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Scope and Contents Reports receipt of goods; reports on weather and commencement of plowing; other family news.

Scope and Contents Refers to repairing road; discusses moving "Abb" from the mill to cook and spin; other family news.

Scope and Contents Reports of wife Barbara's health; refers to river rising and damage done; discusses weather and other family news.

Scope and Contents Refers to wife Barbara's health; reports on weather and crops; refers to timber to be sent to Francis Jerdone; refers to martinhouse raised; reports on river and crops.

Scope and Contents Reports on progress in whitewashing; refers to planting of crops; discusses slaves which have been lent to Francis Jerdone and advises he keep them longer; refers to hands hired to work in garden; other family news.

Scope and Contents Apologizes for spoiled fish; refers to crops; reports rise in river; other family news.

Scope and Contents Suffers from wheezing cough and shortness of breath: cousin has been "almost laid by with the Rheumatis in her limbs"; page torn].

Scope and Contents Discusses cold weather and health of the family; refers to the visit of Doctor Bohannon ?, friend of Frank's; expresses gratitude for the oysters; other family news.

Scope and Contents Refers to painful boils; reports forced to wait to slaughter hogs because of weather; reports roads poor for visit; refers to crops and harvesting.

Scope and Contents Discusses weather and killing hogs; reports sent hogs for Stubbs allowance; refers to bother by people fox hunting.

Scope and Contents Refers to injury of Barbara's eye; refers to poor business lately; hopes to visit soon; refers to run-away slave.

Scope and Contents Refers to grinding of wheat and corn; apologizes that wheat isn't done but explains it would have required stopping work on dam; refers to water rising; reports that dam work is first priority and cotton will be ginned when dam is finished; hopes weather will continue to be good as he has not begun planting.

Scope and Contents Acknowledges receipt of goods; reports sowing plant patches of vegetables and tobacco; discusses weather and crops.

Scope and Contents Reports damage done to the dam; reports recommencement of both grinding and sowing; refers to the return of the "gold-hunters" but hasn't heard their success rate.

Scope and Contents Thanks father for the veal; reports runaway has returned and received a "remembrance for his past conduct"; reports wet weather preventing ploughing the low ground.

Scope and Contents Discusses going ashore of boat shipping goods and damage of goods; thankful not to have lost all goods; refers to change in weather.

Scope and Contents Has sent bags of feathers and jug for vinegar; reports water has done no damage to the mill except some swelling of the machinery; refers to visit of next day.

Scope and Contents Reports safe receipt of goods and servants; promises to send servants back to assist with hogs; reports plan to go to Louisa Court following day.

Scope and Contents Discusses weather; requests to know when servants are needed for hogs; reports has slaughtered his hogs and were tolerably well.

Scope and Contents Discusses weather; reports marriage of son of Captain John Graves; refers to prolonged absence of brothers Williamand Frank; refers to Dr. Macaulay's gold fever; other family news.

Scope and Contents Glad to hear brothers Frank and William are home; reports John Bronaugh has left for Abbingdon Abington, Va.? through Richmond to engage in the mercantile line; reports has stopped grinding because of rain.

Scope and Contents Reports on "real winter weather"; refers to heavy snowfall.

Scope and Contents Discusses weather; refers to sale of slave named Syd; reports his behavior was unmanageable and he was a poor example to the others; describes conditions of sale; refers to goods sent.

Scope and Contents Refers to illness of wife Barbara; expects arrival of George Garrettand Jesse Stubbs after sale of slave.

Scope and Contents Reports wife Barbara is better; reports on attempt to sell slave; refers to need of character letter before can be sold; intended to sell him for $500; discusses weather.