Yikes
So much has happened since the last time I wrote. It has been 2 years and my huge family has been decreasing over the last couple of months. Flu, malaria, and smallpox has taken 11 of my siblings including Cornelius. Father is growing very sick and instead of helping him like a good obedient wife, my stupid mother has been busy teaching the slaves how to read. Speaking of slaves, a couple of months ago I had caught Abraham stealing the wheat we grew and secretly selling it. After months of risking getting in trouble just to give him bread, I realized he was just as dishonest and evil as Father told me he was. That night I sold Abraham and I stopped my sympathy for these slaves because they were all the same… all 192 of them. For some reason, Mother seems to like spending time with them and despite Father’s wishes, she spends the majority of her days listening to their stories and talking to them. Anyways, with Father sick and Cornelius dead, I am now head of the plantation. I will spend all my time and effort to bring success to the Crawford name.