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 1858-01-21. 
January 21, 1858 from Mary Scott To Dr. James H. Minor

  

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January 21, 1858 from Mary Scott To Dr. James H. Minor[1]


Master James
Docter Minor Dear Sir

i Drop you
these few lines and i hope that thay may finde
you and family well as it leaves me at pres
ent and i enjoy good helth at this tim and
My Respects to all enquiring frendes and to Mrs
Mary and Children if you Be pleas to send mee
one Barrel of Bacon and one Barel of flooer one Barrel
of fish a keg of Buter a Barrel of Suggar and
if you Be pleas to send me a Bonnet
And a Counter Pin Pleas to send me a
Blue Barage[2] Dress and some Lawn and geigem
and a Roll of Bleach Cotton and 3 Pair of Shoes
and Stocking is you Please and Ball of
figerd White Ribbon and if you Pleas Sir
to Direct our letters and things to
Carys Burg is you Pleas Sir

No More to say But Remaine
your humle servant
Mary S coot

 
[1]

The letter has an embossing mark in the upper left-hand corner.

[2]

Probably "barège/barrege" a "woolen gauze or woolen granadine" or a "light weight dress fabric" originally made in Barège, France (Isabel B. Wingate, ed., Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles.