Three letters to Kate from Caroline in Hitchcockville, Connecticut. Caroline hopes that her friend Kate will visit, writes about going to church, social calls, and letters received from mutual friends, some with connections to Washington, Conn. Caroline's surname - Goodwin - was found in "Circular of the Judea Female Seminary, for the adademic year ending March 21, 1849."

Letter to Joseph and Sarah from their brother Edward Hopkins in City Island. He writes to Joseph about farming, finding a girl friend, etc. To his sister Sarah, Joseph writes about her completing her education, a grand picnic she attended, and a young boy named Pendleton who was cured of the "fits" by a doctor in Boston.