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Aprill 19th 53

Mr R.C. Ballard
Sir Sir I am confined to
House yet I never was so
weary in all my life and
no appetite at all I nevr
Have Been So weary in
all my Just Barely
Able to walk a cross
the House and much
as a Bagain I am of
course mending. But
Great God it is so
uncomenly Slow we
will Finnish Plowing
out our corn about
Wednesday evening
and then I will be
Ready for our cotton
So weak I cannot write
J Westbrook