He furnishes a detailed report concerning the Kanawha lands belonging to George Washington located in Wood, Kanawha, and Ohio Counties [present-day West Virginia], including the Round Bottom and Burning Spring tracts. He asks whether Lewis wants him to continue renting the lands and to settle a dispute with Sheriff Alderson over his collection of back taxes on Washington's property. Lewis also describes the damage done to the Mill Creek Settlement by settlers who cut down the sugar trees, and mentions the controversy over the Kanawha lands with James Welch, who had leased some of the lands from Washington.

He agrees to survey the twenty-three equal lots of the Kanawha area if Lewis will hire some men to lay off the lots at his own expense, and if Herndon will be paid regardless of any obstructions to prevent the survey, such as those made by Major James Welch.

He makes further arrangements to provide companions to assist Jonathan Herndon in surveying Kanawha lands and asks that one of the legatees accompany him to the site.

Discusses the land which fell to his brother Francis Walker as their father's residuary legatee. Because he was the only acting executor Washington's letter was sent to him.

Discusses three tracts of land in Nansemond County purchased in partnership for the purpose of cutting a canal from the lands of the Dismal Swamp Land Company to the Nansemond River. Although he was formerly authorized by General Washington and John Lewis (the representative of Col. Fielding Lewis) to dispose of the land at Suffolk, he was not able to get a good price. He had paid one third of all expenses on the land to Washington while in Philadelphia.

Reports on the lands in Kanawha and Wood Counties belonging to the Washington family wrongfully returned for nonpayment of taxes by Sheriff Alderson of Kanawha County, and acknowledges receipt of payment of the taxes

Suggests that Washington ask George Ball to pay at least a third payment of the remainder owed on the Washington land in Gloucester County sold to Ball in 1797

Recommendations of books to read in preparation for his law examination and eventual practice

Describes the particulars of the controversy over the Round Bottom tract, located on the east side of the Ohio River in Marshall County [West Virginia], ca. fifteen miles below Wheeling, which Washington sold to Archibald McLean in 1799, but did not convey before his death.

Writes about his presentation of Breckinridge's petition to the Chancellor in Staunton Court, and his affection for Letitia [Breckinridge]

Reports that he had forwarded 320 dollars to the Bank of the United States in Washington City to be paid to addressee on order, and that he had been in Gallipolis (on the Ohio River) trying to sell part of the owner's tract of land in the Northwest Territory. He had one offer from a Mr. Marshall who wanted one third of his section, paying either 320 dollars due next fall or in salt. He also believes that there may be considerable iron ore on the property.

Reports that the Chancellors did not pronounce a decree in any of the cases mentioned in Breckinridge's memorandum, and on the progress of Crockett vs Floyd

Sends Washington a Power of Attorney to transact business for himself and encloses the mortgage for property he purchased in Alexandria for which he requests the deed

Asks for payment by the Estate for a 150 dollar debt

Reports that Shepard is unwilling to pay his debt until convenient to himself, offers to prosecute him for the entire debt and give Washington security for the repayment of the balance. Otherwise he requests the earliest possible payment from the Estate

Asks if Dick if willing to accept his plan for settling the claims he has against Dick

Writes concerning the settlement with Mr. Hoy of his debt for a city lot. He offers as security for the debt the deed of trust for his lands in Jefferson County, [West Virginia]

Sends a copy of the law requested by Washington and discusses the lands of General George Washington upon which taxes has not been regularly paid

Asks what is the greatest amount of time that Mr. Hoy will allow for the payment of his debt, upon giving a deed of trust for his lands in Jefferson County, [West Virginia], with the powers of selling if he does not comply with the terms

Informs Washington that Mr. Hoy will accept Andrew Parks deed of trust with the property to be sold if not paid in twelve months

Informs him of Hoy's terms delaying suit against Andrew Parks for twelve months

Authorizes him to act as he thinks best in regard to the McClean land

Discusses the taxes due and rents paid on lands belonging to George Washington's Estate in Wood, Kanawha, and Mason Counties

Sends a draft for the dividend to the George Washington Estate from the Dismal Swamp Land Company

Reports that he has exchanged the North Carolia notes for notes acceptable to the Bank of Norfolk and agrees to deposit the dividend from the Dismal Swamp Land Company in the bank for Washington

Requests his consent as a member of the Dismal Swamp Land Company to postpone the general meeting for one month to allow their agent time to get the juniper shingles to market and have enough funds to make the dividend equal to last years. He also reports the managers' purchase of an half share belonging to the estate of Col. John Jamieson and the subscription for five additional shares in the Dismal Swamp Canal Company

Relates the offer of Mr. Wright to purchase two Nansemond County land tracts equalling one hundred and twenty acres

Reports on the profits and progress of the Dismal Swamp Land Company and the resolution passed directing the President and managers to apply to the Legislature for an act authorizing the Company to sue and be sued in the name of the President and managers

Writes about the selling of his Nansemond lands

Sends him the managers' draft on their Treasurer at Norfolk for his Dismal Swamp Land Company dividend

Sends a draft for his Dismal Swamp Land Company dividend and discusses the erection of new flood gates and repairs to the Jericho mill

Speaks of the scarcity of money and tells him that Mr. Wood will settle his account when he sees Lewis

Encloses the other halves of the notes and sends them to Washington

Writes about the statement of Ransom's debt and the sale of "Rock Hall"

Informs him that his draft was honored and the proceeds credited to his account with the Bank of the United States

Writes about a debt due to John Leachmann from the George Washington Estate

Discusses a deed given to the heirs of Samuel W. Middleton of Charles County not yet executed by Washington's attorney

Informs Washington that he has received a check on the Bank of Virginia, payable in Carolina notes, and drawn by Fielding Lewis, President of the Dismal Swamp Land Company, which he converted into current funds and placed into Washington's account

Sends his dividend from the Dismal Swamp Land Company for the year

Discusses his legal controversy with Michael Cresap and Mr. Tomlinson and asks that Mr. Wickham make the main draft of the answers to Tomlinson's suit

Asks his brother to have the Resolutions of November 1814 copied out at the foot of the enclosed letter and to attach the two bank schemes and send them with an explanatory letter to William Wirt who is to give the whole to President Monroe. He also asks Cabell to explain to Col. Barbour and Col. Mercer that they had "overlooked these small resolutions."

Discusses the arrangement of securing an agent for Washington to receive his dividend from the Dismal Swamp Land Company and to represent him at the meetings. He also describes his plans for bringing in greater profit by expanding the canal system to reach more timber stands, abandoning the farming and milling operations, which had been operating at a loss, and concentrating on the production of shingles

Inquires about payment of his fee

Writes re the exchange of some of his trees for those from Mount Vernon, sends Mrs. Lewis a treatise on early education by Mrs. Hoare of London, and speaks of the "relicks of General Washington" and Mr. Lee's poetical heresies about Lord Byron and John Milton

Asks Lewis to remit the four dollars due on the Washington Gazette for the period before its transferral to the Telegraph

Apologizes for the confusion over who he would represent in Mr. Andrews Parks case against Mr. Beverly

Defends himself from rumors that he has "withdrawn from the sacrament, of which I never had an idea, having ever entertained the utmost veneration for that holy rite"

Informs Washington concerning the case of Cresap vs. McClean that both Cresap's and Tomlinson's cases may be considered at an end in the court at Wheeling

Writes about flour sold to Cazenove by Lawrence Lewis

Writes concerning the transcript of proceedings in the case of the Washington legatees vs. the Washington executors

Discusses the payment by the United States Treasury to recompense him for his slave taken away by the British and the poor health of Mrs. Custis

Discusses the taxes on the Nansemond lands of the George Washington Estate

Informs Lyon that all of his letters of the Washington family are of a private nature and he hopes to make a selection from them for publication, after which he might furnish him with some autograph of a distinguished Southern gentleman