Friend Robert,

As it has been a long time since I heard from you I concluded to write you a few lines once more. I’m under the impression that I wrote you the last letter and you owe me a letter, but it seems very much like you don’t care to hear from me. If I have said or done any thing to wound your feelings, I’m not aware of it and it was done unintentional, for I would not do any thing to hurt a friends feelings, especially one I hold value in my heart as I do for you and your family, for I look on you as my best friend in Georgia.

I said some very hard things about Mr. Ridley, but not until he made some very rough remarks about me and tried to put a friend of mine out with me without a cause and it may be that you have become offended at what I said of Ridley, if so I’m very sorry, but I have nothing to take back. I still stand on what I said of Ridley and his neighbor told me what I know. I’m in hopes you are not offended, if you are not, I will receive an answer to this and if you are, I don’t expect a reply.

How did your wife come out with the Berkshire gilt that I sent her. How did yours and your Uncle’s boars turn out, did they develop into fine animals.

Well we had very bad luck with our pack of dogs, last February a dog with hydrophobia got in our pack and we lost eleven, two eight month puppies, the rest were grown dogs, only left our seven running dogs, cleaned father up entirely, left Mr. Lindsey Rolland and Mr. Carter, one each, left me four good dogs and two old ones. I have seven good dogs now and two puppies, eight months old. The hydrophobia left Dan, Pepper, Bell, Barron’s old Streaker and old Flash McKay. Mr. McKay presented me four dogs or rather one dog and three bitches. They are by Dan, out of Flash, she by Ham Barron. Three of them are splendid fox dogs for their practice, never have been hunted a great deal. Tom, Daissie, Millie and Elba are their names. Tom is nearly white, a very fine young dog, Millie is a black and tan and a rather extra good young bitch for her practice, Daissie is a promising young bitch, color nearly white, Elba, black and white and she hasn’t proven to be much yet, they never had a seasons work on hunting. I can tell you more of them by March if nothing happens. My two Kentucky dog puppies are black, white and tan. The bitch is nearly white and has one glass eye, she is a beauty, fine form and has a beautiful head. I will let you know how they prove out. I lost the red bitch Marshall sent me by John.

Love to you and yours, your true friend, James W.Green