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Edna
New Orleans March 1st 1845
Col R C Ballard Warrenton Mi
Dear Sir We have to advise the payment of Geo. H. Gordons dft on Mess Ward Jonas & Co. due 17/20th Feby ult. for two hundred eighty 84/100 ($280 84/100) dollars remitted us by Mess Montgomery & Boyd for your account and which has been duly placed to your credit on our books. We have no change to report in the cotton market. Pork has advanced to 11$ per bbl for Miss.
No news of interest Very truly your friends Nalle & Cose
Col. R C Ballard
Care of C Steele
Warrenton Mi
Edna
STEAM [23?] VICKSBURG MAR 5 [MI?]
Col. R C Ballard
Care of C Steele
Warrenton Mi Edna
New Orleans Mar 8, 1845
Rice C.Ballard Esq Natchez Dear Colo
When last in your city I handed Delia some $30 which she stated was enough to defray the incidental expenses of my son Harrison & herself untill spring when I calculated on visiting Natchez again. I have been bored to death with letters purporting to be from her desiring me to send her money as that her & her child were in a wretched condition &c &c. I have paid no attention to the letters from the principle fact that I doubted whether she knew anything about them. I recd again to day a letter signed Delia, handed me by Lucille portraing to me the same bad condition of her & the child, I therefore take the liberty of writing this letter to you confidentially, and request that you will ask Delia if such is the condition of herself & her child, and if such be the fact I would be glad if you would give her $25 and draw on me at sight for the amount, you will please also say to Mrs Lilliard that I will remunerate her for any trouble she may have had with Harrison when I visit Natchez. Yr friend W.H. Miller
private
Rice. C. Ballard Esq
Natchez Missi