Chiefly letters to parents, brothers, and sisters, children, and miscellaneous letters to George and Isabella Ritchie Harrison including several to thier daughter Belle Harrison.

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Health of Anne Eliza; Isabella's attack of dyspepsia; Jenny as a "happy and good" child; King's Mill plantation near Williamsburg; letter from Mr. Rives; greetings to members of the family. 4 pp. ALS.

Guests presently at Brandon; congregation at church and an Easter sermon; marriage of Mrs. Orgain's housekeeper to Mr. Edloe's overseer; presents desired for Belle's birthday; lengthy list of items that Isabella would like Anne E. to purchase for Brandon. 4 pp. ALS.

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Thanks for "kindness to George"; Mother's health and suggestion that she brought to Brandon; mention of numerous visitors at Brandon; mention of a lecture by [Charles?] Minnigerode; greetings to the family. 4 pp. ALS.

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Thank you for letters; trip to Richmond; return home of isabella's daughter; "Ole Bull's concert in Richmond"; rearranging portraits in the parlour; news about family members and friends; request that George have mrs. Lowe make "2 other white cords and tassels"; motherly advice to George to "ever aim at excellence in all things..." 4 pp. AL.

Plans to meet each other in Washington; Marriage of Uncle William; relatives visiting Brandon; commencement of the Harvest at the Rowe. 3 pp. ALS.

Disappointment that Mrs. Ritchie did not travel to Capon Springs; willingness of Mr. Cross to leave Capon Springs; travel schedule; weather in the mountains; mention of a number of visitors at the Springs; games the young people amuse themselves with; family news. 4 pp. ALS.

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Circumstances under which Belle wrote her last letter to George; task of playing the piano; apples in the parlor; visits from Mr. Byrd and William Cross; Including letter to George from Isabella H. Harrison re motherly hopes for her son and news concerning friends and relatives. 4 pp. ALS.

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Servant for George at school; weather and navigation on the river; business of UNcle George in Petersburg; Isabella's boat; motherly advice to George "to bear what is unavoidable quietly". 4 pp. ALS

Enjoyment of a visit with Charlotte despite Isabella's eye trouble; party at Mary Millson's; health of Mrs. Ritchie; selection of graveside monuments for Tom Ritchie, Jr. and his Father; love to the family. 4 pp. ALS.

Fine health of their mother; visitors presently at Brandon; improvement in Polly's condition; chairs presented by William to the Church; Isabella's knitting; plant of white jessamine for Charlotte. 4 pp. AL.

Gittings' inability to visit Brandon; John's health; Harrison's stay in the mountains; draught and its effect on the corn crop; pencilled notes on one page in another hand-possibly a grocery list. 4 pp. ALS.

Travel schedule to Lower Brandon; request that rooms be prepared for the visit; mention of companionship of Ilsie Heileman; family news. 2 pp. ALS.

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Meeting with Robert Walker and Peter V. Daniel; Belle's missing baggage; effort to locate William; "cordial reception" by Sallie Harrison; [Charles?] Minniegerode's success as a minister; George Byrd at Cousin Maria's; George at the University; mention of various other friends and relatives. 4 pp. ALS.

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Isabella's reduced expenditures resulting from the failure of the corn crop; slection of a wedding present for Isabella's nephew, George H. Byrd; health of "sister Polly" at Upper Brandon; Isabella's bad cough; visit of Englishman, Mr. Dunlop; cold weather with ice on the river; "the double Wickham wedding". 4 pp. ALS.

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"Drive to Brandon Church to hear Mr. Murdaugh"; Dr. Osborne to Berkeley; "rheumatic affection" in Isabella's shoulder; health of "sister Polly"; number of visits made between Cabin Point and Montpelier; loss of some articles for Mrs. Murdaugh; "Mary Millson's distress about her disgraced maid". 4 pp. ALS.

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Isabella's pleasure on recieving her mother's letter; mention of Adeline Mayo and Joesphine Gracie; George's friendship with Mr. Gracie; health of "Sister Polly"; marriage of Dr. Osborne; condition of the Rectory; absense of Dr. Robert; visit of Mr. and Mrs. Davis; love to members of the family; celebration of Jamestown. 4 pp. ALS.

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Isabella's trip to Richmond; Cellie's health; drying Mr. Murdaugh's rain soaked furniture; visit from Fanny Allen and the Simpsons; an "occurence so sad and so mortifying"; "46 candidates for Confirmation" in Richmond; George's orders to sail on the Saratoga; marriage  of Cellie's brother; wedding reception for Dr. Osborne and his new bride. 4 pp. ALS.

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Convulsions suffered by "Sister Polly"; dresses for Belle; Mr. Mann's music; visits from John Lay, Jonathon Smith, Leonidas, the Murdaughs, and the McCandlishs. 4 pp. ALS.

Pleasure derived by the Gittings' visit to Brandon; desire that Mr. Gittings allow Charlotte to have her portrait done by an artist, Mr. Guillaume, at Brandon in May. 3 pp. ALS.

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Trip to Richmond; "Mr. Everett's Lecture on Washington"; Belle's portrait; Anne Eliza's May visit to Brandon; Mr. Guillaume's apparent need of work; extension of Belle's stay with Gittings in Baltimore; death of Mr. taylor, the sexton; purchse of cologne in Washington. 4 pp. ALS.

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Visit of Mr. and Mrs. Simpson and Dr. Ben Harrison and bride; Polly's health; request for several household items ; frame for a "piece of worsted work"; purchase of tea tables; George's and Belle's visit to the Gittings in Baltimore; portraits by Mr. Guillaume. 4 pp. AlS.

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Barrel of broken china for Charlotte's "Tinker" to mend; Margaret's accident at Upper Brandon; poor health of Mrs. Thomas Ritchie; news about various friends; rustic furniture; return of Dr. Robert from Claremont; love to members of the family; Mr. Guillaume's proposed portrait of Mrs. Thomas Ritchie in November. 4 pp. ALS.

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Jennie's visit to Imo[gene] Lyons in Richmond; Jennie's "affair du cour"; company at Brandon; George Harrison as a "corporal of a Troop of Horse"; unfavorable weather and threat of worms for the crops; Belle's coming of age and management of "her own financies"; trip to Dr. Robert's farm, Indiana fields on the York River; family news. 4 pp. incomplete. AL.

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Jennie's company on a trip to Richmond; health of Mrs. Thomas Ritchie; visits with Mrs. Turnbull, Major Lee, Mrs. John Tabb; Annie's baby; "distress of the Gittings' family"; mention of Mrs. McBlair, Mrs. Col. Harris, Mr. Richard Randolph, Captain Williams, Wainwright Heileman, Margaret Stewart. 6 pp. ALS.