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Dr. Moore writes Paul Cameron regarding the health of two slaves Caroline and Fanny who are thought to have syphilis and dropsy respectively. Caroline and her mother deny she has had sexual relations. Dr. Moore shares the condition of cotton and corn…

The overseer expresses his disappointment after receiving a letter from Paul Cameron criticizing him for shipping wet cotton to market (accusation of false packing at market). He describes the condition of various crops and assures Paul he did not…

Cotton has been injured by lice and worms. Corn and oats are favorable. A few named slaves are ill, including Liddy with a "grass fever."

The overseer describes injured cotton crop from grasshoppers, lice, and worms, condition of the corn and oats, slave Diley losing a child, and general slave health. He discusses whipping Milton for carelessness, mentions three slaves that work as…

The overseer describes a poor cotton crop with gins working, two girls born to the slaves Eliza and Liddy, and the general health of other slaves.

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.