Name/Title
Keen Letter, 1868Entry/Object ID
2021.16.80Tags
1860s, PostageScope and Content
Letter addressed to Aaron Keen from his son Walter S. Keen.
"No 16 and more half
and seventeen and a half
of flour
Youngstown Sep 17/68
Friends at Home
It is with plaisher
that I seat my self down
this fine after noon to
inform you that I am well
and hope you are the same
Times have been
very dull here now
in the Past but are
better now and we
are now Stocking up
for to be ready for the
fall trade next week
we will have 100. barrels
of flour and will
have every two weeks
100. barrels and will
sell as cheap as you
could go and by 10 lbs (?)
for we will sell
the best white wheat
for about 10.50 to 11.00 dollars
pr barrel and the Read
for 9.50 to 10.00 pr barrel
we are going to sell
200. barrels pr month.
our trade runs from 200.
to 300. hundred Dollars
a day. we are selling
the best of White wheat
for $11.50 pr barrel.
I had intended to come
home Sunday but our
Horse is so lame that
we cant drive her any
but will be home
as soon as convenient
yours truly
W.S.Keene"Acquisition
Accession
2021.16Source or Donor
Cover, Dave, Luoma, LeonardLocation
Location
Container
Civil WarRoom
ArchivesBuilding
Morgan History CenterDate
January 6, 2022Notes
Folder: Post Civil War Letters 2Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Keen, Aaron, Keen, Walter S.Related Places
Place
* Untyped Place
Youngstown, Ohio