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Glad to receive your letter. James Brown came for Kate and her on Saturday evening, and they did not return home until Tuesday morning. Miss Caldwell gave a party on Tuesday but she and Kate did not go.

After the song lyrics: "I cannot tell the reason but I really want a wife. And every body tells me 'tis the happiest thing in life....Tedela Tedela Tedela..."

Accounting class notes; rules dealing with principal and interest, etc.

Prepared by A. I. Blosser, Practical Phrenologist. Shows scores or rankings for domestic propensities, dramatic acting, authorship, mathematics and other aspects of his faculties.

Handwritten listing of historic American events in 1497, 1607, 1620 through Revolutionary War & important battles.

Due from Fairfax $164.71. Five men listed on note: William Johnson, John Wilson, Samuel R. Trowbridge, Jacob Snyder, William McCoy. "A true copy."

Buckner Fairfax - eight-year subscription beginning 1850-11-04 to Richmond Examiner, $40; State Mutual Fire & Marine Ins. Co. policy beginning 1854-11-05, $20. John A. F. Martin, $1.88 for 1 gallon of peach brandy from Dudley & Co., Philadelphia, 1854-01-27. George Ashton's 1845 county tax receipt for $.63 for 626 acres and $.1575 for road tax, total of $.7875, undated.

Charles N. Parker, Dealer in All Goods Usually Sold in Country Stores. Established 1851. Blank letterhead, blank order sheets, blank receipt - total of 6 items.

James Morgan, David Morgan, Abraham Sutton and 8 others are listed and a long list of household items such as tea kettle, milk ladles, buckets, etc. plus 11 head of sheep and 30 bushels of rye. "List of men subject to be enrolled as militiamen." List of men presumed to be under Cols. J.A.F. Martin and R.E. Ewan.

Listing of officers, soldiers and companies.