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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 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, discussing plans to move some slaves to his new plantation in Greene County, Alabama, procuring tents for women and children, buttons for clothing, and mules for wagons. An overseer named Walker from the Snowhill…