Scope and Contents An early attempt at summarizing the contents of the box is found with the books.  The letter is not dated but provides the majority of the information in the biography.  This letter contains the history of the farm along with a list of different names. The names are categorized as names, overseers, proprietor of general store, postmaster, and the names of the Negroes that worked the farm.  The letter gives a brief history of the farm and the people involved with it, but it does...