Benjamin is writing to Esther to tell her the good news that his wife Alice has given birth to a boy "of 10 or 12 lbs". He says he hopes that Mary would come up soon to help out as he has been "cook nurse well everything "...
Thompson begins by writing that the children's health has been improving and little Charles is being sent to school. He goes on to talk about Mary and some letters he has recieved.
James writes hoping that they [his parents] have made it safely home. He also writes about an evening he spent with his wife and his sister's [Mary's] family. He also speaks about a sermon he did last Saturday.
James begins the letter by saying their health is all good, but there have been some cases of cholera or something similar nearby. He then talks about the towns and churches he is preaching for. He says he is saving money so...
Mary writes that she hopers her mother and father are rested about the family last visisted, a singer they had at church recently, and her Sewing Society.
Mary apologizes for not writing to her mother sooner. She then procedes to write about her children, some friends (a Robert Reese and his sister) who are staying with them, and inquires about her siblings like Samuel.
Mary writes to her mother about her sister Sadie's invitation to attend the College's commencement and says it would make more sense for Charles [her husband] to go than her and that if she were to go she could only stay for a...
Mary writes about their family, in particular Samuel and his daughter Cara, mutual acquantantices like John McChord, and that she [Mary] is feeling quite better since her last illness.