Richard Harwood Instructions

Instructions which I would have observed by Mr. Richard Harwood in the mannagment of my plantation according to the Articles of Agreement between us which are [heard bonh] Annexed

In the first place it is my desyre that not onlly for the more Comfortable support of your [Baf] and those of my family that shall eatt att table with you as also: for the [] all sutch other whites or Blacks that shall be sick in the family that you know A plenty full table for furnishing of which I doe allow you the proceede or produce of all sheepes hogs turckeys Dung hill fouls Ducks pigons and Rabbits: {The [] for keeping plenty full table}

It is my positive Directions that you never BA any of the forementioned things there for you must be Carefull not to be over stockt Especially in sheepe which are garealt destroyers of []: pastrures: and Consequently every Injoure to Come I doe propose first born Ewes: to be enough to keepe for branding the Ewe Lambs of which to be Constantly Killed - and the restt to be made mothers of and killed as you have - ratione your sheepe I would have Constantly keep att the Hope plantation for making of Dung there {Carefull not to be over stockt Especialy in sheepe}

for your supply of modratoyn spyce flour saltt cow meatt and saltt provisions and other necessary :that must be bought towards - house keeping I doe not think fitt to stintt you being woryConfidentt of your own and houses moderation and Carfull frugalety in your Destrobution of them besyds theire may be more than ordinary Expence for the revise of such people and the Drenching of horses and Calle who I wold have wantt nothing thats fitt for them the Kittchin being more usefull in the recovering and - Raysing of negros then the Appothycaris shopp:they doe keepe together but physuk alone without the hope of what the other afords: {[[] [] [] Expened for []]}

{spare in your [] for the revise of the such drenching horses and Calle}

does rather destroy then assult nature but I have soe great a Confidence of Mr. Harwood who hath promised to be more then ordinary Carefull in this [ptukler [particular?]] that I shall not further Inlarge on it

You very beware know: the nesessite of a good stock of able working Cattle for Carrying on the plantations busnes and that theirs no Cattle does so [] in this plantation as those bredd in itt therre for therre most be one espetial Care taken in the Raysing Calves I have offered the bestt way is to lett them run with the cows: and have all theire milk by which means they becom more hardy and large theire for I wold not have keeptt above 3 cows for the paile the rest onely for breeding which sometimes when they are not bigg nor calves sucking upon them may be also in Case of necesely wrought I would have a good Bull keept only for bulling the Cows: its your own observation that of Cattle have food enough they can hardly be over wroght Espesialy in the day time when the ways are good - therefore I supose there will be no neede of Injoying your care in thatt ptuckler of having all the Cattle fully moved att night Espesialy the working - Cattle which ought also have Corne allowed them in the wett time of the year theire is another Cow bewarry of flooding the Cattle with abundance of Corn sops it makes greatt quantaty of dung if att any time you have decayed Cattle that are old and pastt theire Laboure I would Either have you to flood them to lett to the [Bulehers]: att which time you may reserve 20 pound of beefe for your own table or in Case you want Conveniancy to feed them then. sell them [lean] but putt now forth to feed to calves shall leave with you three [Indifrontt] theams of Horses as Appeare by the Inventory Anexed which I suppose will besydes working in [caution]in the plantation be suficent to Cary down all my sugar to the bring town bothorses if they have nott [sober] and Carefull in atten[ding] them are Insidentt to many Casultys therreforbesyds-

{advise about raysing of calves and [weline] feeding of calves}

{note}

{a caution be very carefull of horses}

your own ptukler Care in frequantt visiting the stables when they are att hom you must have are spetiall Care in gett honest and able Carters: who must be keeptt from aquantances with Carters on the rode:who are generaly very Idle fellows and apt to spoyle by therre badd Example and preceptt those that wold therbise be honest

the best way will be to Continue the rule lastley ordered in this - plantatione Biz if the moon shine in the begining of the night to dispatch the Cartt about 3 Aclock afternoone and if in the latter part to dispatch them from the plantation about two in the morning by which means they will Avoyde the [healve ] of the day in theirre trubeling which Certainly is destructive both to horses and horned Beastt and also the aquantances of other Carvers:Who are Generaly such Rogues as to [Indeword] to make all that travell the Roade like them selves and to keep the Carvers in the better awe itt will be Conveniant frequantly to sett a spie on them an in Case you Come to have that they loyter att an house by the way or of any other misearage then punnish them leberly. by which means they will be fearfull to offend butt on the Contrary if theirre Care and Dillegance Continoue then to Incourage them I have beene the Larger in this ptickler becaus I have beene A greatt Sufferer thorow the Carelesnes and Rogrey of Carvers which I would be glad to hear it would for the [fuler]

I shall also have with you [Assenegror] which will be very usefull in the plantation or labor all or actions Espetialy for bringing the wood up the Hill into place for Carts of these therre must also be greatt Care taken and dillygentt and skillfull drivers provided

I shall leave with negros: whereof therre will be aboutt workers: which will be a sufficentt number of they stand [] to Carry on the plantation bussines to a great height I suppose to supply the places of those that shall be defeaced or dy you will wantt a yearly Record of 10 or 15: or itt may be og by Any Contagions

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