Letters of Silas Armstrong Sr.

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Letters of Silas Armstrong Sr.
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148A – 2 Note cards with description; Note regarding gathering papers for a pamphlet
148B – Inventory written by Connelley
148C – Letter from Silas Armstrong, February 12, 1851 where Silas updates his brother John M. on the Bartley claim, and includes a copy of another letter where he says that the "first important matter that will demand your attention will be the settlement of the question as to whom the fee of 20 percent on the commutation of our lands lately ceded by Treaty to the U.S. shall be paid."
148D – Letter from Silas Armstrong to Irvin P. Long, May 19, 1862 - Silas writes to I.P. Long seemingly about land or money that someone else owes to Long - "I admire your pluck in staying tis the only way to do Stick to there till you get the money".
148E – Letter from S Armstrong to Irvin P. Long, June 20, 1862 - Silas writes to Long about some money that Long is owed; 2 note cards with description
148F – Letter from Silas Armstrong to Irvin P. Long, June 30, 1862 - Unbeknownst to Mudeater and Walker, Silas sends Long $40 and assures him that "if they give us the slip I will stick to you as long as I have a button to my coat."

Original Date Description: 
1900