Edmund A. Garrison to Harriet F. Kirby, 22 August 18XX
                 Ft Craig  Aug 22
 
Dear Sister
                 I have received
two letters from you and
all the letters that I have
received from home
     I am doing nothing at
preasant.  Amos is unsettled
in his business   Talks of
drawing out of the firm
If he does we will go into
some thing together
 
     We think something of
buying  California bountys. 
If we do one or both of us will go
to California
 
     This is a very rough
Country and if I cannot
make money very fast I
will come to the States
very soon
 
     Amos has done very
well    I think he can
close his business and
come home with 12 or 15
thousand speaking within
bounds
 
     Tell Katie I delivered
her preasants to Uncle Amos
he has a preasant for the
kids but I think he will keep
it until he comes home
which I think will be
next year   
 
      Tell John that
I do not think the tax
is right     I think Frank counts
for all the time he was
with the Reg” and I am
not willing to pay for the
time that I was not
with the Reg”    Let Henry
settle it    he is posted
Franks means for me
to pay $110.    It is wrong    I
only pay one half of the tax
of the time I was in partners
with him    he had the
Reg” by himself part the
time.
 
     I forgot about the
muslin but Anna can
go to mother and get
the keys and send you
one piece of the white
muslin.    I left in such
a hurry     I done very well
it cost me $190. to getto
Fort Craig    All told saved
from $175 to $200. on the
trip    If you wish to- Folks
tell them they owe me
a letter    I have written
to them two or three
times since I left and
have not heard from them
Do not pay Frank $110.
for my share    never mind
what he says    my share
is not so much   not more
than one half    Give my
love to all the folks
Amos send his    We are
enjoying very good health
 
            From Your
               brother  Guss         
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(600)DL0068.04514Letters18XX-08-22

Letter from Captain Amos F. Garrison, United States Volunteers Commissary Department, Fort Craig, August 22, to his sister Mrs. John Kirby, Salem, New Jersey; Accompanied by Cover


Tags: Money

People - Records: 2

  • (370) [recipient] ~ Kirby, Harriet Fithian ~ Garrison, Harriet Fithian
  • (373) [writer] ~ Garrison, Edmund Augustus

Places - Records: 2

  • (185) [origination] ~ Fort Craig, Socorro County, New Mexico
  • (221) [destination] ~ Salem, Salem County, New Jersey

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Edmund A. Garrison to Harriet F. Kirby, 22 August 18XX, DL0068.045