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Paul writes to his father from his North Carolina plantation Fairntosh. Paul's sister Mildred is referenced as sick and receiving treatment in Philadelphia. Paul corrects his father's misinformation that North Carolina's Governor Morehead has died.…

Paul writes to his father who is visiting Virginia, noting his concern about his father's fever and chill while riding in a rail car. Paul notes he will send a "boy" with butter and articles for his father's arrival back in Raleigh. Paul discusses…

Paul writes to his father in Raleigh, noting he has received his father's letter from Virgil. Paul is relieved to hear his father has been "set free" from the "negro disease" involving chill and fever. Paul relays the health of family members, then…

Paul writes his father about the health of family members and members of the "family of slaves," some of whom have pneumonia and underwent "blistering" as a form of treatment.