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Title: 1819-12-31 VINCENNES IND.***W---KNOX CO----RED MANUSCRIPT CANCEL & MS 25 RATE---TO SAMUEL EMERSON SMITH, BOSTON, MASS.------FROM JOSEPH B. EMERSON, VINCENNES, KNOX CO, INDIANA------"I AM SUPRISED YOU DO NOT VISIT THIS COUNTRY, IT WOULD ATTEND AN INTERESTING TOUR, FILL YOUR MIND WITH SENTIMENTS OF ASTONISHMENTS, AND OPEN A MIND TO WEALTH YOU HAVE LITTLE DREAMED OF."-----"THE DEMAND FOR LAND OFFICE MONEY, AND THE PECULIAR OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPECULATING IN LANDS WITH FINE IMPROVEMENTS HAVE INDUCED ME TO ADDRESS YOU. IF YOU HAVE AN INCLINATION TO INVEST- SOME FUNDS IN THE RICH & BEAUTIFUL LANDS IN THIS DISTRICT AND ON THE OHIO RIVER."-----"BOSTON AND USA MONEY ARE NOW & HAVE BEEN FROM 15 TO 20 PERCENT ADVANCE, THEREFORE YOU SEE HOW MUCH ANYONE WOULD MAKE BY LOANING ON LANDED SECURITY ETC. BUT THE GRAND PLAN IS TO ENTER IMPROVED FARMS MANY OF WHICH ARE NOW AND WILL BE READY FURTHUR I WOULD SURMIZE OF .50 CENTS PER ACRE. MANY LANDS ARE BECOMING FORFEITED IN ANY PART OF ELEGANT COUNTRY."------GENEALOGY-----2PGS-----ERNIES COLLECTION $75 Item ID: E0-30657 View Map
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