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Discusses teaching; describes trip to Charlottesville and adventurous train ride; mentions Sandy Pendleton's ? wedding; discusses Trip's ? health.

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Sends Rebecca a picture of Robert E. Lee, taken during the war (picture is dated 1866 January 20 ); writes of Lexington where they have just moved; gives news of family.

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Describes her social activities; gives teaching position that Hattie is considering; reports that 'Yankees' are being strict in their town.

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Discusses poor mail service; describes Alexandria as dull town with spirit of despondency, town may be forced into the District of Columbia; describes visit of Henry Hallowell ?; much family and town news.

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Discusses crocheting, books they have read; family news and gossip.

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Discusses family news; speaks of financial situation of buying a house in Baltimore; discusses problems of retrieving household items (portraits, furniture, etc.) and where to put them.

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Discusses details of retrieving family possessions from the Office of Confiscation; includes list of objects missing.

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Describes her trip and her stay with Cousin Lee; tells of relatives and other people she has seen; will continue traveling.

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Discusses daily life and schedule; family news.

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Describes her trip to Dr. Wights' and tells of the people she met there; discusses dresses; asks about the family.

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Description of the political happenings in Washington, D.C.: the disputes between President Johnson and the "Radicals," Mr. Johnson's veto message, the South's need to have representation in Congress; tells his view of these happenings; discusses attempts to retrieve articles from the confiscation office; family news.

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Tells of difficulty she has dealing with current hardships, "Yankee" rule, and free Blacks; news about friends in the neighborhood.

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Describes dinner at New Market and the people she saw there; describes conditions of roads, outlawing carriage rides; much news of family and friends.

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Tells of people she has seen or heard from.

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Discusses family news and news of friends; talks of sewing projects.

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Gives an account of her "Easter excursion," reporting what she did and whom she met; says Mrs. Atkins has no servants, so she will have to clean her own room.

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Describes events of neighborhood; tells news of friends; tells of religious happenings, Mr. Wharey's ? reform in the church, and her religious sentiments; writes of her gloomy feelings about the South, her distrust of the Yankees, and her rebellious feels toward them; congratulates Nina on having her own "home."

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Tells of stay in Cumberland with her "sister and brother"; tells of problems in retrieving household items lost in war; Douglas' Forrest?her husband? law practice is improving.

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Asks Nina to welcome her friend, Mr. Henry Theodore Wight, who brings the letter, and make his stay in Alexandria pleasant.

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Tries to convince Nina to take a trip next summer; describes new bonnet styles; describes her friend Henry Theodore Wright who will be taking a trip to Alexandria; discusses clothes.

Scope and Contents Gives her view on the family taking in boarders, saying children would be easier for their mother to handle; asks about the "Council;" reports on what she has done socially; discusses the dresses she has made; says that yesterday the people of Richmond decorated the Confederate soldiers' graves; says she wishes she had gone; says Mrs. Adkins did not go, but sent flowers to Richmond. Written on letter from J. Walker, Dover ?, to Hattie Powell, Rolling Views, undated. Sends her flowers and...

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Describes her visit to Richmond, people she visited, and how many commented on how well she looked compared to last winter; describes clothes she is making.

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Asks her to send ribbon for a dress she will wear to a day-long affair at Norwood; news of friends.

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Discusses their plans to go to Prince Edward County; discusses what clothes she has and what she may need; news of family and friends.

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Explains why she cannot attend the gathering at Mr. Redd's that night; says she must listen to her head and not her heart so that she may get well; says she is tired of feeling ill and weak.