Sumter County Ga Dec 17th 1838 
Col J. B. Lamar Dear Sir, I send you the weights of the Negroes cotton on this [lot] we have had so much rain I could not get it out and gined any sooner 
 
Ned Bevvin [?]  1304 
Caswell  1420 
Sam Herbert  1850 
Mack   1415 
Fanny  610 
Strong  1450 
Bob  1320 
Soloman  1400 
Gabe  1510 
Joe  1270 
Mingo  1250 
Josh  1460 
Boson  1400 
August Peter 1452 
Cesar  1625 
Willis  614 
Maria  1400 
Mingo Peter 725 
 
There cotton was picked out and weighed [and] some of it pretty wet which accounts for so much seed cotton to the lint very truly yours 
 
W. P. Mount 
 
[verso] 1858 Mounts Nankin 
 
 
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Calhoun's Nankin (Bibb Co.) 
Waley   1010 
Mevilla  684 
Arthur  600 
Marinda  400 
Dave  1376 
George  1217 
Pompey  997 
Stephen  290 
Billy   1327 
Edinboro 1540 
Samson  1671 
Old Abram 805 
Jim Darby 1948 
Gus  1488 
Peter  1142 
Charles  1797 
Mark  1486 
John  878 
Seaman  780 
Greene  745 
Walker  1270 
 
 [total] 23451 
 
[verso] 1868 Calhouns Nankin Bibb