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Maitland, Grier (fl. 1846-1920) to Joseph M. Maitland

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.10.116 Author/Creator: Maitland, Grier (fl. 1846-1920) Place Written: Salem, Ohio Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 March 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope ; 20 x 25.6 cm. Order a Copy

Grier writes to his brother and reports the weather has been snowy and windy. Informs him that the price of corn has dropped and the whiskey tax has risen. Comments he has sold forty bushels of corn at sixty-seven cents each. States he is considering buying a few sheep. Continues the letter the next day, 18 March 1864. Mentions Bell was there all evening and comments on how mischievous she is. Discusses the neighbors. Includes a three cent stamp on the envelope.

Joseph Maitland enlisted on 8 August 1862 as a Private. He was mustered into "G" Co. OH 95th Infantry. He was mustered out 31 may 1865 at Memphis, Tennessee.

Maitland, Joseph M., 1839-1918
Maitland, William Grier, 1847-1921

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