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R. Ogden, representative of Mississippi bank in New Orleans sends further details to Duncan Cameron with regard to purchase of indebted Louisiana plantation in American Parish, Carroll. The plantation is generally described in terms of its animals,…

John Hamll writes to Duncan Cameron that his bank note cannot be renewed, and due to a depression in the slave market, he has been unable to sell his slaves to pay off the note.

The overseer has received a check from Paul Cameron and indicates some 100 bales of cotton have been picked, the supply of salt is adequate, and it is uncertain whether enough baggin or rope is available to supply the plantation. 17 slaves are sick.…

From his new plantation in Alabama, Paul writes home to his father in North Carolina. The business negotiation of payment for 1674 acres of land in Greene County is discussed (mortgage, note, interest). A slave named Edmund has died, others are well,…