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Autograph letter signed, addressed to the writer's mother

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Title Autograph letter signed, addressed to the writer's mother

Creator Smither, George

Date 1859

Language English

Extent [2] p. 31 cm

User-Contributed Transcription Fillmore Andrew Co MoMonday 18 Apr 1859 2 oclock PMMrs Emily SmitherDear MotherAlthough it has been but a few days since I wrote to you from - St Joe I have no doubt you will be pleased to hear from us again - And as we will be detained in this place some two hours having some repairs done on some of the ox waggons I will spend a few leasure moments in writing a line to you. The day after I wrote to you from St Joseph we left that place and took a northern direction through Buckhannan & Andrew Co through as fine country as I ever saw in my life the country here is well improved and looks something like Kentucky in many particulars - you can see the negroes in the fields and the wells are deep and have windl asses - all olld Kentuck' style. The news here from the Peak is very good - and we are all in good Spirits - there are 17 of us Schuylerites in company and we think of going through together -Yesterday (Sunday) we layed up in camp - Some of us passed our time reading, some writing some playing checkers & others were hunting, they killed 47 squirrels besides numerous rabbits, pigeons &c Charles cooked some lite? corn bread yesterday it weighed 4 1/2 lbs to the square inch. Sofe Manlorey got up some of the same kind of bread only his was made of flour - Jim Doyle says it make first rate razor straps - We have two loaves of the bread you cooked for us yet - we have plenty

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Call Number VAULT folio Graff 3871

BibID 991573578805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Unique Identifier NL1V6IH

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