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than to have seen her daughters indifferent to each other, and we have both concluded to live & treat each other as our sisters & bring up our children to know & love each other. We wish you to visit us & get acquainted with us, Mr Coleman has promised me to take me to your house if I will go, when he is not obliged to attend Court, but you know he has very little time that he can call his own. Ella seems to be delighted with her little cousins, and they are very anxious to have her come & go to school with them next winter, I would be very much pleased to have them with me next winter & should think it would be as convenient for you to have them here as at Natchez & I think my Sister would like it better. If you will bring them, all that I can promise you in return would be to give you a benefit by visiting you with all of our children in Kentucky. I must acknowledge that you would be makeing a bad bargain. My reasons for not visiting your house again here simply these, That it is very inconvenient for Me to go from home, and fearing from my sisters not visiting me, that it was not the will of either of you to be friendly with us, but I trust we will get to know & to like each other & become a happy & reunited family, and that I will no longer feel that we are alone in the world - Believe me sincerely your friend, C. Colemen
Coln. R. C. Ballard
Natchez.
Miss.
May 13th 1846
Dr Sir since you left the Bayou we have had a good deal of rane i am getting alon with the grass prety well i am done scrapin an plowing of my Corne an piling the Coton it are the best stan of Coton that i ever had at this time the hans ar all well the Boy Dick is prety ner well an out of danger ther is no news of importance to you if ther was would rite you all the news we have is war with Mexico Yours Respectly James Brannon
PS if you [pase eny chancy?] in the business or want any thin done particular pleas rite me word i should like to hear from you
Bushy Boyou
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May 6 R C Ballard
Warenton
Missippi