(illegible), Nuntez Office
New Orleans, Feb (?) 1836
Dear Sir,
At the request of Mrs. Basinger
the widow of your lamented (?) brother
W E Basinger, I have this day shipped
a Small Box, intended for you to
the U. S. Quarter Masters at Charles-
ton with instructions to forward it
immediately to Savannah.
(illegible closing)
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Clearly I need help with this transcription…
Tags: Basinger, Old Letters, Old Pictures
March 29, 2013 at 9:52 am |
Could it be a “small box”?
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March 29, 2013 at 11:47 pm |
I THINK you are right! The capitalization threw me off. I’ll change it from (illegible) to “a Small”.
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