Scope and Contents Expresses desire to court her; signed "amor vincit omnion ."

Scope and Contents Reports on crops and hogs; expresses disappointed that there will not be enough cotton to clothe the "people" slaves and satisfy other needs; other business news.

Scope and Contents Describes articles sent including hat and saddle bags; regrets there is no "English cheese" and not able to get any "London porter."

Scope and Contents Gives schedule of his school day; believes rules are not as bad as he first believed; discusses tuition overseer description and wages ; and gives other news about school.

Scope and Contents Refers to communications; refers to weather and crops; relates economic conditions, employment and prosperity; gives update on sons; relates insurrection in London of lower class; ponders changes that may have taken place since he left Virginia.

Scope and Contents Refers to seeing waggoners carrying wheat to Fredericksburg; intends on coming home on Friday as there is no school after 12 o'clock; other family news.

Scope and Contents Approaches prospect of buying the Providence Forge estate.

Scope and Contents Reports on goods sent; accepts request to find horses, although thinks it difficult at this time of the year; other family news.

Scope and Contents Reports arrival before dinner; refers to health at school.

Scope and Contents Laments distance from her relatives; gives report on her children and their schooling; other family news.

Scope and Contents Gives description of company visiting school; discusses crops of potatoes, peas, and wheat; other local news.

Scope and Contents Refers to good health of all; reports Mr. Lewis got home about 10 o'clock on Tuesday.

Scope and Contents Reports on efforts to find a horse; refers to threat of fire to house; other family news.

Scope and Contents Reports being sent to stay with Mrs. Lewis; refers to visit by John Boyer; other family news.

Scope and Contents Discusses sale of corn; relates bad quality of wheat; would like if Jerdone visited during the summer.

Scope and Contents Refers to Mr. Lewis' trip to Fredericksburg; reports date of vacation; discusses Mr. Lewis' horse.

Scope and Contents Reports receipt of "Huttons Mathematicks"; understands these sold for $8 in Fredericksburg; expects to be home in a week.

Scope and Contents Reports receipt of cherries and Mrs. Lewis' trip to Fredericksburg; sorry to hear of poor Meeny's end; "... did not apprehend that he was going mad."

Scope and Contents Reports weather and crops; refers to Mrs. Lewis' travels about Virginia; other family news.

Scope and Contents Reports rain previous night; discusses Mr. Lewis' potatoes.

Scope and Contents Refers to "sty" on his left eye; thanks for the cherries; intends to arrive the following morning; other family news.

Scope and Contents Refers to "chinches" (bedbugs) and their troublesomeness; reports on crops and their development at the plantation; other family news.

Scope and Contents Discusses weather and crops; mentions the Bowdens? and Faulcon families and visit by Mr. Faulcon.

Scope and Contents Complains of "chinches" and condition of room; reports arrivals of boys remarking on absence of Moncures, Travers Daniel and G. Mitchell; discusses Mr. Lewis' crops.

Scope and Contents Discusses sale of wheat and corn; refers to disease among hogs which has decreased number for fattening; reports releasing overseer because of woman he's taken up with; other business and family news; advice on paying the next overseer.