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{Louisville Ky chgs 98}
Nashville 2d July 1846
Rice C. Ballard Esq
Dear Sir
I am requested by the Board of the Planters Bank, of which I am a member, to inquire of you what was the agreement between you as agent of Mt Joseph Alsop of Virginia and P.J. & I.R. Barnes of Mississippi relative to the sale and purchase of their property in Yazoo County Miss. What was the private understanding between the Businesses & Mr. Alsop previous to the sale, if any [?] was, relative to the businesses having the property back again? Your answer to this will greatly oblige yours with much regard O B Hayes
chg 98 R.C. Ballard Esq Louisville KY
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Magnolia July 3 1846
Sir this will inform you that I am in tolerable helth only I have not bin sick but I feel a little unwell I have not much to write at presant cotton looks tolerable only it is jenerly small but verry well formed it is all clean in the drill except 2 days [hoe in?] and that is not bad I have about one days plowing yet then I will think I am tolerable clean the corn is tolerable only it is firing verry much on the account of being so thick in the drill but will make a tolerable crop if it has rain we have had no rain since satturday was a week but it looks verry much like rain to night I have bin troubled a little with sickness caroline [elis?] child has bin sick since monday last with fever and spleen Dr puckett paid it a visit yesterday evening but it is better to night I think wilson sick but not dangerous sore leg and dropsy in the feet dinah came in last night sick but is better to night the rest of the negroes is all well & pregnant complaining betsy runaway last wednesday morning I have not heard from her since what was the cause I dont know
she was plowing and left during my absence I would like to hear from you as I have had no letter from you since you left any thing you want done drop me a few lines and I am at your service I think I will make a tolerable fair crop of cotton yet if I have seasons for I assure you it will not suffer in the grass for I am what you might call clean now my mules looks well I received 6 ducks from Mr. Greene which I expect you sent nothing more
J.F.F. Cox
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