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Ubil, Frederick, fl. 1862-1864 to John Reeser

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.43.04 Author/Creator: Ubil, Frederick, fl. 1862-1864 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 August 1862 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 25.9 cm Order a Copy

Writes Reeser asking for help on the farm and offers to pay him. Request that he plough and sow the clover and purchase phosphate for areas without manure. Inquires about the news of the day and about his neighbors. Mentions not knowing when he will return and having to wait for a draft.

Ubil, Frederick, fl. 1862-1864
Reeser, John, fl. 1862-1865

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