Family Correspondence – John Wickham (1763-1839) with his son, William Fanning Wickham (1793-1880)

Containers:

Box 5, Folder 21

Extent:

1 folder(s)

Scope and content:

He discusses the prospects for the wheat crop, the demand for flour in [American] towns and South America, and reports on his conversations with Mr. Haxall about pricing if the crop is delivered early (May through August 1830) and the last letter mentions their pleasant stay at the Sulphur Springs and Sweet Springs and the journey home, the drought in Kentucky and Ohio, and "this new explosion in France" (September 24, 1830).

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