Prescriptions, 1869

Primarily outgoing personal correspondence of various members of the family as well as legal and business papers.

Ann Duke Todd Thompson: Outgoing personal correspondence to Margaretta L. Liston (her sister) and Margaretta Liston Kirksey (her niece). Contains mostly family news.

Charlotte Duke Todd: A series of outgoing letters of Margaretta Liston Kirksey before she married. Contains family news and school girl secrets. In one, C.D.T. writes of having learned to play Euchre.

Mary Ann Todd: Outgoing correspondence to her sister Margaretta Lucretia Todd Liston, and to her nieces Margaretta Liston Kirksey and Mary Todd Liston. Contents of a personal nature.

Sarah Ashby Todd: Outgoing correspondence to her daughter, Margaretta Lucretia Todd Liston. Family news and health. Fear of smallpox.

Misc. Family Correspondence: Includes letters from Sallie C.T. Graydon, Cornelia Irvin, Robert Todd, and R.N. Todd, of both a personal and business nature.

Legal, Business and Other Papers: Includes land entries n Kentucky, Ohio and Virginia, powers of attorney, a memorial to Jonathan M. Butler and prescriptions for various ailments.

Ashby/Duke Correspondence: Outgoing correspondence of Nancy Ashby Duke, her husband Thomas M. Duke, and an unidentified Ashby sister, relating to their move to Texas. Enclosed in Thomas M. Duke's letter to L.L. Todd, Sr. is a letter from Stephen F. Austin.