Origsize: 8 x 10; Origformat: Artifact; Resolution: 600 DPI
Name/Title
Letter from Horace Braman to Capt David R. Braman
Entry/Object ID
2024.02.19
Scope and Content
2024.02.19A
Envelope is addressed to Capt D. R. Braman Avon Lake Lorain Co Ohio
In Care of E.W. Braman
Postmarked BUFFALO / MAR 17 1864 / NY
2024.02.19B
Letter to Capt David R. Braman from Horace Braman sent from Buffalo to Avon Lake on Mar 17, 1864.
Front:
Good morning David + all the rest of the folks I received your letter yesterday I with the grates of pleasure but I was somewhat surprised on getting a letter from you, but I was very glad to get a letter from you + also to hear that you were all well + to hear that Alvira was getting along so nicely well now I hope that she will keep improving + get so to be about the house when I see her again you did not say anything about Delia where is she her school must be out I wrote to her + Lydia soon after we came hear + have not heard from them as yet I received a letter from Stonewall Jackson yesterday he says that he is going on ?mate? on the ?Black Bones? did not say who was going to sail the boat on the ise is all out of the River + Bason but then they is not mutch doing towards painting and fiting and yet thinks perhaps they will in a few days you wanted to know what I though about those men do as you think best but I think that Wilfred will not be the man for us but we can try him wher is Reckless Boor does he not calculate to go with us about that stone Traid do not now what to say about that but then I wouuld not make any contract till we earned a load or two then we can tell more about it you
Back:
can tell more about that than I can what frait will they pay + what kind of stone they are now you se if you should make a contract with them about there furnishing a Derrick for an loading you must have it in writing now I wish that you could send me that money soon for I do not now what I will do no more at the present write soon
From your Brother
Horace
I send Delia some Cards you can give them the cards when you see them
