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Autograph copy. Visiting Uncle William Aylett; his school going well.

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Spending his vacation with Aunt Eliza. Prospects for new school session beginning August 10. Family news.

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Money for Charles Campbell; Charles Campbell in good health and happy with his situation; hopes that John Wilson Campbell's daughter Elizabeth is happily married; does not recommend moving west; if he could leave Tennessee, would move to Texas.

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Asks Arthur H. Henley to forward the balance of his money; health is not good; sister Elizabeth to be married to Mr. Maben and journey north; cousin Lavinia McPheeters to be married; Mr. Keller in town to see Parsons, the gubernatorial candidate.

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Informs him of marriage of his sister, "Bet", to Mr. Maben. Her trip to Princeton. List of books sent to him.

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Money for Charles Campbell; Charles Campbell's books sent to him; John Wilson Campbell will get out of debt this year; Mr. Ruffin offered to lend his register to Charles Campbell; John Wilson Campbell has sent the intelligencer to Charles Campbell; family news.

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Guardianship of Lavinia Moore.

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Hopes he will visit; family news.

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Hopes he will visit; family news. "Minna" Elizabeth M. Henley to Charles Campbell. Family news.

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Books have arrived, lists them; if brother Aleck wants to join Charles Campbell and teach he should prepare himself; has received the periodicals, Intelligencer, Museum, Ruffin's Register; Charles Campbell sent Ruffin an article for the Register.

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Charles Campbell has visited Virginia; Charles Campbell's books have been sent.

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Did not move to town; Elizabeth at the Female Academy.

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Cannot visit Chota; family news.

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Items sent to Lavinia Moore.

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Is settling his business books and opening new books for his partnership with Mr. Ruffin; has given up plans to move West; family news. Letter also includes a note from Mother ?. Letter also includes a note from brother A. S. Campbell; father's business with Mr. Ruffin will be called Campbell & Ruffin and will be a large establishment.

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Acknowledges receipt of items for Lavinia Moore; father in partnership with Edmund Ruffin.

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Family news: 1835 an important year for Campbell family with her marriage and his trip west. School attendance falling off: he will not stay beyond current session.

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Father thought of going to a temperance convention; expects to be married next week to Mr. Brown; invites Aunt to wedding.

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Father in New York. Various other family news. Several lines of the letter are written and initialed by Alexander Spotswood Campbell.

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Informs her he has given up the school and intends to move on. Includes a recipe for making beer.

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Family news.

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Suggests he come home and open a school there. Family news.

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He is spending vacation in Petersburg. Betty going to Richmond tomorrow. Intends to come west when he has finished school.

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Left Sommerville, 8th January; plans not to return to Virginia. Keller has sold plantation, thinks Petersburg good place for Lavinia, mention of Texas, Seminoles in Florida, fire at New York. Edmund Ruffinhas migrated to Bowden's Corner, please tell him infomation concerning Bland's manuscripts at John Meade's near City Point which he ought to publish.

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Regrets imposing on his relatives hospitality for so long; worries about being able to support himself; has no plans to return to Virginia.