Content Description Four page letter addressed to his son, Jim. In it, Rodgers recounts a raid staged by about 100 of the "darkies" in Petersburg, Virginia that was foiled by the police. He also comments that there are plenty of white voters in town who should be able to make the "colored rule gone forever." Other contents of his letter are of a personal nature. The last page of the letter is a note from his sister, Maud Mary Rodgers. She reports that their dog, Carlo, is alive and stashed at Mr. Walkers...

Content Description Four page letter from a person from possibly Connecticut who just arrived on the island of Barbados and wishes to report that he arrived safely. The author is quick to give his opinion of the black population on the island and his disdain for them all. He even comments that there are so many it is scary to think what one should do were they to "rise up and attempt to cut our throats". He also remarks that he has a new "patent Volcanic Repeating Pistol which shoots ten times before...