Hough writes to Anderson and passes on Williams' concerns about Anderson's travel schedule. The rest of the letter deals with personal matters; Hough mentions he was invited to officiate a "negro wedding."

Williams writes to Anderson concerning a piece of Anderson's luggage which is being shipped from New Orleans to New York after Anderson left Natchez.

Hough writes to Anderson to talk about his teaching and local affairs generally. He mentions an incident in which an overseer was killed by a slave "on one of Dr. Metcalf's places."

Williams writes to Anderson about the plantation school and other personal matters. He mentions he is considering selling Sligo.

Williams writes to Anderson about his impending travel plans in the North.

More on the plantation school; Anderson has received another offer to teach for a Mr. Sepions.

Williams continues to encourage Anderson to return to Natchez.

Williams writes to Anderson with instructions on how to treat yellow fever (which Anderson had contracted in the South and seems not to have recovered from). Williams also expresses his desire to retain Anderson as a teacher if he decides not to sell Sligo.

Hough writes in a humorous vein of his boredom at Retirement during the four-week August "vacation."

More on the possibility of Anderson's returning South, given Williams' decision to retain Sligo.

Williams sends a copy of MSN/EA 5038-15 to an unidentified recipient, to be forwarded to Anderson out of fear the original might miscarry.

Williams regrets that Anderson has decided not to accept his job offer, due to poor health.

Williams writes to Anderson to further express his sypmathies and to obtain Anderson's help in finding a new teacher. He emphasizes that the new teacher must ". . .either be sound upon that question [i.e., slavery] or have the good sense to hold his peace with both White and Blacks. This is no time for an Abolitionaist to go South and express his views."

Hough relates a string of anecdotes conveying the region's increasing turmoil and anti-Northern sentiment: the danger of reading Northern papers; the hanging of a photographer who was found to be "tampering with slaves"; the burning of 125 bales of cotton by slaves at an upriver plantation.

Williams writes to Anderson to solicit Anderson's recommendation in hiring a new teacher.

Williams writes to Anderson to say that he has offered the job to J. Oscar Teil, an acquaintance of Anderson's.

Williams writes to Anderson concerning the details of Teil's teaching position.

Williams writes to Anderson about the teaching position for Teil. Williams also describes the somber mood of his family following the death of his daughter Susie.

Williams writes to Anderson about his correspondence with Teil.

Teil writes to Anderson to say he forwarded Anderson two of Williams' letters.

Teil writes to Anderson describing his company's duties as scouts and foragers. He also writes about large-scale troop movements in the surrounding area.