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Letter of O.B. Coward to William Estes, January 22, 1889

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  • This letter from O.B. Coward, Sylva, North Carolina, to William Estes, dated January 22, 1889, concerns an offer from Coward to purchase cattle from Estes. The letterhead for the Sylva business of Hall, Smith & Company noted that it dealt in general merchandise and also that country produce was bought and sold. The text of the letter reads: 'Dear Sir I will be down to Charleston last of this week or first of next & will buy steers and any other fat cattle that can be had.'