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Col. R. C. Ballard
Karnac Plantn.
Mssi
Concordia
Locust grove February the 6 1847
Dear Sir I am going to visit you afer diner to let you no I have got home I got home on the 20 of january and the weather was very cold when I got off of the boat and I tooke very bad cold and have bin very unwell ever since I got home I was very sorry I did not take your advic and I found all well and I shoad my wife what you had done she sendg her most sincere thanks to you flower has taken a very great rise hear since I got home it was worth $4.25 when I got home now it is worth $6.25 corn $4 Negroes is high hear and agre at many byers men is from $7 to 750 women 550 to 6 in richmond you must visit to me and let me hear How the old lady is geting on and how mr green and his hands is geting on I shawl com out next fawl I dont think I can get redy to move until the fawl after if I com my wife dos not seem to be willing to com with out all of the children could and the think they cant get reddy lucy burland has a merchant mill and a good deal of land to sel and mones is very hard to get hear and propoerty is hard to sel I shawl come out myself and stay one year and see how I can stand it before I move I have nothing more but remaining your friend Ty Gillan writ as soon as you get this
Mr Colonel R C Ballard
Warrington
Mississippi 10
Thompsonville Va 6 Feb
Mansion House Natchez Feb 8th 1847
Dear Col Mr Robertson trustee of the Commercial Bank of this city was telling me that he would sell at auction a tract of Land above Vicksburg & that you knew the property he said that it would sell cheap he thought as it had to bring cash if so there would be a difficulty to raise the money unless an arrangement with him can be made on time after the sale according to the map I should think it would be a good place for a wood yard if the land is good for any thing he goes to night for Jackson & has promised to hand this letter for you
Your family is well. Koontz has left. nothing of interest but I think that you will get 15cts for your cotton & if so you had better let it go. Yours &c [I Mc Donnell?]