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Object ID |
iii.2.20-21 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Description |
Letter written to E. B. Gaston on 12/03/1894 from O. H. Barker, Peoria, Ill. He is requesting information about proposed colony in Alabama. He has questions for Gaston. First one is about raising crops that would take several years to harvest and in the mean time a city grows up around him increasing his rent. The next question was if he decided to go into the dairy business could he obtain land near enough to Mobile to dispose of his products. |
Date |
1894/12/03 |
People |
Gaston, Ernest B. (1861-1937) Barker, O. H. |
Search Terms |
Crops Fairhope Colony, request for information about Fairhope Colony, business opportunities |