94 TEXAS STATE LIBRARY. [Addressed: J To General Lamar Commander of the Loredo Guards. Present. [Endorsed :] from Drake to :i\i B Lamar
No. 2329. AL::\'IERINE SHANE ESTATE
May 3-June 16, 1847 One day after date I promise to pay Almerien Shane or order ten dollars of the first money I draw from the United States this the 22 oct A D 1846 W11r R TEMPLETON [Endorsed: l Templetons note 10$ Three months after date I promise to pay Almerine Shane or order the sum of twelve dollars and fifty cents value Received Nov 24th 18J6 JOSHUA ADAMS [Endorsed:] Adams Note 12.50
Recd of A. Shane &co one hundred & twenty five dollars for a lot of goods Dec 24th 1846 JoHK KILLEN
Mier Febry 1847.
Mr SHANE To- J. Harper To one shirt- Bottle of Ink-
Dr.
$2.00 25
$2.25
I certify that the a/c above so far as the shirt is correct
G W FIELD[?] Cado Parish Louisiana greenwood this the 21 day March 1847
DEAR nnoTI-IER i once take ~ny pen in hand to drop :you a few lines to let you know how i am getting along as i have never rote to you Since you left this country so strange it was to me for you to quit your school and leave without coming to see us and the way you left your business we arc all up on feet at this time i have been sick ever since the 10 July 184G but i am on the mend i little mary has had too light spells aml all of my children has been sick but they have all got well mary has a fine sone bornd the 15 July 1846 and can walk know rnary wishes to bee remembered buy you and would bee glad to see you. Pinckney and :u ancla and all of the children was wel last week Pinckney has been back to alabama started the first of clecember and returned about the 20 of January he says it is hard times there he sold his land to mister hawkins for too hundred dollars got $130.00 dol- lars down the other 70 is to bee sent to him he says that mister holt is living on your fathers place i have nothing that will interest you i
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