A letter from Thomas Slater in Frenchay to Isaac Ball at Limerick Plantation discussing European magazines, the death of Mr. Ball, Thomas Slater's son residing on a family estate, and information on the cotton and rice crops in South Carolina.
A letter to Woodward Manning from his brother Ira L. Manning discussing the death of their brother Elisha, the failing cotton crop, the hiring of freedmen, and requesting information on who from their hometown was killed in the war.