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Scope and Contents Discusses cases of insanity he has seen among the Negroes and mulattoes, both slave and free. The only place for lunatics there is the Common Jail.

Scope and Contents Fragment of a letter to a business house, with a detailed description of a blank book on the reverse.

Scope and Contents Goes to school, where her teacher, Miss Julia Deverix, teaches her Dictionary, Geography, Grammer, Arithmetick, History, Astronomy, and French. Her brother Tom goes to school with [Gabriella Woolfolk Williamson]'s brothers. Ellen Woolfolk and she put up their stockings for Christmas. Mentions Aunt Jenny and Madeline, Mr. Jourdan Woolfolk, and Mary Sharp.

Scope and Contents News of her father and his ship. Wishes she could have seen the 30 big fish, "whales, or something kin to them" that Uncle John [Williamson] said were blown ashore at Yorktown. Mentions Mr. Brooks, Johnny Uncle Harry, and Miss Margaret Burcher. [Note: There is a note from [Gabriella Woolfolk Williamson?] added in which she discusses their plans for the winter, and how they hate to lose Miss Deveraux, who teaches Lizzie.]

Scope and Contents "In this part of the world everything is war, war." News of her school. Mentions Mrs. Baylor, Mr. Prior, Ellen, Henry Vickery, Cousin Sally Capron, Annie, and Eliza Vest.

Scope and Contents News of Grandpa's death. Discusses her schooling. Wants the picture of Uncle John [Williamson] painted for her. [Note: Thomas Williamson, the father of Gabriel Galt Williamson, died in 1846, at the age of 69.]

Describes the Tournament and the Masquerade Ball. Judge Tucker's family, Miss Custis from Gloucester, Mrs. Sheldon and her niece Miss Burwell, and Miss Ann Eliza Fitzhugh all share a cabin with the Saunders. Asks to be remembered to many friends and relatives.

Scope and Contents Describes the hot trip from Williamsburg to Richmond, and their stay at Elba.

Scope and Contents Mrs. Hay's place is lovely. Describes the sudden death of Mr. Thomas Roderick Dew in Paris. The Christians and the Tuckers are at the Springs. [Note: Thomas Roderick Dew (1802-1846), professor at the College of William and Mary, died in Paris on his wedding trip, shortly after marrying Natilia Hay.]

Scope and Contents Cannot spend the next day with her because of the speech, but she and Lelia will spend a day during the Christmas holidays.