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- Collection: Charles Lewellyn Correspondence
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Charles Lewellyn Letter, April 20, 1847
The overseer indicates corn had to be replanted, 300 acres of cotton planted, and supplies of pork received from the landing.
Charles Lewellyn Letter, April 3, 1847
The overseer and slaves are preparing fields and planting cotton crop, expecting to plant 800 acres. He indicates one slave is ill, and the mosquitoes are bad.
Charles Lewellyn Letter, April 30, 1846
The overseer describes the replanting of cotton due to heavy rains, the death of a slave named Old York, and the general health of other named slaves.
Charles Lewellyn Letter, April 4, 1846
The overseer describes planting and fencing, getting supplies from the landing, a doctor tending to a slave named Old York who is gravely ill, and general health of other slaves.
Charles Lewellyn Letter, August 1, 1845
The overseer describes two dead slaves named Old Peter and William who died of congestive fever and colick respectively, many other slaves sick, putting up fodder, a good corn crop, and an indifferent cotton crop.
Charles Lewellyn Letter, August 16, 1845
The overseer describes harvesting cotton and the condition of the crop, listing names of three slaves and how many pounds of cotton they picked in a day, and names of four slaves confined to their house due to health.
Charles Lewellyn Letter, August 18, 1846
The overseer describes the health of several named slaves, indicates the cotton crop is poor, and that fodder, oats, and hogs have been stacked. A slave named Mary gave birth to a girl.
Charles Lewellyn Letter, August 30, 1846
The overseer describes a poor cotton crop with gins working, two girls born to the slaves Eliza and Liddy, and the general health of other slaves.
Charles Lewellyn Letter, August 7, 1846
The overseer indicates there is plenty of fodder and oats for his team, enough to sell to others, discusses the quality of cotton, the health of slaves, and a new child for Polly.
Charles Lewellyn Letter, December 5, 1847
The overseer assures Paul that his cotton is safe at the landing, as Col. Tindal keeps guard at night. Cotton has been taken to both Candy's Landing and Wheeling Landing for shipment. Corn is being harvested, and a few slaves are listed as sick.