John's year hasn't started off well. His sister died on New Years. He mentions the winter weather they have had. He hasn't been working much this winter because the mill hasn't been open. He then mentions some people he knows and how they are doing. He would love to go hunting with Moore, but will be unable to.

This is a correspondence from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is a letter to J. B. Alden discussing the purchase of encyclopedia. The person sending the letter is Charles B. Moore. The second part of this correspondence is a genealogical study about the children of John and Matilda Wallace. This study details names, birth dates, and additional information about an infant who passed away.