Augusta County: John B. Coles to John H. McCue,
April 22, 1857
Summary:
John B. Coles asks John H. McCue to bring him five pounds of maple sugar back
from Staunton.
April the 22nd 1857
Dear Sir
I write you a few lines to ask a particular favor of you to get me about 5 pounds of Maple Sugar when in Staunton the best I saw was at Staples & Martins the harder & clearer it is the better [deleted: it is] you will find the price about 20c per pound for so small a quantity you may meet with a safe opportunity someone coming over to our Superior Court, if you will send it to Mr [unclear: Wittmore] or Mr [unclear: Arnole] at Waynesboro either of them would take care of it & send it over either to Mr Dickinson's or [unclear: Fergreson's] our Post office Mr Albertson's frequently sending over to his plantation. But if you will do me the favor to write me a few lines to Greenfield if I learn the sugar has been sent to Waynesboro will send over after it. I suppose almost every day you could meet with a safe opportunity to Waynesboro. You will confer a very great favor by attending to it as soon as you receive this & write me without delay & will send you or hand you the money at sight & will probably be at Staunton in a week or two
Yours very Respectfully
John B. Coles.
P. S. It It will be best to send it to Waynesboro to either of the gentlemen
mentioned above have it wrapped up in a double
paper & my name put on it.
J.B.C John H. McCue, Esquire
