Maitland, Grier, fl. 1837-1920 to Joseph M. Maitland
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.10.116 Author/Creator: Maitland, Grier, fl. 1837-1920 Place Written: Salem, Ohio Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 March 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Height: 20 cm, Width: 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.
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