Topics include the death of Verona's Grandmother (Ruth's mother), Carseldana (Verona's sister), the birth of Carlos Colton to Lemuel and Matilda, and the recovery of Curtis Colton.
Topics include the death of Betsey's grandmother (Ruth's mother), their home and farm in Indiana, her health, age, and physical statistics, and the activities of family members.
Topics include Carseldana's marriage with William Potter, Moses Shepard Colton's (Betsey Verona's father) move west, Moses Shepard's joining the Baptist Church, the value of wheat and corn, and farming and weather conditions in Ohio.
Topics include Carseldana's remarriage, Lyman Colton's (nephew) beginning of work as shoe maker, an illegibly named person's marriage, the milder climate of Indiana, the state of the farm in Indiana, and the state of family members' health.
Topics include Betsey's continuing ill health, the death of Lemuel's and Matilda's son Carlos, the price of produce and stock, and a recent religious meeting and subsequent conversion of Betsey's husband.
Topics include the death of Hiram Holdridge, the husband of Carseldana, Verona's own poor health, Verona's marriage the previous fall, the state and value of their farm, and how Matilda Colton and Grand Ma get along together.
Topics include his circumstances in Secor, IL, his personal habits, the advertisement he placed and to which Katherine responded, and a suggestion that she get a Post Office Box for their correspondence.
