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Louisville, November, 8., 1853., [Warrenton, Miss.] My dear husband, It has been but a short time since I last wrote you but in reply to your affectionate letter I with much pleasure write again if it is only to say how we all are We have so far kept purfectly healthy The children are very hardy and look as if nothing could hurt them They were delighted to hear that Papa was going to send them some good things and talk of it constantly and they will look anxiously until they come Charlotte asked me the other day if it was not time for Papa to come home She talks and thinks of you a good deal how much I wish she was a boy and then you could have her with you I think she loves you more than either of the others or rather she shows it more The weather has taken quite a sudden change within two or three days and I fear will occtation us all
to take colors I have no news to write has Joseph written to you since he returned to the United States he writes he is in Arkansas Colombia I fear he will never do any thing for him self he is too capricious in his disposition and want stability he said he expected to get in some business soon you must write to us often and send up some pretty and nice things for christmas preasants from New Orleans I will expect a new dress of your choise The children all send their love to Papa May the choisest blessings of heaven attend you is my prayer affectionately Your Wife L C Ballard
Elk Nov 13th 1853
Col R. C. Ballard
Dear sir [?} unwell and are geting a long I have picked but Little cotton to you But have two hundred & [te?] Packed and some fifteen to gin nearly finished geathering corn nearly or quite as much as I made year - There has been some sickness Place sinc my Last but are now except the woman you bought La? I ahve a great deal of trouble Kitty and are sorry to say that I can not stay on the same [?} year shas laid up two months with her old disease but is now well of it and still wants the [?] will try and git her ready for the time I git the cotton out
PS The Doctor wants to stay [another?] year with me - and asked me [?] fall if you were willing- would to it which I told him I would as he is a very ungarded man [?] asks and talks a great deal I think would rather he would not stay
that you would write that you let him stay besides it nothing but [?] planters should take it by keeping a Physician. [?tely] yours Robert F. Morgan
5 Col R. C. Ballard Esqr
Warrenton
Miss