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Caroll Parish March 20 1853

Col. R. C. Ballard

Dear sir I Recied yor leter to day stating haw meny coton seed you had sent me. I Rote you laste monday morning and I supose you have not got my leter. Tha ar very endiferent about Recibing and forwarding leters at the store the wether has bin sow bad that I have note sent for the Coton seed yet I shall commence halling them in the morning if it ant Raing. the seed you Sent last weak came oup. But the Boy I sent for leters to day could not find out whether their wos ey thing comanss for me or not. but I Supose the Seed came up I will send the sackes to morow weak the next trip of the Boat. I think It will take 400 hundred sackes. with those in the pen to doo if you will send oup fore hundred sackes I think it will doo I want plenty I fear to try planting too thin for fear I miss a stand It is now Raining and has bin Raining neerley all the weak. we had the hardest Rain last night we have had cince I have bin hear the holl plantation is coverd in water. I dont now what to doo. I have all my land Redey to plant excep the newground that was in corne

Shaw