Scope and Contents Refers to pork he bought; reports illness of family prevents him from visiting; other family news.

Scope and Contents Thanks for the oysters; refers to health of family; other family news.

Scope and Contents Describes health; refers to crop prices; other family news.

Scope and Contents Discusses family's health; refers to weather; refers to bond of Charles Thompson; other family news.

Scope and Contents Discusses family health; refers to weather; reports operation of railroad and its route; discusses reasons for high price for slaves; refers to smallpox outbreak; other family news.

Scope and Contents Refers to Maria's accident and death of slaves; reports on crops; other family news.

Scope and Contents Reports on death and illness of slaves; refers to health of family; reports on crops and prices; other family news.

Scope and Contents Reports death of sister Mary Jerdone Toler and funeral arrangements.

Scope and Contents Refers to William's loss of Negroes; reports death of Aunt Mary Jerdone Pottie Toler and arrangements for burial; discusses weather; reports on crops and animals; other family news.

Scope and Contents Refers to John's gift to his brothers of two homesick slaves; reports on weather and slow progress of fruit; other family news.

Scope and Contents Refers to "Hilpik"s Helpit? death; discusses weather and crops; other family news.

Scope and Contents Relates condition of crops; has been cutting grain; refers to death of a mule; refers to health of slaves.

Scope and Contents Refers to brother Frank's poor health; reports began cutting oats; other family news.

Scope and Contents Informs him William Jerdone that he intends to quit; outlines terms for his leaving; reports on health of slaves and condition of crops; other family news.

Scope and Contents Discusses health of Maria Jerdone; refers to Maria Coleman's affliction of worms; other family news.

Scope and Contents Discusses sale of corn and other business; refers to daughter Maria's health; other business news.

Scope and Contents Introduces himself and applies to become manager of estate.

Scope and Contents Refers to health of family; reports on crops and shortage of hands to son; refers to sale of his possessions; other family news.

Scope and Contents Refers to health of family; speaks of crops and business; requests certain goods from Richmond; other family news.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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