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Charles Lewellyn Letter, November 28, 1847
161 bales of cotton have been packed, 52 head of hogs have been killed, 6 slaves are sick, and the long-ailing slave Caroline has finally died.
Charles Lewellyn Letter, October 31, 1847
100 bales of cotton have been packed, and storage charges for cotton at the landing have been paid for in corn. The overseer lists 100 head of hogs, small in size, to be used for meat. 17 slaves are sick, Lewis with a congestive chill.
Charles Lewellyn Letter, October 26, 1847
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.…
Charles Lewellyn Letter, November 8, 1846
The overseer indicates 200 bales of cotton have been picked, a few slaves are sick, and the slave Aggy had an [abortion].
Charles Lewellyn Letter, November 3, 1846
The overseer indicates 175 bales of cotton have been picked, 2500 bushels of corn cribbed, a few slaves are sick, and the slave Sally gave birth to a son.
Charles Lewellyn Letter, October 11, 1846
The overseer indicates 90 cotton bales are packed with an estimate of 200+ to come out, more than other plantations in the area. Sanday's child dies, and several other slaves are listed as sick.
Charles Lewellyn Letter, September 30, 1846
The overseer indicates 95 bales of cotton have been picked out by 50 hands who picked 7194 pounds of cotton on a given day. Several named slaves are listed as sick.
Charles Lewellyn Letter, September 21, 1846
The overseer informs Paul that the slave Old Simon died of a congestive chill, a doctor was sent for but could not help, and slaves are dying on other plantations as well. He mentions several other sick slaves, and indicates they have packed 50 bales…
Charles Lewellyn Letter, September 10, 1846
The overseer indicates he has 60 cotton pickers working fields picking 5000 to 6000 pounds of cotton per day. He lists seven pickers and their average poundage picked over three days. The name of the local tax collector is provided, and 12 sick…