Letter from Joseph Harden to James W. Allen
| Title | Letter from Joseph Harden to James W. Allen |
|---|---|
| Subject | Harden, Joseph |
| Allen, James W. | |
| Brackney family | |
| United States. -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives | |
| Description | Letter from Joseph Harden to James W. Allen detailing the prices of food and the state of politics in the North. |
| Creator | Harden, Joseph |
| Source | Brackney family papers; MMS-0891; Center for Archival Collections; University Libraries; Bowling Green State University |
| Date | 1862-02-10 |
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| Format | Correspondence |
| application/pdf | |
| Language | eng |
| Identifier | mms00891_i00011 |
| https://digitalgallery.bgsu.edu/items/show/32727 | |
| Type | Text |
February 10 AD 1862 Dear friend I take this opportunity to answer your kind and much welcom letter which came to hand to let you now that we are all well at present and hope that these few lines ma find you in good health We have a very opin winter her but it is very healthy her wheat is ie 1.10 ex pr corn ie 40 per oats 50 pr coffee is 35 cnts sugar 13 cnts calico is 25 cnts muttin 25 to 40 cnts these are war times this abolition war makes hard times her I cant tel you wen this war will come to a close I think the Democrates party in the north will tri to settle soon I don't think ther wil be enny more Drafting dun I think if thare ill thare wil be war her for the pepel in the north wil not bar it enny longer thare is strong tolk of rebeling in the north nowI com to close now fore this time I wold be glad to see yew back with yore family an to cum and see use wunst more Want you to right as soon as you git this leter an let me now how times is thar From Joseph Harden |
