Mary Lacy Letter, August 6 1856, Page 5

Title

Mary Lacy Letter, August 6 1856, Page 5

Description

Fifth page of a letter from Mary Lacy to her stepdaughter Elizabeth "Bess" Dewey.

Creator

Mary Lacy

Date

August 6, 1856

Identifier

DC0147s: Lacy Family Papers

Text

Washington, that we should have three mails per week, arranged thus the mail to go down on Monday & return the same evening & then all the others as before. He also promised to inquire (I mean the P.M. General) into the delay of our letters, between Raleigh & Davidson C. which will lead I think to a poking up of the Charlotte Post Master. Dont you wish it may? Somebody asked Helper to day, why they had ordered another mail, “oh he said its of-no use, but some of the big boys want it.” John is as fat & good as ever & the other two are as lean & bad. Agnes is a very curious child, but you know how she talks. I think your management of her so much better than mine. I wish we

Language

English