J. Williams writes O. Williams about family and friends and concerns about his son Frederick's behavior. He mentions other settelrs from Newport, New Bedford and Nantucket. He describes convicts and a prison in N.Y. J. Earl adds a postscript. New York, December 21, 1826. Others mentioned: Williams, Henry; Mott, eliza Williams; Williams, Esther Tracy; Williams, Frederick; Williams, Ruth Hadwin; Rotch, William; Purdie, Dorcas Brown Williams; Slocum, William; Williams, Sarah; Carman, Catharine Williams; Earl, John.