Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1. The Fabric of Life; 2. A Scribe for the Women; 3. "One of the Most beautyfull valeys"; 4. "Weept about an houre & ...felt some better"; 5. Sleeping on the "soft side of a bord"; 6. "Our tent was crowded all day with folks coming in"; 7. "These Hills are the Works of thy hands"; 8. 'Tis when I an Sick that I miss you the most"; 9. As "a steam Boat hove in sight"; Bibliographical Register; Notes; Index;