352 A BRIEF MEMOIR 



early period, the same that Mr. Secretary 

 Crawford distributed the seed of some years 

 back. It was abundant in produce ; the seed 

 fuzzy and the wool of a dirty yellow colour, 

 which would not bring over the price of the 

 other short staple cottons, but I know it to 

 produce three hundred weight to the acre, on 

 Teykel Island, in Georgia. The kidney seed 

 cotton — that is a cotton which produces the 

 seed all clustered together, with a long strong 

 staple, extending from one side of the seeds, 

 (and which I believe to be the Brazilian, or 

 Pernambucco cotton) was tried, and was the 

 only new species upon which there could have 

 been any hesitation, but this too was given up, 

 because not as valuable and not as productive. 

 I have given the names of gentlemen, because 

 I had no other means of establishing facts, and 

 now my communication shall close. 



Your very obedient Servant, 



THOMAS SPALDING, 



Darien, 



Georgia. 



To the Editor of the Charkstown Courier. 



