Charles generally updates Crowe on their lives (that of his family's) as they have not written for a couple weeks. Charles discusses his children's schooling, a possible transfer of Dr. Thomas to the seminary of New Albany, and...
Thompson is writing to update Crowe on his son James' illness (a fever); he is slowly improving, but he still has chills every evening. Thompson ends the letter by saying his daughter, Mary Esther, has been in bed all day.
Thompson encloses in his letter a sum of $12.50 from a Mr. Buchanan for a completion of his scholarship. He also writes about the children's schooling and the weather.
Charles Thompson writes to his father-in-law about the transfer of obligations of Mr. Brown and Mr. Douglas to himself and not the Hanover College Board of Trustees. The document also includes a letter from Mary Thompson to her...
Thompson writes to Crowe about a recent outbreak of cholera in his area, the Northern Synod, and says that they are anxious to recieve news about the recent election of a new president for Hanover College.