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 Desires to buy Wheat; Willing to Pasture Horses

  • » Date: 1846 about
  • » Subject: Desires to buy Wheat; Willing to Pasture Horses
  • » Written By: Stephen Porter
  • » Addressed To: Major James Turk Gleaves Sr
  • » Transcriber: Dennis Glaves
  • » File # 382

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Dear Uncle I want to buy five bushels of wheat if you have it to spare and I will pay you for it as soon as I can
P.S. Tell Cousin Robt that I will let him put his five mares and charge him for four. Yours as well

Stephen Porter

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S Stephen Porter
  Stephen Porter

(appears Robert Gleaves was practicing writing his name & other scribblings)

Transcriber Notes

Stephen Porter was the son of James Turk Gleaves’ oldest sister Mary “Polly” Gleaves Porter.  There are several letters authored by him on this website.

Cousin Robt is James’ son, Robert Harvey Gleaves.

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