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[1865?]
M^rs Cameron I send up this morning such supplies
as I can get 5 bags meal 2 of good Flour one of
coarse flour marked thus [symbol of circle with cross in it] Home Butter 5 cakes
5 ^lbs Stagville Butter 4 cakes 3 1/2 lbs bbl. Potatoes
Please return all barrells & bags as no one here
now to make them send the case from up stairs
Please say to M^r Cameron I dont think he should
for the present use buy any salt or Iron as a
large part of what he had from Richmond
a year or more since of Iron is yet on hand
enough to finish another crop with care for
himself Bro. & Sister as to salt his Bro. & Sister
has none he has enough for him self & them
to put up the little crop of pork he has 45 Sacks
of the cost salt on hand will be to see you
as soon as prudent to leave home cant find
out who the men ware at Stagvill on Sunday
it is a dayly occurence & nighly to have such
men around us we are in a bad condition
dont know whare to look for any aid as the
home police is a dum consern
Respectful S. Piper

Not been able to get & send the lightwood this
week will have you a load ready for charles
to cary up next week as this little wagon is a
bout down Betsy has had a rising on the finger
Not yet done your work will send it by next
oportunity
S.P.

[1865?]
[Ms?] Cameron I send up this morniing such supplies
as I can get 5 bags meal 2 of good flour one of
coarse flour marked thus [illegible] Home Butter 5 cakes
5 [lbs?]Stagville butter 4 cakes 3 1/2 lbs [illegible] potatoes
Please return all barrells & bags as no one here
now to make them send the case from up [stairs?]
Please say to Ms Cameron I dont think he should
for the present use buy any salt or iron as a
large part of what he had from Richmond
a year or more since of iron is yet on hand
enough to finish another crop with care for
himself bro & sister as to salt his bro & sister
has none he has enough for him self & them
to put up the little crop of pork he has 45 sacks
of the coot salt on hand will be to see you
as soon as [illegible] to leave home cant find
out who the men have at stay will on [illegible]
it is a daily occurence & nightly to have such
men around us we are in a bad condition
dont know where to cook for any aid as the
home [illegible] is a dum consern Respectful [illgeible]
not been able to get & send the lightwood this
week will have you a load had for charles
to cary up next week as this little wagon is a
bout down Betsy has had a [rising?] on the finger
not get done your work will send it by next
opertunity