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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.10.116 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Joseph M. Maitland |
| Title | Grier Maitland to Joseph M. Maitland informing him that the price of corn has dropped, the whiskey tax has risen and Bell has visited for the evening |
| Date | 18 March 1864 |
| Author | Maitland, Grier (fl. 1837-1920) |
| Recipient | Maitland, Joseph M. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Grier writes to his brother and reports the weather has been snowy and windy. Informs him that the price of corn has dropped and the whiskey tax has risen. Comments he has sold forty bushels of corn at sixty-seven cents each. States he is considering buying a few sheep. Continues the letter the next day, 18 March 1864. Mentions Bell was there all evening and comments on how mischievous she is. Discusses the neighbors. Includes a three cent stamp on the envelope. |
| Subjects | Taxes or Taxation Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Government and Civics Finance Economics Civil War Military History Union Forces Women's History Children and Family |
| People | Maitland, Joseph M. (1839-1918) Maitland, Grier (fl. 1837-1920) Wharton, Bell (fl. 1862-1866) |
| Place written | Salem, Ohio |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Agriculture; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Joseph Maitland enlisted on 8 August 1862 as a Private. He was mustered into "G" Co. OH 95th Infantry. He was mustered out 31 may 1865 at Memphis, Tennessee. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Brother |
| Civil War: Unit | 95th Ohio Infantry, G Company |