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Mary Ragan letter: feels lonely, now lives on property she grew up on. Stone letter: Death of sister Theodotia shortly after the birth of a child.

Manuscript entitled "To my pretty Cous," reminding her about her mortality and the need to prepare for death. "Emeline remember you are mortal, That you are born to die. Those sparkling eyes of beauty will soon close to awake no more untill the Resurrection morn. Your rosy cheeks that flush with the blush of innocence will soon be pale in death. Your lips on which rests the smile of content will close forever. Your hands that labour with delight will ere long be folded on your lifeless bosome. The winding sheet enshroud you and the coffin confine you. And now prepare and delay not for death awaits you."

Travel from Connecticut by train. Treatment of an illness. Man in Northampton killed his wife with a hammer.

Mill worker, notes women laborers. Description of a Whig meeting. Quilting.

Flirtatious letter; Margarette states her dedication to the life of a single woman.

Valentine's Day poem complimenting the recipient's beauty and emphasizing the writer's devotion.

Letter in response to Caroline's apprehensions about rushing the date of their upcoming wedding. Lauds her subservience to his will; does not wish to wait; much on his intentions and her being a good wife.

Letter from a young girl. Sending a pair of garters she knitted.

Regarding an interpersonal dispute about courtship of a woman, suggesting Cornelius is "uppermost in her affections" and must not withdraw his interest and break her heart. Peeved that Cornelius tried to "rally me upon this same Lady" and demands to be told if he visits her. Notes her merits and comments on the occasional "treachery that lies in Womans heart" and the distinction between "true friends" and "Heartless Coquettes." Slow business in Troy and Albany.

Regarding an upcoming visit by Mrs. Willing. Includes note from Lydia P. to Rebecca Willing reflecting on her mother’s grief over the loss of a child and then on the loss of her own daughter.