Scope and Contents Discusses health; reports Sally Thompson's children are very ill; reports George began class; has not heard from the Doctor; reports overseer seems to be industrious; complains of neighbors stealing her livestock; other family news.

Scope and Contents Reports no new cases of small pox; discusses material necessary for "netting the sain seine"; gives idea of cost to make netting; discusses crops and weather; reports many newborn children, lambs, and calves.

Scope and Contents Discusses health, reports wet weather has delayed planting; complains of slaves stealing her livestock and goods; refers to hired out slave who ran away; other family news.

Scope and Contents Believes need new cotton machine; discusses health of slaves; reports has finished seine but it is too short; refers to bad conduct of son's servant; discusses running away of three slaves; complains of ungratefulness; family news; P.S. slaves have returned; promises to be more strict with them as they have become spoiled.

Scope and Contents Informs there is little hope for sister's Isabella Jerdone Mitchell recovery.

Scope and Contents Hopes to share fences at the plantation until next fall because Jerdone's are in such bad condition and he won't be able to fix them during this season.

Scope and Contents Writes to announce and arrange funeral service for her "mother"; describes intended service and expresses respect for strength of her "mother."

Scope and Contents Writes to explain he expects corn prices to rise; discusses severe weather of past week; relates other business.

Scope and Contents Reports death of Va. Thompson; reports illness of cousin Garland Thompson; requests for body of child to be interred by grave of the Mitchell's child; reports also illness of George Mitchell at Hampden-Sydney.

Scope and Contents Has wanted to write until corn was beaten and wheat cleaned and measured; reports had waited to get the cotton machines in Richmond because of illness of overseer and son but went recently; didn't receive it as appearance too small; other family news, business and reference to health of the "Black People."

Scope and Contents Sends tombstones for Aunt Isabella Jerdone Mitchell and for his Garland Thompson daughter; includes 7 instructions of how stones should be placed.