Charles Drayton II to Charles Drayton III, 1836 February 26

Regarding plantation instructions: to keep the slaves from working in ditches or banks during inclement weather, taking care of the older slaves, death of Jibi at Drayton Hall, division of land to cotton/rice cultivation at Georgia plantation, finding a "man" to leave at the plantation during the summer when Charles III will leave, having the slaves make baskets with rushes and oak, to gather the cut cedar logs, to acquire potatoes root and good cotton seed (the later, by begging if necessary), planting "a few hills of sugar cane", death of Mr. John North.