Scope and Contents Glad to hear brothers Frank and William are home; reports John Bronaugh has left for Abbingdon Abington, Va.? through Richmond to engage in the mercantile line; reports has stopped grinding because of rain.

Scope and Contents Reports sale of oats; refers to weather and roads preventing travel; refers to wheels repaired and ready to be sent; other family news.

Scope and Contents Reports on "real winter weather"; refers to heavy snowfall.

Scope and Contents Reports on bad weather and health of family; refers to filling ice house; other family news.

Scope and Contents Discusses repairs needed of houses; suggests purchasing two carpenter slaves; refers to snow and possibility of injuring crops; describes need for thrashing machine and grinding rocks among others; other family news.

Scope and Contents Discusses weather; refers to sale of slave named Syd; reports his behavior was unmanageable and he was a poor example to the others; describes conditions of sale; refers to goods sent.

Scope and Contents Refers to illness of wife Barbara; expects arrival of George Garrettand Jesse Stubbs after sale of slave.

Scope and Contents Reports wife Barbara is better; reports on attempt to sell slave; refers to need of character letter before can be sold; intended to sell him for $500; discusses weather.

Scope and Contents Discusses continued snow; refers to departure of Jesse Stubbs to "dispose of Syd"; plans on having cart fixed.

Scope and Contents Discusses health and weather; refers to dining with brother Frank; awaits return of Jesse Stubbs.

Scope and Contents Discusses health; reports sale of Syd for $450; surprised at difficulty in selling a. slave; refers to purchase by J. Lewis of 280 acres of land in the suburbs of Cincinnati; other family news.

Scope and Contents Refers to gifts sent and health of family; refers to conditions of sale of Syd; refers to meal, corn and hominy sent down; reports on poor weather.

Scope and Contents Discusses health; refers to repaired cart wheels; reports river is high from rain and thaw; relates that Syd has been hired out by Mr. Boxley for iron works; plans to plant chestnuts.

Scope and Contents Reports on weather and health; refers to visit to Mrs. Smith; refers to hopes to begin ploughing .

Scope and Contents Discusses attempt to find carpenter to repair houses; suggests patching houses to protect harvest; hopes oysters pleased Jerdone's father; reports have begun ploughing; believes crops look good in relation to amount of bad weather.

Scope and Contents Reports rise of river and damage done to dam and crops; other family news.