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 James is recovering from an illness; the price of bacon that the College wants to pay.

  • » Date: 1842-03-02
  • » Subject: James is recovering from an illness; the price of bacon that the College wants to pay.
  • » Written By: Major James Turk Gleaves Sr
  • » Addressed To: Dr. Samuel Crockett Gleaves
  • » Transcriber: Alice Hix
  • » File # 252

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Buffalo Ford Va
March 2nd 1842

10
Paid

Samuel C. Gleaves
Glade Spring
Washington Coy
Va

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Buffalo Ford Wythe Va
2nd of March 1842

Dear Sons
I have now become able to write to you, to inform you that my health is still improving, I suffer no pain at all, but I am very weak my strength Seems to come to me much more Slow than my health does, my appetite is good & I hope that with care to be able to attend to my business in a few days

I received yours by Edmond, you say that Mr. Wiley is willing to allow 4 ½ cents & 5 cents for Bacon, he never can eat my Bacon at that nor will he get Jno. Rosenbumbs at that,  I would sooner give it to him & let him receive it at my house than to haul it to him for that price.  They take care to keep up their own wages & the price of Tuition & board, but we who actually have kept up the institution must take less than half price for our produce if they get it.

Edmond got to Mr. Seutts the day he left the College he says he never eat one mouthfull during the day (is this true)

I want you to write the first mail after you receive this & let me know how you both come as Jas, I think is down with the fever.

J. T. Gleaves

Transcriber Notes

The sons referred to in the salutation are Samuel Crockett Gleaves and George Wythe Gleaves, who are both attending Emory & Henry College. Jas, who is down with the fever, is their younger brother, James Gleaves.

In letter 251, Samuel wrote to his father telling him the price that the College would give him for his bacon. James expressed his dissatisfaction with the price when he forwarded that letter on to his neighbor. Also in the letter Samuel said he was very anxious to hear how his father was.

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