November the 25 1855
Mr. D. C Barrow
Sir we ar all well at this time Aderlines child has Bin sick But it seemes to Be well at this time I hav finish gethering of my corn I maid 204 loads there was 69 of them too horse loads and one hundred and forty one large waggon load trod as long as I could put it on the waggon I hav 129054 lbs of cotton out and I think I hav some twenty five thousain or mor to pick yet I hav load / soad [?] my wheat and cut the stalks and sprouted the ground and soad my Barley and I have put it in good order I thin I sent to Woodstack and got some blewstone and soak it Befor I soad it I hav my lint Room full of cotten and hav only too Bolts of Baggin I wish you to send me some Baggin and twin too and some salt if you pleas I think some of my hogs will doo to kill some time next week if the wether will suit I still think my calculation about my cotten crop is not far wronge I fild both of my cribs and hav too rail pens twenty od railes high full sep [?] shuck as much as I coud hav it done when it was pull I hav 125 head of out hogs and they all look very well but too I tak all the paines withem I can I have four or five sous to hav pigs yet I hav most enought hogs on hand to doo too years if I hav luck withem. I send 10 lbs of Butter and 30 hanks of spunn cotten to your
James A. Spratlin
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Sir pleas send me some roape too I hav only one peace of guoil [?]