September 06, 1774
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He gave me Directions for raising the latter.----Cotton must be planted about the middle of May in rich Land, prepared with Hills, & made very mellow. When up it must be weeded & kept clean, it must be top'd & suckered as Tobacco, otherwise it runs too much to vine. Towards the Fall it will begin to open, when the opened pods mu[s]t be gathered & laid by til dry, then the Cotton pick'd out & clean'd----
Fithian Papers, Manuscripts Division,
Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
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