Most of the letters are from Albany, Georgia, with one from Augusta and an early one from Quincy, Massachussetts. Mary A. Hamilton Kendall wrote to her father and sisters about daily life in Georgia in the 1850s. Topics include weather, both white and African American neighbors, her husband's business, their health, and her first pregnancy. There are also a few letters by siblings and in-laws about her death and the custody of her children.