04850_0103: Letters, 1-10 June 1846

Gallatin Tennessee June 1st 1846

My dear Sir I am in Receipt of your favor of 16th May

We all gott up [?] and have placed the old mans remains in the Tomb.

The fifty three children all girls he left to his wife $100,000 = Some Small amts to his [Putations?] one third of all his estate to the [estableining?] a fine school in the county the ballence to his three children I will Soon write you you more fully on this.

I Cannot find the address of our Attorney in Madison County & have Wrote to the Clerk but for fear of mistakes I want you to writ to the Attorney either gett him to write me the amt to the place or else you have it paid for me until I gett down please to say in the Recept of this if you have Wrote in [time?] William Franklin John Armfield Mr. Hayes & myself on the Old mans [?] I have no doubt Butt Jesse Cays Will be in her graces in a week

Ballard of the clerk of Madison Parrish will send the amt of cost to me as the plase I will send him a Bill on Orleans for the amt Ballard have never in all my Life Seen a Woman suffer as much as Mrs. Franklin has Poore old Jesse Cays must die Verry Soon

Mr. R.C. Ballard

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Mr R. C. Ballard

Care J. J. Green & Co

Warrenton

Miss

Vidalia 3d June 1846

R.C. Ballard Esqr.

Sir, We have been requested by Mrs. Lillard to write to you, & say that she should like very much to see your whenever you can make it convenient to visit Natchez, & she requests that when you do come, that you will bring all of Mr. Lillards papers with you.

Mrs. Lillard has purchased from Messrs Curry & Garland two sections of land which was formerly occupied by Mr. Lillard on Brushy Bayou, & has their warranty title therefore.

We hope that you will accede to her request & come & see her soon.

Your obt serts Stacy & Spencer