The allowance for every grown negro, let him or her be old and good for nothing, and every young one that works in the field, is a peck of corn a week and a pint of salt and a piece of meat not exceeding fourteen pounds per month. No negro to have more than forty lashes, no matter what his crime. The suckling children and all small ones who do not work in the field draw a half allowance of corn and salt. Any negro can have a ticket to go about the neighborhood, but cannot leave it without a pass. No strangers allowed to come on the place without a pass. The negroes to be tasked when the work allows it. I require a reasonable day's work well done. The task to be regulated by the state of the ground and the strength of the negro. All visiting between the Georgia plantation to be refused. [The Telfairs owned another plantation on the Georgia side of the river.] No one to get husbands or wives across the river. No night meeting or preaching allowed on the place except on Saturday or Sunday morning. If there is any fighting on the place whip all engaged in it, no matter what may be the cause it may be covered with. In extreme cases of sickness employ a physician. After a dose of castor oil is given, a dose of calomel, and blister applied, if no relief, then send. My negroes are not allowed to plant cotton for themselves. Everything else they may plant. Give them ticket to sell what they make. I have no Driver (slave-driver). You are to task the negroes yourself. They are responsible to you alone for work. Certain negroes are mentioned by name: Many persons are indebted to Elsey for attending upon their negroes. I wish you to see them or send to them for the money. If Dolly is unable to return to cooking she must take charge of all the little negroes. Pay Free Moses two dollars and a half for taking care of things left at his landing.