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and every head of a family has his house & farm. The hardest portion of manual labor is performed by the men & the women occassionally & lend a hand lined out: to the mission? in the field, more by choice, and necassity than any thing else. This is applicable to the poorer clans, and can't do them the Justice to say, they very contentedly perform the duties of the kitchen and that they are the most valuable portion of our Citizens -- They sew - they weave - they spin, they cook our meals and act well the duties assigned them by Nature as mothers - as far as they are able & improved. The African slaves are generally mostly held by Half breeds and full Indians of distinguished talents. In this class the principal value of property is retained and their farms are conducted in the same - style with the southern white farmers of equal ability - in point of property. Their houses are usually of hewed logs, with brick chimnies & shingled roofs, there are also a few excellent Brick houses & frames. Their furniture is better than the exterior appearances of their houses would incline a stranger to suppose - they have their regular breaks as the whites - Servants to attend on them in their