Letter, Peleg Clarke Jr. to Mary T. Clarke & Children, March 14, 1873

Authors

Peleg Clarke Jr.

Files

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Description

This handwritten letter, dated March 14, 1873, is written from Peleg Clarke Jr. to his wife, Mary T. Clarke and their children concerning the conditions he was met with while attempting to move his sawmill operation to Norfolk, Virginia. The letter explains that another sawmill operation beat him to the area and has already laid claim to the best timber. The letter goes on to describe his options of where he could move the operations to.

Publication Date

3-14-1873

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Time Period

1870-1879

Subjects

Correspondence

Geographic Location

Norfolk, (Va.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

FVW-PC-B1F8-7

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Peleg Clarke, Jr. papers, Papers Dated 1853 May-1861 May, Box 1, Folder 8

Repository

The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana Repository

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Recommended Citation

Letter, Peleg Clarke Jr. to Mary T. Clarke & Children, March 14, 1873, Peleg Clarke, Jr. papers (FVW), The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana