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March 23d 1866 Mr P. C. Cameron Dear Sir I have concluded to write you a few lines in care of Dr Jones - this will inform you that the health of all in this place is very good at this time – the Spring has bin very backward this year – I never planted any corn untill last Monday - I've planted about 130 acres - have bin stoped twice this week by rain - I do not think there is any time lost in planting – for I think we will have a good [deal?] of bad weather yet – Ive been throughed very much back by ginning cotton – I got the las to the river last Tuesday which will be in Mobile to day – all of your cotton will be in Mobile to day with the exception of 20 bails which was hauled the first of all to Demopolis for the benefit of mr Collins all done through Col Jones – I was in Demopolis las week and found that
these 20 bails was in Demopolis instead of Mobile I was perfectly astonished to find is so – the cotton now is stripped of bagging past patching and a part of the Cotton pulled and of the bails and [gorn?] – Mr Lyons says he could not help himself – I hold receipts for that cotton in good order and have stamps on them – Col Jones has a goodeal there in the same fix himself I will see him in a few days – all the rest of the cotton I hauled to the river and shipped is to mobile. as for those 20 bails I don’t feel eny blame on my shoulders about it as I thought it was in Mobile – I have receipts for 189 bails of cotton. besides I swaped 4 bails after the fall of selmer for bacon and in repacking thare was a loss of several bails – have some damages cotton in the blow room which I entend to see if I cant do something with if I can – I lost several bails in