Two letters to his sister Harriet Grant about his daily activities and his teaching job in Charlotte, Virginia.

Details of his teaching and boarding situation in Charlotte, Va. Gives his support of the recent vote in Delaware to pass the Act of Gradual Abolition of Slavery, and hopes the same vote when the bill goes to the Senate, and that other states around it will follow. Gives Harriet details of an ad for a female teacher in Virginia and wishes she would take the position. General news of life in Virginia in the wintertime.

Writes his sister about his opinions of slavery and the methods of the past and current abolitionists in the south. Details of a wedding in town of Miss Catherine Gaines to which he was invited but did not attend because he gave away his invitation. Copies verses from William Cowper's "The Sofa" and Hannah More's "The Search After Happiness." General news of teaching and daily activities.

Five letters to his mother, Hannah Grant, about his daily acitivites and various teaching jobs in Virginia.

Details of a visit to the house of his former employer, Mr. Venable, in Farmville, VA.

Details of a visit to the Natural Bridge in Virginia. General news of work and boarding in Charlotte.

Writes of leaving his former teaching job at the Flournoy's in Charlotte, Virginia, and moving to teach a larger school near Lynchburg.

News of the new school he is teaching near Lynchburg and his new boarding situation there. Details of religious services he had attended.

General news of his daily activities, plans to leave current job as a teacher near Lynchburg, VA.

Five letters to various members of his family about his life and travels in Virginia and Maryland.