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Natchez Dec 19th 1833
Dear Ballard
This will inform you
we have only about forty Negros on
hand here sold fast for 10 days
at tolerably fair prices but have been
unfortunate in loosing 8 or 10 since
Since they arrived. Uncle Isaac
will leave for New Orleans on tomorrow
& will remit you Some finally from
that Place would do so from this
but cannot get checks for less than one
Pct [prn?] in this City. we have Strong
opposition & have about 550 Negros in
market & we do expect to have hell
this spring for they do Say they are some
Cholora in these [dizzins?] Try to reduce
the Prices if possible & Send more but there
likeliest Negros they will sell
Adieu
Isaac R Franklin