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The overseer indicates between 15-40 slaves have been sick with chills and fevers. The cotton harvest is coming along slowly. It is uncertain whether enough meat will be available to supply the plantation.

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…

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.

Paul writes home to his father from his new plantation property in Greene County, Alabama, noting his journey from North Carolina to Alabama took one week. Paul describes the health of slaves and a process of inspection. Paul indicates slaves are…