Carey, Henry G., fl. 1839-1861 to Galloway Cheston

GLC03228.04

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GLC#
GLC03228.04-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
April 25, 1861
Author/Creator
Carey, Henry G., fl. 1839-1861
Title
to Galloway Cheston
Place Written
Baltimore, Maryland
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 13.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Reports to his uncle on the city of Baltimore at the beginning of the Civil War. States that everything is quiet. Asks him for some financial advice and states that there is no news in copper. Encloses some letters from others. Remarks upon the economy and rising prices in Baltimore, "No business of any kind doing, partners all drilling in the 'Home Guard' clerks in the 'Maryland Gds.' Flour $10 per bbl for family. Potatoes $1.00 to $1.25 per bus. I don't know what the poor people will do if this continues."

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