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of the Boat — he paid me in Gold — took the OutUnes 

 of Both the Warblers by Candle Light to afford Me time to 

 morow to finish both — 



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Raining & Blowing hard all Night the weather 

 cooled Considerably, much Like some of our April day 

 at Henderson — took a Walk Early, while waiting for 

 the Light to Increase and enable Me to Work — passed 

 through a Large Cotton Plantation yet unpicked 

 Looked Like if a Heavy Snow had fell and frose on 

 every Pod — 



the great regularity with which this is [Planted] 

 sowed and raised attracts the Eye imediatly; it Lays 

 in rows I believe allways runing at right Angle to the 

 River, about 6 feet distant from each other and the 

 plants about 3 and so straight that your Eye is Car- 

 ried to the farthest extremity of the field without the 

 Lease obstruction — even at this time that the Cotton 

 has Ceased to be attended for Many weeks, it is quite 

 free from Weeds of any sort — 



the Woods here have a new and very romantic 

 appearance — the Plant Called Pamitta raises pro- 

 miscuously through them the Moss on every tree 

 darkens the under growth and affords to the [Mind] 

 melancholy [fashioned] Mind a retreat thooted by 

 the Chirpings of hundreds of [ — ] Beautifully Plumed 

 inhabitants — 



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