Scope and Contents Written from Lambertville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Opens "Dear Grace." Describes another visit to Vineland, where he saw Celia and had gone on a ride with her to visit her friend Lizzie Laurence. He reports on the recent elections in New Jersey, noting "Copperhead stock is below par. The gentlemen of the democratic party dont have much to say about politics. I dont blame them myself. Would do the same if my party had got used the ways theirs has." The second sheet of this letter seems...

Scope and Contents Written from Lambertville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Opens "My Dear Grace." Describes good weather and that he is living with an aunt and her two daughters. Notes that the Methodists are building a church and hopes they will hold a dance before they put in the pews. Describes the apple tree and the flies that keep landing on his hands. He writes his views on smoking and drinking, noting in this letter [contra his earlier one] that he "never smoked a cigar or a pipe in my life and I never...

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Written from Vineland, Cumberland County, New Jersey. Opens "My Dear Grace." Describes his return to Vineland before Thanksgiving and his activities since then, including various dances and ice skating. Notes that she can call him John but not on the outside of the envelope as his father might open it. He goes on "It does seem funny to think that a correspondence begun as a joke should be kept up so long" and closes with another request for her picture.

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Written from Vineland, Cumberland County, New Jersey. Opens "My Dear Grace." Reports receiving hers of January 1, 1866 on January 10. He had not returned to Lambertville as planned and was attending school in Vineland. He describes his teachers and mentions that he had seen Celia and asks Grace to let him know if she gets married so that he can attend the wedding. Mentions that there is a dance but he is not attending because he fears the building might collapse.

Scope and Contents Written from Vineland, Cumberland County, New Jersey. Opens "My Dear Friend Grace." Thanks her for her long letter. Describes a meeting with the man who had built the dance hall mentioned in his previous letter, and telling him he had not attended because he was afraid the hall would fall down. Describes seeing Celia and Lizzie, and having injured himself with an axe. Notes that there is a revival going on at the Presbyterian church. Envelope postmarked at Vineland, January 30. Addressed to...

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Written from Vineland, Cumberland County, New Jersey. Opens "My Dear Grace." Describes a chat with their gardener and a tiff with his brother. Envelope postmarked at Vineland, February 20. Addressed to "Miss Grace D. Nichols, Rockland, Maine."

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Written from Vineland, Cumberland County, New Jersey. Opens "My Dear Friend." Provides updates on his injured foot and reports that he has not seen Celia, and that Lizzie did not visit when he was injured. Reports that he does not like people talking down New Jersey.

Scope and Contents Written from Carversville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Opens "My Dear Friend Grace." Describes hot weather and needing summer clothing. Thanks her for a picture she had sent, adding "I think you have changed some since then." He chides her for a prank: "I do think it was not right to get that hair from _____ making that person believe you wanted it yourself and then send it off it is really making fun of the person." He notes that he does not correspond with Lizzie and that he knows nothing...

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Written from Vineland, Cumberland County, New Jersey. Opens "My Dear Grace." Reports that he has been home about a week, and very busy. Mentions the hot weather and that he probably won't attend the next dance. Has not seen Celia or Lizzie, and asks Grace again for a photo.

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Written from Vineland, Cumberland County, New Jersey. Opens "My Dear Friend Grace." Notes that she hadn't written to him between July 1 and August 20 and grants his pardon for the lapse. Notes that a blot of ink had fallen right where he had written the word "blots." Reports that he is not going back to Carversville for school, and that he had seen Celia briefly in the canning factory but not to speak to. Describes a party he had attended.