Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Refers to family health; reports deaths of Mr. or Mrs. Tyler and B. Spicer; relays illness of John Coleman; refers to river being high; discusses business and crops; other family news.

Scope and Contents Reports on trip of William and Sarah and their spouses to Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia; reports on weather and crops; complains bitterly about overseers in general; discusses quality of servants and slaves, hiring of slaves; lists birds seen; other family news.

Scope and Contents Reports on weather; refers to trip to Richmond of friends when stage broke down; refers to sentencing of murderer; reports on crops; refers to health of business; refers to businessmen starting their businesses again after being in arrears, including "Levy the Jew"; refers to "Negroes selling at a good price"; other family news.

Scope and Contents Refers to brother William's trip to New Kent; reports on crops and planting; other family news.

Scope and Contents William Jerdone, Richmond, Virginia. Discusses health; requests that William retain the withdrawal from the bank until a safe time to send it; requests a pair of slippers, a pair of shoes "am almost crippled with wearing Minny's slave make" and other articles; other family news.

Scope and Contents Discusses weather and rainfall; discusses crops; other family news.

Scope and Contents Discusses destruction of crops by flood; explains brother's losses and repair work that must be done on the mill; discusses his own crops and business; needs new lock for smokehouse - "some of them have a false key to the door by which they can get in at their pleasure"; other family news.

Scope and Contents Refers to health and loss of crops in floods; reports that Clayton will move his Negroes from Smithfield because of an outbreak of cholera; discusses weather and crops; other family news.

Scope and Contents Refers to health of his family and that of the "Black People"; discusses business: crops, prices, and weather.

Scope and Contents Discusses health of slaves and livestock; refers to status of crops; other family news.

Scope and Contents Expresses agreement in proposition to pay $50 for Joe for the next year.

Scope and Contents Lists goods needed that he forgot to Include in his letter.

Scope and Contents Expresses sympathy for his loss; encourages him to come visit with his daughter.

Scope and Contents Expresses sympathy and consolation to Jerdone in the loss of his wife; describes his own wife's illness; refers to death of his daughter, Margaret; other family news.

Scope and Contents Discusses damage done by rain; refers to planting and crops; reports also some business; discusses fishing and other family news.

Scope and Contents Discusses health of family; relates violent incident between father and son slaves; refers to company he has hosted; discusses planting Irish potatoes in the garden; other family news.

Scope and Contents Discusses family health; reports status of all crops: wheat, corn, and oats; proposes buying a machine for the grain; reports no horses to spare; reports on livestock and slaves.

Scope and Contents Reports difficulty in finding a machine to rent to bring in wheat crop; refers to vessel sent by William Scott which will be loaded the following day.

Scope and Contents Reports on plans to lend servant to Mr. Walton and explains Mr. Walton's son will take him.

Scope and Contents Describes damage done to crops by rain; reports poor quality of crops; discusses some prices for corn.

Scope and Contents Discusses heavy rains and violent weather and damage incurred; discusses difficulty In grinding grain; lists mills damaged; reports poor quality of crops; other business.