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    Letter from William Burwell, Selwood, to Peachy R. Gilmer near Charlottesville, Virginia. Discussion of the poor roads in winter time, rivers as a better way to move freight, a 55-foot boat built near Hales Ford and a discussion of living far from society. Closes with the mention of quite a few names.

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    Letter from Alice (Watts) Saunders, probably at home in Campbell County, Virginia, to her son, Peter Saunders, probably at Bleak Hill, Franklin County, Virginia, sending news of the family, including several who are ill and others who are traveling to other homes in Franklin and Floyd Counties; reporting on the state of the farm crops, the sorghum harvest and the wheat planting hurt by bad weather; discussing the millers available and a falling o...

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    Letter from Alice Watts Saunders, page 1

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