Newberry Library - Coomer, John, Otis Mason correspondence, Dec. 14, 1868

Coomer, John, Otis Mason correspondence, Dec. 14, 1868

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Title Coomer, John, Otis Mason correspondence, Dec. 14, 1868

Date Dec. 14, 1868

Place Illinois--Fairbury

Language English

Subjects Husband and wife, Soldiers, United States, American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)

Format Correspondence

User-Contributed Transcription he sold the Harbison notes to me and has Recd all his Pay when he sold he went to Lees Summit Missouri and did not like Came back and Bought of Ben Walton the carpenters Shop acrost from Samuel Baker and agreed to Pay him Six Hundred Dollars and has not Paid one cent his money all gone and Walton Trying to get some Pay he has started work in said Shop and has one of Browns Boys of Chenoa and Wm P Griffith to work for him and a Plenty of Whisky money is scarce and Property Lower Corn sells for 42 Cts pr Bushel wheat 80 Butter 30
John Coomer
Hattie says the little dress patron was put together wrong she sent the little dress and mincemeet joys boys the pop corn Mrs Olney gave 25 cts on your dress we put in the things that were not marked I think your sweet potatoes must be good by this time Minerva Huston and Miss Clement from [[?]]arest are boarding here so I have not time for much play Christmas is coming
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Archival Collection Title Francema Mason - Otis Mason correspondence

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Call Number Midwest MS Mason Box 1 Folder 2

BibID 991830148805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Size 2113px × 3308px 20.04 MB

Filename 991830148805867_midwest_ms_mason_box_01_fl_002_01_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL1Z3V1

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