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Mr Cameron
Charles goes up with a small land
such as I can pet the mill has almost come to a
stop for want of watter the dam very open and
[needing?] repairs I had hoped today to make a start
one the repairs but the hands refuse to work on it
I offer 25 cts a day for good work they make lite of
the offer and ask one dollar so I am at a stand
still on the job the whole frame of [hued?] timber
and rafters to be got and to be covered with plants
to make it stand through the next winter. It is
a job that cannot be done in flush watter advise me
what to do in this matter I think I can hire hands
in the neighbourhood for 25th and pay them in corn
tole from the mil my Bro. George will take the job
W. Southerland has Carrington threshing his wheat
not cleaning any Card threshing in person the
negroes are dwn after corn say card is behaving
very badly there I fear too truly drunk all the time
carries off corn 2 buzo whiskey with it poor foolish
man I suppose you for the sake of your interest
will be obliged to [illegible?] him 2 family all are very
anxious to get out the wheat for report the snow hill
damaging as it was put up too wet will have it spread
out first fair weather all hands idle at every
place wont do any thing towards plantation work
thy talk of going in the country to work for wages but I
dont hink they intend to take any work for themselves or
as any one else. Johnson asks me to tell you many is about
breathing her last and wishes to remain bur will retrun
as soon as she is gone to his place I cant see what
we are all to come to here if the negroes remain we
all will have to leave as soon as the cold begins to
pinch them the plantations will be turned out fencing
burnt up and every thing wasted please send Charles
back by [illegible?] for your bros mill spindle and the cartings
for threshing machine as one of them will do to work with.
Respectful S. Piper