Scope and Contents Apologizes for not following Jerdone's wishes with the hogs; discusses progress in sale of crops; requests a few more horses to tend the crops better; refers to improvements in farm system; reports on illness in the area.

Scope and Contents Discusses crops and prices; hopes to begin fishing soon; refers to fondness of "the Black People" to run away and reports some instances; gives count of livestock and tells of loss of mule; reports work done on land and repair of fences; discusses health in area.

Scope and Contents Reports on weather and development of crops; refers to health of "the People" slaves as in "better health."

Scope and Contents Reports death of George Braikenridge and his Francis Jerdone youngest son, James; refers to weather and other business concerns. Including letter from Francis Jerdone to his nephew, George Weare Braikenridge 1827, concerning account of entire Jerdone family and their doings. Including letter from Francis Jerdone to Garland Thompson 18 September 1827, concerning bond of mortgage held by his Garland Thompson father that he Francis Jerdone would like to settle.

Scope and Contents Discusses crops and the effects of the past weather on them; discusses clearing of land for future corn crops; refers to illness of the slaves, the people suffer much for want of blankets, in severe instances we have been compelled to furnish them ourselves when sick or they would have suffered very much; reports illness of Mrs. Watkins.

Scope and Contents Discusses improvements done on the estate, especially on the field called "hell swamp"; reports on planting, amount of crops and sales; refers to possibility of a Dr. Morris summoning Mr. Jerdone as to why there is no public road through his tract of land.

Scope and Contents Refers to amount lost during drought the previous year; hopes to make estate more profitable through his management; reports on improvements of estate; discusses sale of crops and prices; discusses weather and water supply; discusses health of the Black People.

Scope and Contents Writes of father's George Braikenridge death on January 6, 1827; writes of his father's life; reports on family news; discusses health and business.

Scope and Contents Complains of bad quality of corn; requests he take back the remaining 200 bushels.

Scope and Contents Discusses health; discusses changes in town buildings; gives town news; asks for news of the family in Va.; discusses weather.

Scope and Contents Discusses wheat crop and estimates grain expected; gives report of progress of crops; describes goods sent; refers to health of "the Black People."

Scope and Contents Describes work done in the fields and improvements of the estate; discusses planting of crops and weather; refers to the neighbors' crops; discusses health of the slaves.

Scope and Contents Has sent two barrels of fish; reports on quality of the crops; discusses weather; reports illness among slaves; gives family news.

Scope and Contents Expresses pleasure in prospect of Jerdone visiting; refers to progress of crops and weather; reports on rumors of slaves uprising; refers to many in jail in Norfolk, Gloucester, and Williamsburg; hopes to visit Jerdone in August; discusses health.

Scope and Contents Discusses crops and planting; refers to letter from John Lewis; refers to interests in digging gold; doubts the opinions on finding gold.

Scope and Contents Refers to painful boils; reports forced to wait to slaughter hogs because of weather; reports roads poor for visit; refers to crops and harvesting.

Scope and Contents Reports on progress of wheel repairing; reports accident Barbara had which cut her left eye; refers to misconduct of slave "Minny"; other family news.

Scope and Contents Discusses weather and killing hogs; reports sent hogs for Stubbs allowance; refers to bother by people fox hunting.

Scope and Contents Refers to injury of Barbara's eye; refers to poor business lately; hopes to visit soon; refers to run-away slave.

Scope and Contents Reports on health of slaves and family; refers to weather in terms of crops; reports marriage of two slaves if no objections come from the rest of the family.

Scope and Contents Reports sending cornmeal and hominy; reports filling ice house; refers to health and bad weather; other family news.

Scope and Contents Reports progress on carriage body; reports new mill shaft ready to be put in; refers to bad weather and delay in ploughing .

Scope and Contents Reports new mill shaft in and working; reports good weather and condition of crops; asks for $100 for clothes and a "phial of ink"; other family news.

Scope and Contents Reports ploughing going well and wheat has mended from frost; returns knife; other family news.

Scope and Contents Refers to grinding of wheat and corn; apologizes that wheat isn't done but explains it would have required stopping work on dam; refers to water rising; reports that dam work is first priority and cotton will be ginned when dam is finished; hopes weather will continue to be good as he has not begun planting.