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Scope and Contents Discusses family's health; refers to weather; refers to bond of Charles Thompson; other family news.

Scope and Contents Refers to health of family; speaks of crops and business; requests certain goods from Richmond; other family news.

Scope and Contents Remarks on weather and crops; reports on John Jerdone'sfamily; reports sick slave there and describes her treatment; refers to difficulties between U.S. and Canada and fears war; other family news.

Scope and Contents Takes opportunity of messenger to send a note.

Scope and Contents Reports on quality and size of the crops; refers to health and colds and how only three of seven of Mitchell's children turned out well; gives list of goods needed from Richmond; other family news.

Scope and Contents Orders that nothing more be paid to Mr. Beale or anyone else associated with the late Mr. Holt.

Scope and Contents Describes movements of both Confederate and Union troops on and about his plantation after the Confederate retreat from Yorktown the year before; describes battles of Civil War nearby including battle, 30 June 1862], at his house and damage done; and use of his house in August 1862 as Union Army headquarters; other family news.

Scope and Contents Reports has sold wheat for $120 per busheland gives terms of sale; reports this is the highest sale of "red wheat" for some time; reports also sale of corn at 62 1/2 cents; other family news.

Scope and Contents Reports damage done to mill by severe weather; reports on crops and harvest; expresses sorrow for William's loss of crops and damage done to farm; refers to killing owls; comments on "lawless people" called fox hunters; and other idle people who have overkilled the partridges and wild turkeys; refers to absence of these birds; other family news. Letter contains a copy of Mary B. Moss to William Jerdone concerning health of Jerdone's daughter Maria Coleman Jerdone.

Scope and Contents Refers to family health; reports story of man being swept downriver; refers to "earthquake" which he believes was a meteor; refers to crops; other family news.

Scope and Contents Expresses grief at news of father's Francis Jerdone, Sr.] illness; explains he can't come visit because of an injured ankle; expresses hope God will spare his father until he can visit; laments misfortune at not being at his father's side during his illness.

Scope and Contents Refers to sister's wish for copy of portrait of father; recommends Mr. James Westhall] Fordas a portrait painter; inquires if Francis Jerdone would like a copy of portrait of father; "It will cost from forty to forty-five dollars which is upwards of an hundred dollars less then your brother paid Sully"; other family news.

Scope and Contents Reports indictment of George Boxley for hiring out Isaack, a Jerdone slave and another man's slave; encloses poem written by Boxley; other family news.

Scope and Contents Discusses paralytic stroke of "the old Governor"; refers to illness of Mrs. Daniel; other family news.

Scope and Contents Reports "the old Governour" not in good health; refers to violation of school rules by many boys including George Mitchell; refers to wheat harvest and lack of butter.

Scope and Contents Refers to crops of Mrs. Lewis and her sale of wheat in Fredericksburg; reports Captain Holladay still has his store.

Scope and Contents Refers to health; expresses sorrow of Aunt Mary Jerdone Toler's illness; relates new regulations on saying lessons; other family news.

Scope and Contents Refers to health and weather; relates trip of Mr. Lewis and John Boyer to Fredericksburg; refers to many boys being sent home for winter clothes.

Scope and Contents Refers to health of family; sorry to hear of cousin Gardland's wife's illness; refers to speaking to Mr. Lewis about potatoes.

Scope and Contents Refers to birth of daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis; relates dates of vacation; hogs have not yet arrived.

Scope and Contents Gives schedule of his school day; believes rules are not as bad as he first believed; discusses tuition overseer description and wages ; and gives other news about school.

Scope and Contents Refers to seeing waggoners carrying wheat to Fredericksburg; intends on coming home on Friday as there is no school after 12 o'clock; other family news.

Scope and Contents Reports on efforts to find a horse; refers to threat of fire to house; other family news.

Scope and Contents Reports being sent to stay with Mrs. Lewis; refers to visit by John Boyer; other family news.

Scope and Contents Reports receipt of "Huttons Mathematicks"; understands these sold for $8 in Fredericksburg; expects to be home in a week.