Upon my arrival here I found my affairs so deranged in consequence of my not coming up on saturday that It will be necessary for me to return by the head of Rock fish, a neighbor which abounds in distilleries and whiskey drinkers, Nogs & tories. this will place Charlottesville, almost...

Jane has consented to appoint the last of this month as the day on which she will confer on me, that inestimable boon, her hand; if I should be so fortunate as to find it meet with your approbation. If it should, I most anxiously hope that your public duties may permit you to complete my...

When Chs L. Bankhead, mentioned that T. J. Randolph was gone to Warren—Ann. C. Bankhead expressed her utter astonishment—said that he had promised to go there no more, and had told her Cousin William the same thing. Mr. B said he was certainly gone with Dr. Carr, and was determined during this...

We the undersigned, appointed a committee by a meeting at Lindsays store, on Saturday the 12th Instant, and authorised to solicit the cooperation of Committees in other parts of the County, to receive such contributions as the Patriotism and Generosity of the Citizens of our County may suggest,...

Mr Leitch will be so good as to send 4 yds more of diaper only 8 was sent in stead of 12

Your letter of yesterday making known your willingness to present yourself as a Candidate for the Senate immediately gives me great satisfaction. I am in the first place gratified in a public matter of very great importance; for most certainly I should without hezitation if the election rested on...

By the breaking of my carriage the first half mile of the journey I am baulked in my intention of being at Dover today. Counting with great certainty upon being there I have not given any orders to D. Nowling about hiring negroes for my Brother John. I wish little Joe and Abraham to be hired for...

Last Words of Gen. G. W. R. by S. N. R. April 4th. 1867. Uncle George having refused positively to let any one sit up with him, I told Aunt Mary (his wife) that I could not leave her alone with him while he was so ill and would sleep on an easy chair in the parlour, so the door being open...

I offered my congratulations to Bennett this morning, & I cannot sleep to night without tendering the same to you my dear Lucy (as I hope you will allow me hereafter to address you) on the happy relation in which you stand to each other Bennett will tell you that I have loved him more than...

Papa sent a dispatch to Cobham to day to be sent to Tom to give you news of our safety and losses. I will write to you to day to give you an account of these last five frightful days beginning with Friday when we heard the Yak Yankee cavalry was really in Charlottesville. Case came down early in...