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Unknown author from Mississippi replies to Duncan Cameron regarding the legality of slaves being moved into Mississippi and the fertility of soil in Monroe and Lowndes Counties along Tombigby River. Author offers to board and show Cameron around…

Jailor in Tuskeegee, Alabama, who caught runaway slave Milton writes to the overseer Lewellyn in Greene County to pay charges and retrieve his property. Milton conveys to jailor that he was making his way back to owner Paul Cameron in North Carolina.

Overseer William Hams at Stagville Plantation writes to Thomas Bennehan to discuss slave health and mentions ongoing jobs on the plantation: fencing, plowing, hauling. A slave named Tower has hurt his back lifting. A supply of candles is requested.

In a brief note, the overseer Piper updates Duncan Cameron about ongoing plowing, fencing, and cleaning at Snow Hill plantation. Cotton has been sent to Henderson, NC, and flour to Raleigh, NC.