This collection contains a letter from Levi Holbrook (1785-1872), a teacher and headmaster in Danville, Virginia, to his son Levi Holbrook, Jr., in Easthampton, Massachusetts. The letter dated July 2, 1851, discusses the health of Levi Holbrook and provides a variety of updates from Danville, including discussion about a man named Dr. Saunders murdering a man named A. S. Terry (or Jerry?) after a disagreement.