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floating family too. But I am
bringnig order out of chaos & ha-
ving things a little more comfort-
able. I am also influencing
Mr. P. a little I think. It is
well to have someone here to stir
the pro-slavery tide that was
setting in. Mr. Eustis, Mr. Park
Nr. Thorp, and others make hard
morters. It is very touching to
hear the negroes begging Mr.
Pierce to let them plant & tend
corn & not cotton. They do not see
the use of cotton, but they Know
that their corn this year has kept
them from starvation, and they
are anxious about next year's crop.
Mr. Pierce takes us to the differ-
end plantations as often as he can
to talk to the negroes & make
them contented, which they are not
now by any means. The sight of