Joseph Pillsberry writes Lorenzo Sibert to relieve him from an office he has held, and thanks him for kind treatment of his daughter.
Ella writes Mary about mutual friends, courtship rumors, and plans for visiting. She also confides her feelings of melancholy and longings for heaven.
Thorton Major writes Lorenzo Sibert regarding sale of manganese.
John J. Sibert responds to his sister's inquiries about his reading and mentions a dispute between several men. In addition, he discusses the fate of the Doyle family at the hands of John Brown in Kansas.
Receipt for goods purchased by Lorenzo Sibert at the store of Taylor and Hoge.
Samuel B. Coyner wrote from camp in Hedgesville, (West) Virginia, to one of the "Mt Solon girls," Miss M. A. Sibert. He excuses the tardiness of his letter by describing his injuries sustained in a sleigh ride gone awry. He also asserts the sobriety of his conduct since entering his company and mentions several joint acquaintances.
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