility of an engineering position in Chile.

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Scope and Contents Unanswered letter to Mr. MacMurdo.

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Scope and Contents Offer of position for John M. Robinson on the Philadelphia and Reading R.R. by G.A. Niolls, General Superintendent; advice on smoking and drinking.

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Scope and Contents His volunteer labor to gain experience; enclosing check. Moncure Robinson to his son, John M. Robinson. Value of field work experience to an engineer. Value of learning the practical use of instruments. More advice with a check enclosed.

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Scope and Contents Recommends that he enter University of Virginia for the next term for a course of general studies; enclosing two checks.

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Scope and Contents Complaints about arrangements made by Edwin Robinson for baggage transportation and for through tickets from New York.

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Scope and Contents Railroad finances and dividends; the impossibility of meeting current expenses out of current income; importance of the injunction case in court.

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Scope and Contents The lectures of Professors McGuffey and Maupin (at the University of Virginia); the degree conferred on him at Harvard; arrangements for living with his uncle John. Opportunities in the Northwest.

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Scope and Contents Course in chemistry under Dr. Maupin who is "often unsuccessful in his experiments" and Dr. McGuffey in belles lettres.

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Scope and Contents The increased expenses and diminished income of the railroad.; need for retrenchment; negotiations of railroad bonds.

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Scope and Contents A tip for Dan on leaving Charlottesville. Announcing the death of their old "Mammy"; advice on studies and religion.

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Scope and Contents Finances; notes for payment to Reeves, Buch & Co., for rails; mail contracts, insurance policies; injunction case; need to raise fares in order to meet railroad costs.

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Scope and Contents Returning letter of John M. Robinson with spelling and punctuation corrected. More advice on rhetoric; John M. Robinson will be with his grandmother in Richmond for Christmas. Moncure Robinson to his son, John M. Robinson. Thankfulness for escape of John M. Robinson from injury in an accident; religious comments.

Scope and Contents Scope and Contents Railroad finances, urging increase of rates and reduction of expenses; Increase in railroad accidents; mortal injuries to Sam Brown in Central R.R. accident, train going at excessive speed of 35 mph; danger of serious accident where Fontaine's Central R.R. crosses the R.F. & P. R.R. at level crossing; attempt of Falls to take over Seaboard and Roanoke R.R. through stockholders of the Bay Line; slaves killed while working on R.R.; mail contracts, with enclosed newspaper...

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Scope and Contents Absence from lectures at University of Virginia; more on rhetoric. A coming ball in Philadelphia; chance that John M. Robinson will give "his protection" to Miss McFarland on the trip; check enclosed.

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Scope and Contents Failure of mail due to "the interruption of the railroads"; Edmund is occupied with his law books; visit of John M. Robinson to Philadelphia. Enclosing a pass for the R.R.; asks John M. Robinson to pick up a nail brush he left at a hotel a month before.

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Scope and Contents Trouble between Malcolm Macever and Beyland; Edmund accompanied Miss MacFarland to Richmond; advice on studies and recommending the reading of Addison for style in writing. Comment on essay sent to Moncure Robinson by John M. Robinson; Edmund plans to continue his preparation in law at Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

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Scope and Contents Plans to send Edmund to France for the summer; the return of John M. Robinson from the University in the summer. Many meetings of the railroad and steamboat companies; correction of essay sent by John M. Robinson; riot at the University and type of young man there.

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Scope and Contents Corrections made on a letter from John M. Robinson; sale of his mare to his uncle John Moncure. The possibility of a position for John M. Robinson after he leaves the University. Future plans for John M. Robinson; Democrats won election in Virginia, defeating Edwin Robinson, brother of Moncure Robinson.

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Scope and Contents Reply to a letter from Edwin Robinson which "has given me...a great deal of pain." Edwin Robinson is dissatisfied with the attitude of Moncure Robinson and has been "placed in charge of the work at my instance." Recommending more economy and defending the interests of the stockholders.

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Scope and Contents Rejected plans for a "horse railroad" from the University to Charlottesville; the disappointment of Moncure Robinson in his investment in the "Fredericksburg rail-road" (the R.F. & P. R.R.) due to the fact that Virginia did not keep faith to the company.

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Scope and Contents Storm damage to the railroad line; threat to sell out his stock (in the R.F. & P. R.R.) if the vote does not go his way, a vote involving Dr. Haxall.

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Scope and Contents Stay of John M. Robinson in New York and Boston.