Scope and Contents ". . . the last four months has changed my looks more than as many years of repose would have done, sorrow [at the death of her son] has affected my health as well as my spirits." Mother "very snugly fixed" in New York for the winter; hopefully the British will think it too late in the year to attack; "it is said that Lord Hill's destination is for the Mobile and New Orleans . . . . my dear James you know not the hardships of the military life, many Boys in this place enamoured with the fame...