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Report itemVery interesting 2 pp. folded letter, regarding lumber business, dated Shingle Spring, California, Mar 27 1853, from W. L. Messinger to A. P. Catlin, Benicia CA, black Sacramento City/ Cal./ Apr 1 (1853) postmark + 5c postal rate. The letter, which reads in part, as follows: "As I have never heard a word from you direct since you were up here, I don't know but you have forgot that there is such a place as this in California, tho' I suppose a better reason would be that you have not been able to remember us in the way which you know would be quite pleasing to others here beside myself. Mr. Thompson was here about a week ago and said you directed him to get lumber here on your a/c, and he has taken two or three loads. He also said that in about a week I might expect to receive some money from you. Since then I had to raise $100 from Smith (for logs) and went to the island hoping to get it from Thompson, but 'twas a no go; unwillingly had recourse to Meserve. Don't know what I should have done this winter without him to call on for cash. He is trying to get some kind of a berth with the Natoma Water Co., when they get the water in, as well as to sell his ditch to them. He's a very trustworthy fellow and if you have any influence to spare that way, don't forget him. We have lost at least a month sawing, for want of logs. I have had contract with four different parties to haul logs, all of which backed out. I have now contracted with a fifth party, who I think will stick. If I had been able, I should have bought cattle [to haul the logs] myself.. Mr. Thompson said that you recommended someone in the city to sell lumber, but I do not whow who. If you know anyone, I wish you would let me know, as I wish to send some to the city in order to raise some money, as I am overrun with debts. I have some doubts, however, whether it will bring more than my part of the lumber will cost me. Wakefield has bought his lumber for $50 per m at the same. I can board the men at the upper house for lumber, and would send them all there, if I could pay off Wake[field], as he talks quite stiff ... [signed] W. L. Messinger." Shingle Spring grew on the site of a mining camp set up during the California Gold Rush, by pioneers who had followed the Carson-Emigrant Trail through Nevada. Shingle Springs was located 10 miles SW of Placerville. It took its name from a horse-drawn machine capable, which was set up near the springs at the western edge of the camp. It was capable of to producing sixteen thousand shingles a day. Fine-very fine condition. *** We have been in the paper Americana and postal history businesses since 1953 and are members of the Manuscript and Ephemera Societies as well as the American Stamp Dealers Association, American Philatelic Society, Canadian Stamp Dealers Association (Canada), Philatelic Traders Society (Great Britain) and numerous other collector organizations. |
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