Lenoir County NcArchives History - Letters .....W. H. Chambers To Whitfield Grady 1859
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Montgomery County Ala.  28th 1859
Uncle Whitfield

After delaying some time I have an opportunity of writing you a letter and in 
the first place I will say that we arrived Safely and found all the connections 
well & the county in quite a thriving condition.  Land is worth from ten to 
fifty dollars per acre and Negroes are too high to talk about and produce is so 
scarce that few persons are able to purchase what they need. Corn is worth one 
dollar a Bushel cash and is hard to get at that. Cotton is worth Eleven to 
Eleven & a half cents per lb.  Meat Bacon is worth from eleven to thirteen cents 
per lb Pork eight cents per lb lard sixteen cents per lb. And on every article 
is as high in proportion.  So you see this is a great Country.  The land yields 
in great abundance and Still the above are the current prices.  There are more 
people here in one mile square than there out there in three.  I am living at my 
place keeping bachelors Hall of course, as none of the fair sex has sympathized 
with me in my lonely condition.  Well I must do the best that I can and that you 
know well will be bad enough.  Avirett is living with me.  He is selling good.  
We have a negro woman who cooks for us & soothes &c.  I am doing some practice.  
I have been engaged every day since I settled down. There are a great many 
persons here who are selling their land and going to Arkansas.  This is a very 
good time to sell but rather bad to buy.  You and Aunt must come out and see us.  
Give my love to your family & if you should collect that money please send it to 
me at my risk by mail.  

NOTE: The next scanned page almost looks out of order as the paper is a 
different size, the hand writing appears to be different and almost impossible 
to read but it must be the third page of this letter

Well write me soon & let us hear from you and all getting on.  I send your 
letter to Strata PO, Montgomery Co. Ala. I remain as ever yours.
W. H. Chambers  

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