**My Nephew had no management of yS planting
interest, and my Brother who had it, by a stroke
of the palsy had been long incapable of all busi-
ness. I thank God there is now a prospect of
things being differently conducted. I have pre-
vailed upon a conspicuous good man (who by his
industry and honesty has raised a fine fortune for
two orphan children my dear Mr Pinckney was
guardian to,) to undertake the direction and inspec-
tion of the overseers. He is an excellent planter,
a dutchman, originally Servant and overseer to Mr
Golightly, who has been much solicited to under-
take for many Gentlemen, but as he has no family

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but a wife^ and is comfortable enough in his cir-
cumstances^ refuses to do for any but women &
children, who are not able to do for themselves.
So. if it please God to prosper us and send good
Seasons I hope to Clear all next year, I find it
requires great care and attention to attend to a
Carolina Estate, tho' but a moderate one, and to
do one^s duty, and make all turn to ace!. I have
as much business of one kind & another as I can go
through; perhaps His better for me, and I believe
it is, had there not been a necessity for it I might
have sunk to the grave by this time, in that Leth-
argy :>f stupidity w?? had seized me.''

There are letters of the same tone to Lady
Carew, Mrs. King, and others, generally too
sad for publication.
