One page letter on 5x8 1/2 paper from D. Braman to H.W. Aldrich. The letter concerns unloading procedures in Buffalo and repair work on the ship. Will write when they leave.
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Buffalo May 11th 64
Mr. H. W. Aldrich Wednesday
Sir I take this
opportunity of writing a few lines to
you let you know where we are & to
send Twenty Five Dollars in this
letter we got started back to finish our
load Friday morning but it
looked bad we started the bolt
roap from the mainsail we had to
take it in and mend it when of your
place we came in here Monday
afternoon at six O clock. I wish you could
fech dow the tar when we got to Cleveland
the riging need it I don’t know we
shall get uloaded to day but i shall
write when I leave
Yours Truly
D.R. Braman
