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1857 December 1 . John Dickson ALS to [Anne Dickson and David Porritt]; Janesville, [Wisconsin].

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Box 66, Small Collections
Abstract:
Mentions the financial panic, stating that "there has been so many banks broke that people have lost all confidence in them and in each other" and that he is glad that his recipients did not come out at this time. He will stay and wait for trade to improve. Lumbering is more profitable in Janesville than farming. To be successful, a farmer needs sons to work without pay. Wheat is selling for a price that doesn't cover the cost of growing it. People pay more for fencing their property than for the property itself. Long and heavy winters. Thanks for the quality blankets; Yankees use "comforters" and think they are great, "but they appear to be a most prejudiced people."
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6 pages

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Anne Dickson Porritt family letters, 1849-1859
Total components 9
Last indexed 2025-02-09