Scope and Contents Refers to cold weather and small crops; requests William Jerdone settle John Jerdone's account in Richmond; refers to Charles Thompson's bond; other family news.

Scope and Contents Reports on progress of crops; refers to return of runaway, attributing it to fear of discovery and having been shot at; reports William Walker's death; other news.

Scope and Contents Reports on crops; refers to visits from various people; reports on Dr. Gardner's intended move to Missouri; refers to traveling salesman of mules and horses who came into town; other family news.

Scope and Contents Reports lack of news from John Moss; refers to work on overseer's house; reports cat caught another pigeon; refers to Willie O. going to school; other family news.

Scope and Contents Refers to Maria's health; reports on schedule of sowing and progress of crops; refers to decision not to sell mutton, but to use it for Negroes; refers to fixing-up of overseer's house; other family news.

Scope and Contents Reports on corn crop; refers to suit pending against estate of Jno. Hart; refers to other debts owed him John Jerdone]; Grandison given note to look out for a situation for next year; other family news.

Scope and Contents Explains who pays commission to sheriff when he collects a debt; reports death of John Moss.

Scope and Contents Reports buying of hogs; refers to trapping of partridges; other family news.

Scope and Contents Reports on health of slaves; refers to weather and plowing; refers to difficulty in getting cotton; other plantation news.

Scope and Contents Refers to illness at plantation; refers to plowing; reports on cloth woven; other family news.

Scope and Contents Reports on planting of crops; other news.

Scope and Contents Reports on work on fence; refers to making of clothes; reports on planting; other news.

Scope and Contents Reports on planting; refers to fire on plantation; refers to runaway slaves; other news.

Scope and Contents Reports progress of crops and sales; refers to timber cut; other news.

Scope and Contents Reports family health; refers to wife] Eliza's trip "down the country"; refers to weather and progress of crops; other family news.

Scope and Contents Reports on health of the family; has discharged ?] Reynolds overseer?]; advises to accept proposal; other family news.

Scope and Contents Discusses Dr. Price's proposal; reports on health and crops; refers to dismissal of overseer and applicants for openings; other family news.

Scope and Contents Reports on crops; refers to payment from Dr. Price; other family news.

Scope and Contents Discusses possibility of instituting new suit against Price.

Scope and Contents Requests William Jerdone settle account for him in Richmond; requests he take care of other errands for him; refers to weather; other family news.

Scope and Contents Reports having hired two men to Major Snead for $80 each.

Scope and Contents Discusses paying debt with two slaves.

Scope and Contents 2 pages. Letter. Reports delivering men to Mr. Hall in Richmond; reports on repairing fence; refers to livestock; other news.

Scope and Contents Declines offer of slaves to pay debt; requests interest in spring; explains reluctance to own any more slaves; "My Negro property has increased so fast that in addition to what I hire out up in the county I am obliged to dispose of some in the same way from my Farm in Charle]s Cityas I have more than I can profitably employ there."

Scope and Contents Possibly in another hand. Reports on ploughing; refers to livestock; reports filling ice house; other news.