Letter from Pleasant Bullard in Claiborne, Alabama, to James Dellet in Washington, D.C.

In the letter Bullard, an overseer for Dellet, discusses the cotton and corn crops; the lack of rain in the area; the number of hogs on the plantation; the behavior of the slaves; and new clothing that has been ordered for them. At the time the letter was written, Dellet was serving in the United St...

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