Augusta County: Margaret H Ott to Enos Ott, no date
Summary:
In this letter to her brother, Margaret discusses the efforts of detailed men,
including Henry, to harvest the crops as well as local prices for goods.
Moffetts Creek Va
Nov 23
Mr Enos Ott
Camp
Lee
Richmond
Virginia
Care of Rev Henry Brown
Dear Brother
I haven't
much to write as Jinnie has
written but will say if you can get any Beaver cloak cloth for Jinnie and I. we have our cloth at home
it looks very well now but when it is worn a while it
won't look well. I was at Staunton friday week saw
some cloth I could have got for one 100 and 25 dollars a yard is very heavy. since that time it was sold Mrs
McCormick and I was there last friday it was all gone but I could have gotten
off [deleted: of] several pieces of broad cloth some cotton chain
and some all wool all the same price named a bove I was offered 50 for mine but
I wouldn't take that I do not want to do a foolish thing sell mine
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and get broad cloth such as men make coats of you
know that won't
do unless it is well lined about the Baddie - if you cant
get for a fair
price do not get at all. some get 4 yards for a cloak but I think 7 or seven
and a half will make two
cloaks for Jinnie and I. the cloth is double
width I thought you could
get good cloth there for less than I could here. let
me know what you can do I will
keep the cloth until I hear from you if you get cloth
send with some reliable person or fetch your self I think you might be able to come home. Henry and B F McNutt came home last night on detail to get some things and our cattle they brought a wagon to take things in Apples and potatoes and dry fruit they have to go back
thursday or friday. Henry and all the detailed men are all as mad as they can
be all can hardly keep our
stack of wheat men came
saturday four came yesterday to get wheat and some came last week and pressed
the tithe corn. It makes H mad
to think they detail men out of the army to thrash and
shuck corn instead of leaving the owners to attend to their
own
business try all you can to get home there is a good deal of wool to card yet some have been
taken a way some say they are waiting on your getting
home Henry seems to think if the people would get up a petition you could get off Ad Steel got off as Miller. write soon did
you get my letter I wrote when at Aunt Sallies I
received a letter from you Saturday
your Sister
Mag H Ott
