Judy Harden to Howell Lewis, Dr. James H. Minor, and Frank Nelson 1858 February 27

1858-02-27.

February 27, 1858 from Judy Harden to Howell Lewis, Dr. James H. Minor, and Frank Nelson

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February 27, 1858 from Judy Harden[1] to Howell Lewis, Dr. James H. Minor, and Frank Nelson

Feburary the 27 1858

Mr Howell Lewis and Mr minor and
mr nelson

Sir will you pleas to
send me one barreal of pork and one
barrell of shugar as I now stand in need
of it I am now a lone without a hus
ban but I mean to go to Cultivating
the sol soail and one barell of flower
and a box of soader and a set of nives and
forks set of Cups and sausars and a set of
tinnplats and 12 cups tinn pleas send
me one roal of bleached Coton and a
role asemburg ausomburgh [2] pleas to send me
suteble clothing for my children and pleas
to send me some suteable clothing
for my self and a box of hankcheff
and a box of stockings and a box of sope
and thread choose for my self and
chillern and pleas to take this leter
to your self and pleas to study
my intrust you three

I did not git anything
worth a waring before
and bead spreds bead ticken

Judy Hardon

William Dugless
Witness

[1]

Although the letter is signed "Judy Hardon," in Immigrants to Liberia, 1843 to 1865: an alphabetical listing, Robert T. Brown lists the the surname as Harden rather than Hardon.

[2]

Osnaburg is "a coarse, strong, plain weave cotton fabric... The original cloths often were yarn dyed in blue and white and brown and white stripes, checks and solid colors, and were used locally for work clothing." Wingate, Isabel B., Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles, sixth edition.

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February 27, 1858 from Judy Harden[1] to Howell Lewis, Dr. James H. Minor, and Frank Nelson