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ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 10, September 17, 1848. Addressed from Richland Township, Pennsylvania, a handwritten letter from William Wilson, an agent for the milling firm of Hoover and Frick, sent to his brother in Glasgow, Scotland, in part (spelling and grammar retained): “My wheat crop, the only cash article of produce, in this part of the country, has been a compliet failure this year, some few hundred neabors round that had very early sowing has good crops, 5 acers of spring wheat looked very well, and 11 acers of fall wheat altho it was a good deal winter killed, still it looked promising till the heads were about half filled when it came on a very wet spell, followed by heavy dews at night, which cause it to be (what we call) struck with the rust, so that the head did not fill any more, and it was not worth cutting. I cut about 5 acers of it, which gave me about 10 buchell. I finished puting in 16 Ble on 10 acers yesterday. I am the first that has finished sowing about this part o the country, so I hope in the Blessing of God that we will have a better harvest next year.” In very good to fine condition, with small stains, and small areas of paper loss, to the intersecting folds.
The Western Americana auction of Jochen Zeitz.
