Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1865-02-14
TEN BALES.
CLARK County Alabama

Mr. Broom Sn.itb and johnson Noble
DEAR SR-After what is due to friend-
ship rite you these few lines to inform
you of the death of my wife she departed
this life on wensdae mornin the fourteen
of this month in great Pece of congestife
chills Her funeral is to be preeched Iat
Salem church brother Fog of fishiatihg
which is the okashin of my writin theFe
fue lines to order you TO send me sootlof
close and Barle of Whiskey as | wan1to
make respectful apearns on that soltm
okashin am five feet 10 and way 155
pound wait you must select me good ar
ticle you self close that fits your wager
Mr. Jim Goodin will about fit if anything
a leetle chunkier want Dexters best at
far price for my nabers to keep eli the
chills which is prevailin in this sexshun OF
country make strong pot of coffy well
billed and strong put in handful of pep
pers and pint OF whisky give every hand
a cupful in proportion goin to the held OF
mornin before the Jews is off and give
your niggers warm close and wool socks
knit and chilIs is no whar let them try
tins reset that likes My wife paternized
the steam practice and took these medicipe
the rsglar Fsekiity meHghs haVA s.
her life then agin they mought not God he
knows His will be done Sarah Jane
Harbucket was 81 year nine months and
3 days old when she departed this life a
good wife Plus christian woman likewise
a consistent member of the Baptist persua-
shin Let us all be likewise prepared she
was also a gradyowate of Marion collidge
and her DIPLOMA sertifying to the same
hangs before me sad relict of the past an
advantage your humbh servent never in
must excuse ritng and spelling whar amiss
likewise excuse my feelings on this ocka-
shun out of the fullness of the hart the
mouth speaketh SO says the book but gents
bizness is bizness craps has not turned out
what / expected and looked for and
alters thought they would not there has
been no sezins to make truck grow my
crop is 10 Bags with nine groan hands with
children that helps on considerable in
pickin however crop of corn and no meet
to by Wiley Harbucket his crap 10 Balls
number to 10 Dan, Butin his crap IL
Balls John TShadrack his crap and two
Balls he tuck in trade the two Balls mark
ed with cross make them county Sales
to itself in all Is Bags for John T Shad-
rack David Pipkins 8 Bags-My Niggers
has one Bag marked Wiley Harbueket
with Boys below on the head which | want
the county sales seprat to itselfthe proseeds
sent to me accordin to the bill inclosed-
Boy Joe one shar-Bob one shar-Elijah
one shar--Nancy one shar and a caliker
dress to cost not more than dollar and
half extra to be charged to my county sales
and balluns Of the niggers bag they want
sent in cotton stockins for women and
pece of Grape not to cost too much for the
funeral which l am willing to crafty them
especially Nancy which is faithful SER
want and waited on my deceased wife faith
ful so you will please fill the bill in the
shars accordin to the best of yore Judge
ment accordin to the bill In regardin the
Cotton to yore best care and attention the
lint is extra Mise and all put mp neetly at
my gin and all Dean seed cotton and a
Mise article and neetly put up to averidge
$50 to 500 pound and the niger Bail nigh
on to 600 pound not ben enuff for anotl-
er Bail-now gents we ships all to yore
house and give yore house our paternidge
and we want the biggest dollar our cotton
will fetch which is much needed money
bein skase and short crop and expenses
heavy at this ritin and not sakritice our
produce on the first offer and let no man
way orr cotton but Jim Gooden which
will be satisfactory to all CONSERVED and
does US justice in the waits-My Nabers
has trusted this bizness to me and leave all
to yore best judgement when to sell and
don't set no limmit but think produce will
go up when folks comes to know how short
a crop is made in this sexshun not half
crop and send every man his county sales
accordin to name at Motifs Post office
Clark County Alabama and county sales
of the Balls for John T Shadrack seprat
and one Bag of Ny Niggers seprat to it
self will send to the Peach tree for the
close and things ordered by Friday comm
providence permitten wanted to 60 down
myself but it has been ordered different
Yore letter in regardin the Wor and mon
ey market is received also the papers for
which yon have my best respects I have
not been abill to consider the subjeck bein
under all the deep waters but the lord be
praised am supported under this Attic
shnn and will rite you my idees.
No more at present yours to command
WILEY HARBUCKEr.