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Charles Lewellyn Letter, March 21, 1846
The overseer discusses sowing cotton and plowing, a shortage of meat, and general slave health.
Charles Lewellyn Letter, March 12, 1846
The overseer describes supplies received from the landing (combs, thread, molasses, flour, etc.), planting corn, sowing oats, and general slave health.
Charles Lewellyn Letter, March 1, 1846
The overseer describes planting corn, sowing oats, plowing, finding no mules, general slave health, and retrieving winter clothing from the landing.
Charles Lewellyn Letter, February 13, 1846
The overseer describes general slave health, that he received supplies and has not found any mules to purchase, and that he will begin sowing oats when land dries.
Charles Lewellyn Letter, October 8, 1845
The overseer indicates rain has slowed the harvest, describes 114 cotton bales packed with 95 at the landing for shipment, mentions he will sow rye if he can acquire seed, discusses general slave health, and mentions the names of slaves who perform…
Charles Lewellyn Letter, September 17, 1845
The overseer explains the poor quality of the cotton crop, describes indifferent pickers, indicates baled cotton will be taken to the landing for shipment, discusses health of several named slaves, and mentions the job given to slaves of hauling…
Charles Lewellyn Letter, September 4, 1845
The overseer describes baling and packing cotton, mentions slaves are indifferent pickers and the general health of several named slaves, and indicates winter clothing is almost made.
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 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, July 3, 1845
The overseer discusses plantation crops, getting assistance from Cameron family friend Mr. Ruffin's slaves, birth of a mule, slave health, and supplies received.