January 28, 1858 from Martin Coleman to Dr. James H. Minor
Careysburg
Jan 28 1858
Dr
J H Minor
I Hope thes lines may find
you well as thes
leaves me
pleas send me one
Boshl of flour one barrel of
Pork one barrel of
Bacon one barrel of leaf tobaco four pair of No 10
shoes
one Role of blue
flannel send me a foulen pice
send me four Roles of Calico one cage of
molases one cage of shugar one Role of Bleach
cotton one bag of shots one
cage of Powder one
Box of soap send me tow
umbrellas one for me and one
for my Wife one
Barrel of corn meal one Box of
sodar
one sack of salt
tow pole
Axes
tow
grubing
hoes one Role of Blue Drilling
tow Pair of Children
shoes
1
No
3
tow pair of Blades one cage of Butter
one Role of Kentuckey Janes one set of Tin plates
one Dosen of Knive and forkes send me tow
Hounds
one cage of nails
no 4 one no
6
Nothing More at presan
Yours Truly Respetufuly
Marting Colemane