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- GLC#
- GLC04601.02-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- December 11, 1801
- Author/Creator
- Smith, Calvin, 1768-1840
- Title
- to Jedediah Smith
- Place Written
- Natchez, Mississippi
- Pagination
- 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 32 cm, Width: 19 cm
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- The Age of Jefferson & Madison
Begins by saying how happy he is to know Jedediah is alive. Tries to convince him to move to the Mississippi territory where the soil is so much more fertile than the stony ground of Massachusetts. Describes in detail all the advantages he would have if he moved. Gives him instructions and directions for the best way to make the journey. Talks about the mail for a bit. Mentions that the wife of Philander Smith, their brother, has died. Calvin informs that he and his wife have had a daughter. Discusses another brother named Luther who lives within the boundaries of Spanish territory and has nine slaves. Remarks that the crops were good notwithstanding the drought they experienced this year. States that this land is preferable to any in the Union. Gives regards to his family.
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