A 3 page letter, July 9, 1804 to Moses Crawford, Montgomery, N.Y.

by Edward Robson, North Carolina, Hillsborough

$275 · Offered by Bartleby's Books

A very descriptive letter praising the fertile land-cherries, plums, peaches, grapes and especially the peaches and the home made wine. He comments on the many thousands of people crossing the allegany Mountains into Tennessee. Robson taught school at 400 per year trying to save enough to start a farm. He states; The talk of the day here is Aaron Burr, the grand jury has formed a true bill and Burr is in jail. You may give your opinion but there is no doubt of his guilt in this place . Two

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