Item Nos. 21-40, 1836–1838

Topics include:

Politics: Items 21, 24, 26-29, 39 (from Richmond regarding Virginia House of Delegates)



Family and Friends: Items 22, 30-36, 40, 41 (from travelers to the West, e.g. [35 Illinois in 1837 [36 New Orleans in 1838; church activities [40 and #41 regard "abolitionists" in the Methodist Church)



Law/Business: Items 23, 25, 28, 37-38 (post office routes, roads in Virginia, Monongahela River navigation)