HATHAWAY - CLARK - 1839
Joshua Hathaway Esq.
18¾ (manuscript rate)
Joshua Hathaway Esq.
Milwaukie
Wiscousin Ter,
Mail
Col. David Clark
of Crawfordsville
Ia.
Mar 4. 1839
Crawfordsville March 4. 1839
Joshua Hathaway Esq.
Dear Sir,
Your letter of 12 (?) is recd.
Were it in my power to assist you in this time of
need I would gladly do so, but my own circumstances
puts the execution of my wished entirely beyond my
control I have not clearly escaped the ravages of
the storm that has passed over this country leaving in
it´s wake the wreck of many a hard earned fortune, I shall
however be able to resusitate my affairs & to fulful in
no distant time all my contracts, And at no distant day I may
be a resident citizen of (?), I wish to hold on to my lots there.
P.S. I sent no provisions last fall, nor}
can I promise any next (this) spring}
Yours truly & c
David Clark