John R. Coupland, Galveston, to Mrs. John R. Coupland, 1860 April 1

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3

Identifier: id164961

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Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Describes his passage across the Gulph [sic]; tells her he misses her greatly and is suffering from loneliness at having to be separated from his loved ones; asks if there is sickness at home because "something I know is the matter" as she has not yet written; will travel soon to Indianola and then on to Goliad, where Judge Hughes lives; fears that he "shall make nothing out of the Judge" because though he has money, others say he is always "hard up"; describes Galveston and the high price of land; tells her to expect him on the 25th; asks her to send a boat for him to Jamestown, theirs if it is fixed, otherwise Mrs. Jones'; asks her to write him at Richmond. 3 pages. Autographed letter signed.

Dates

Creation: 1860 April 1

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

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