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Milton Mowrer letters to sister Ellen Miller Mowrer, 1866-1868

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here, Here in this it is as good situations for energetic men as any in the Mid, but a "deadhead" might just as try to more the world as establish himself in the city, The Parks looks delightful now, the trees were in leaves about the 1st of April, They are generally well filled with people, They are all divided off in walks and seats arranged alongside. Ellen, don't wonder why the green countrymen are so often dutied and sold by the city sharpers, it is so easily done no more trouble than turning a stone around These city chaps can tell a countrymen as soon as they see him walk, of course he is then for sale, and all the stores in which he goes ask nearly double price, this is true these stones could scarcely exist if it were not for the profits from the countrymen, and country merchants, it is too bad, but I seem good deal of it since I came here, last winter I seen some pay $35 for overcoats that could be obtained for $20, but these Jews

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here, Here in this it is as good situations for energetic men as any in the Mid, but a "deadhead" might just as try to more the world as establish himself in the city, The Parks looks delightful now, the trees were in leaves about the 1st of April, They are generally well filled with people, They are all divided off in walks and seats arranged alongside. Ellen, don't wonder why the green countrymen are so often dutied and sold by the city sharpers, it is so easily done no more trouble than turning a stone around These city chaps can tell a countrymen as soon as they see him walk, of course he is then for sale, and all the stores in which he goes ask nearly double price, this is true these stones could scarcely exist if it were not for the profits from the countrymen, and country merchants, it is too bad, but I seem good deal of it since I came here, last winter I seen some pay $35 for overcoats that could be obtained for $20, but these Jews