What has become of Cousin Jeff all this time, my dear Cousin? We have been in daily expectation of his arrival, & are very much disappointed at not seeing him, or having any tidings of him. The girls have heard once from their mother, but not a syllable has reached us yet from Ashton—we have...

Although we have been nearly a fort night in Richmond, I have nothing to tell you my dear cousin that is worth inking my fingers for; Virginia I suppose has given you full account of the ball, and except on that occasion we have never gone out but to return morning calls.—certainly we have had...

The arrival of my brother’s promised letter by John Nicholas, has put us all in high spirits this evening, and although sometimes fearful of being tiresome & importunate to my gayer friends, I feel too secure of your affection & sympathy on this occasion, dearest Virginia, to restrain my...

I have just written a long letter to Cornelia & will now do the same to you my dear Cousin, if my patience & the few topics I have for letter writing will permit—of the first you know I can have not the least doubt, but I confess I have some for the latter, as I see, & hear &...

Although the house does not afford a pen with which I can write decently, I will not longer delay answering my dearest Virginia’s last letter, especially as it was my intention to have written by the mail succeeding that which brought it to me, & was only deterred from doing so by the...

Mr Nicholas has promised to be the bearer of our important dispatches to Albemarle, but altho we had timely notice of his departure, in the true spirit of Randolph procrastination we have delayed writing until the last moment, & are now in great haste & fearful trepidation lest we should...

The arrival of my brother’s promised letter by John Nicholas, has put us all in high spirits this evening, and although sometimes fearful of being tiresome & importunate to my gayer friends, I feel too secure of...

We arrived here this morning, & finding the waters too weak to be of any service to us, Aunt Randolph has determined to go on to the white Sulphur Springs to morrow with Mr Carter Berkly, an old acquaintance of her,s who is going there. send this to Aunt Jane as soon as you can, for she will...