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Scope and Contents Explains how debt owed to him and Sarah Macon Jerdone by William Holtwas settled; refers to weather; requests goods from Richmond; birds; doubts slave insurrection but public must be on its guard; other family news.

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Scope and Contents Expresses interest in hiring a blacksmith from Jerdone.

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Scope and Contents Requests him to do various errands for him while in Richmond.

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Scope and Contents Refers to arrangements while he William is in Richmond and errands to do; discusses game birds, passenger pigeons and crops.

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Scope and Contents Remarks on weather and crops; reports on John Jerdone'sfamily; reports sick slave there and describes her treatment; refers to difficulties between U.S. and Canada and fears war; other family news.

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Scope and Contents Reports on wife's Sarah Jerdone Coleman health.

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Scope and Contents Expresses gladness that sister's Sarah Jerdone Coleman health is better; explains won't be possible to visit at father's house but hopes to see him soon; other family news.

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Scope and Contents Reports on weather; refers to recent railroad accident; relates story of Sandy Whitton who stole a slave and tried to sell him; refers to crops and other family news.

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Scope and Contents Refers to weather; expresses disappointment that daughter's Sarah Jerdone Coleman health is seriously endangered again; reports large number of pigeons; other family news.

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Scope and Contents William Jerdone, "Mount Sterling," Charles City County, Virginia . Discusses weather and family health; discusses business and crops.

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Scope and Contents Refers to his health and health of family; refers to weather, crops and birds; reports a recent field fire; relates story of dead cat stuck under floorboards of new addition to the house; other family news.

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Scope and Contents Takes opportunity of messenger to send a note.

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Scope and Contents Refers to family's health; reports on weather and progress of crops; gets along better without any overseer; requests bale of cotton; other family news.

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Scope and Contents Refers to family health; reports on weather and progress of crops; acknowledges receipt of bale of cotton; account of the murder of Mr. Thornley, a man in the neighborhood, by one of his slaves; requests errands done for him in Richmond; other family news.

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Scope and Contents Expresses dissatisfaction that his previous letter was not received and the brown paint he requested turned out to be black upon receipt; refers to weather and strawberries and other garden crops; refers to family health and other family news.

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Scope and Contents Expresses regret to hear Sarah Jerdone Coleman has relapsed with disease; requests goods from Richmond; requests frequent accounts of Sarah Coleman's health.

Scope and Contents Scope and Contents Discusses weather and crops; "I thought at one time all the hoe hands would give out but 6, they appeared to stand very well, those that had flagged I told them to moderate their gate (gait), and in the Heat of day I tell all the Hands to go to the House, give them some whiskey to drink and tell them to refresh themselves for 2 or 3 hours at a time, and give them as much meat as they could eat during the warm weather.. ."; refers to James Brown coming to look at the...

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Scope and Contents Reports couldn't get new "Iron shaff shaft and chain" for the machine so fixed old ones; reports on harvest.

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Scope and Contents Reports on Jerdone's daughter Maria's health; tells how she can spell words of two syllables; refers to rain which has delayed seeding; other family news.

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Scope and Contents Reports on quality and size of the crops; refers to health and colds and how only three of seven of Mitchell's children turned out well; gives list of goods needed from Richmond; other family news.