Name/Title
Letter - M. Bryan 1852Entry/Object ID
2024.2.424Scope and Content
A single blue envelope, postmarked St Joseph Mo. with a red 3¢ stamp, addressed to Mrs. Sarah McClean, Columbia, Boone County, Mo., from M. Bryan. Written on the album sheet "May 9, 1852; No. 10. A.
The letter is folded in such a way to make its own envelope and is written on four sides of the larger sheet of paper.
The author do not use punctuation nor is their spelling correct. I apologize if the transcription is not totally accurate as the writing style is applicable to its era.Context
St. Joseph May the 9 1852
Dear Mother
I wrote to you last Sunday in answer to your letter and know I write to
you explain the purchase of Harrison M Lane has Bin at My House & we talked over
our old Matters & he says that W. Bryan got him to examine his Books last
Summer to see if Mother had paid $400 for me to him & he says that Mother has
never paid him any thing for Me & the note that Mr Lane gave Mother for the
Rent & other things he paid him self except $60 that John Bryan paid Lonnie says
that I paid him every Dollar that I old him & you never paid him one cent for Me
in any way There fore I have never got any thing For Harrison. I should like
to haven known this Before I thought that My account with James was larger than
it ought to have Bin last summer when I settled with him But he said it was
Right and you not paying for For Harrison explains the Matter Lonnie says he understood the
note that I gave Thomas Bryan & that the hundred Dollars that I sent to him I will
have to pay again so I am cheated out of that & you out of the 150 you went
Security to Morrison what in the Devil dose he Mean to Break us all up I told
you last summer that all you Done for him would be last tell David & Thadeous
Hiehm that I sent the $100 to gay & Co according to Directions & they my note
to Me Bell has the Measles & Sally & My self has very Bad Cold Mr Boyd is in very
Bad health & I Dont think he can live long Preston & family is well the emigration
here is large
James told By every Respectable Man that Thomas kept ????? House he has ????? Bank
your Money has Bin played off at Morty
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10" X 15.5"
