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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.52.08 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Thomas J. Kessler, G company, 1st regiment, Michigan, sharpshooters |
| Title | Elles Wirt to A. P. Kessler discusses his farm, land prices of items |
| Date | 21 August 1863 |
| Author | Wirt, Elles (fl. 1863) |
| Recipient | Kessler, A. P. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses his farm and land. List the selling price of corn, hay, wheat, oats, potatoes, chicken, beef, and various other items. Request a favor to borrow their oxen and a horse. Writes he will pay them after harvest. Sends his best to the family. |
| Subjects | Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Wheat Commerce Merchants and Trade Finance Transportation |
| People | Wirt, Elles (fl. 1863) Kessler, A. P. (fl. 1863-1868) |
| Place written | Whitley County, Indiana |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Agriculture; Banking & Economics; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 1st Michigan Sharpshooters, G company |