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Eliza Schofield was Martha Schofield's sister. Martha writes about hiking up Mount Pisgah in Asheville while on vacation in North Carolina. She discusses her upcoming plans which include going to Columbia for a women's suffrage meeting during the South Carolina Constitutional Convention, going to Baltimore for the Purity Congress and the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union, and possibly going to the Atlanta Exposition. She shares that the artist Thomas Hovendon has died and praises his life and work, particularly his painting "The Last Moments of John Brown." She encourages Lydia to find work illustrating books.

Signed "Madre" but does not seem to be written by Coral's mother. The writer discusses the death of the artist Thomas Hovendon and writes about a church she attended in Boston. She closes by saying that though they may never see each other again, they should enjoy the memories they share, and not let the bad memories overcome the good ones.

Addressed to "Dear Friend." Lewis describes her Christmas activities and praises the artistic talents of her nephew Charles Lewis Fussell and the photography skills of her great-nephew Robert Fussell. She says she knows all about birds and trees but lacks a good knowledge of history.