Mainly correspondence, also includes broadside announcing governor's intent to award two yearly medals to William and Mary students.

Pleasure to receive your letter. I hope you will distinguish yourself by making a virtuous, tender, affectionate wife and parent.

Have sent you some of all my flower roots. Mr. Nicolas and Mr. Currie are dead. Your sister Banister has not delivered. She says you may have Cate as soon as she is finished with her.

Have sent you 4 handkerchiefs with one Pisterene in the corner of one. The guinea chickens with the fowl hen are all dead, but 3, the guinea hen has 3. The pineapples are not much bigger than when you left. Remember me to your brothers, Harry and Natte. On back Elizabeth Tucker to St. George Tucker, thanking him for the shoes he sent her. If you need money use my part of what you sell the paper for.

Sends him shirts, stocks, stockings, coat, waistcoat and breeches. Also white waistcoat for Natty (Nathaniel Tucker). Regards to Miss Bruere. Aunt Hinson will send to town the latter end of the week. Regards to Mr. and Mrs. Richardson.

Has sent him shoes, shirts, stocks, stockings, handkerchief, hambro napkin, britches and blue coat. Sorry he is thick of hearing again. Regards to Mr. and Mrs. Richardson. Will send another napkin.

Had intended sending him a ham and other things in boat as Mr. Gilbert was going down, but was called to Mrs. Jennings in the night. Has sent his cap and comb, by Jemmy.

Since you first wrote, you have employed my thoughts. I have been with my sister assisting her in taking care of her children. I heard Papa declare his intentions of sending you to Virginia.

Hopes he will be diligent in studies under Mr. Richardson. Spoke to Reeves about book he desired. Admonishes him about his conduct. If he wishes to spend evening from home, he will be welcome at Governor Bruere's. Regards to the Bishop and Mrs. Richardson.

Saturday morning. Hopes Mr. Slater will improve by new medicine. Grandmother very low this morning. Disagrees with Doctor Forbes as self does not see how she can live, being so weak. Hopes that when melancholy occasion happens, St. George can get up to Fort Royal.

Sunday morning. Regrets Mrs. Slater is no better. Will agree to Doctor Forbes's proposal about Mr. Slater's debts. Hopes creditors will give up part of his salary until he can recover, or else they may lose all. Has been indisposed in head. Grandmother much better but weak.

Announcement of the governor's (Lord Botetourt) intent to give two gold medals yearly to students at the College of William and Mary.

Congratulates on birth of Richard Randolph. Regrets she did not see her at Petersburg. Mrs. Banister gave hopes of seeing Mrs. Bland which pleased self's mother. Regret could not call at Cawsons. Compliments to father and mother, Miss Betty Careless and Cousin Eppes.