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Tunica Co. Sept 18th, 1859

Mr Cameron

Dear Sir

Your favour
of the 1st was received today, I am
glad to hear that your daughter was getting
well and hope that she has entirely
recovered before this, also that this
may find your self & rest of your family
in good health and am pleased to say
that the health of your plantation
is as good as could be expected [Kissia?]
is sick with billous fever but think the
fever is broken and that she will be able
to go out in a day or two. [Benly?] one of the children
is also sick his case may be billousness
do not anticipate anything serious in either
case. My little girl Harriet and two
other cases of light chills constitute
the sickness on Hand at this time.
There is generally an average of six to eight
cases on hand daily some weeks not
so many but all the cases easly
stoped for a time but [illegible]
by return which have not been
able to prevent so far would
like to get some remedy that would prevent
a relaps.