He is interred in the Richmond Cemetery. He was preceeded in death by his wife Margaret Jane. She died in 1891 at the age of 62. All correspondence with no apparent date is at the end of the series. Much of the correspondence deals with Civil War times.
Reference is made to hiring blacks, desertion and lonliness of soldiers.
Parental concerns are voiced in correspondence as women try to raise children alone. One big concern was making sure the children could read. Other correspondence mentions trials concerning an army discharge as well as other matters during the war years. Later correspondence deals with farming, lifestyle, ordering goods, weddings and deaths. Lastly, letters from soldiers tell about camp conditions and looting.