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Wirt, Elles, fl. 1863 to A. P. Kessler

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.52.08 Author/Creator: Wirt, Elles, fl. 1863 Place Written: Whitley County, Indiana Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 August 1863 Pagination: 3 p. : envelope Height: 24.8 cm, Width: 27.4 cm Order a Copy

Discusses his farm and land. List the selling price of corn, hay, wheat, oats, potatoes, chicken, beef, and various other items. Request a favor to borrow their oxen and a horse. Writes he will pay them after harvest. Sends his best to the family.

Wirt, Elles, fl. 1863
Kessler, A. P., fl. 1863

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