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 Order for Whiskey or brandy with payment by sheep

  • » Date: 1822-10-04
  • » Subject: Order for Whiskey or brandy with payment by sheep
  • » Written By: William Hail
  • » Addressed To: Major James Turk Gleaves Sr
  • » Transcriber: Lois D. Gleaves
  • » File # 807

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(On cover page)
 to Major Gleaves

(written sideways)
W Hail order
to Gleaves 
$3,00

(written upside down)
5th June 1828
    Received one sheep & lamb
               At $1.50
Your offer met to settle 50 cents with your brother

 

Francis Hail of Grayson County approved the payment of the within order which amounts to $3.00
                                                             J. T. Gleaves

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October the 4 1822 after my best compliments to you please to send me four gallons of whiskey or brandy by Barton and this shall be your note for it to Major Glaves
By William Hail

Transcriber Notes

This is an interesting transaction.  The request for whiskey was made in 1822, but the debt was not settled until 1828, 5 ½ years later and for sheep at that!

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