Mary Lacy Letter, August 6 1856, Page 8

Title

Mary Lacy Letter, August 6 1856, Page 8

Description

Eighth 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

seems very intelligent on his own subject. I wish you would send me by Mr Junkin half a dozen of the self sealing cans, I want to put some some peaches & tomatoes. My corn is too hard which I am sorry. We have had peaches several times. They are all very little larger than hickory nuts, but very sweet. How does your garden grow? The sun & drought has ruined our melons. We had twenty or thirty delightful ones at first, but of late they are only fit to feed pigs. I had all the grass pulled out just before the drought commenced & perhaps exposing them to the sun ruined them. I reckon we have cut fifty or more water melons & not a good one, I set out my celery plants the first of this week & that very night had a nice little shower on them. I keep them covered up.

If you can get the cans send the prices too.

Love to Mr D. & Mary. Your Father sends love Kate has gone to bed. Yours affct MRL.

Language

English