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Palladium Of Virginia And The Pacific Monitor
Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia
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A Maine man and his family of ten returned last week from seven years in Ohio, where initial prosperity from farming turned to hardship due to poor trade, family sickness, and loss of land to medical bills. They traveled 900 miles for $90, rejoicing to be near home.
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Last week a man, who seven years ago went with his family from Maine to Ohio, returned with them through this town. He had a one horse wagon. His family consisted of ten persons. He was in good circumstances when he left Maine, drove business largely in Ohio—raised 1500 bushels corn—and when corn was in demand there could exchange 13 bushels of it for a pound of tea, but sometimes the traders would not give more for it than for chips—He had, as usual much sickness in his family, though he lost none of his children. The doctor's bills were answered by giving up his land and buildings. When he left Ohio he bought a pair of oxen for four hundred bushels of corn standing in the field—drove them 100 miles, and sold them for $13—travelled with his family 900 at an expense of 90 dollars, and quite rejoiced that he had got so near home again.
Concord Register.
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Ohio
Event Date
Last Week
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much sickness in family but no children lost; lost land and buildings to doctor's bills; bought oxen for 400 bushels corn, sold for $13 after 100 miles; traveled 900 miles at $90 expense
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A man who left Maine for Ohio seven years ago with family returned through this town in a one-horse wagon with ten family members. Initially prosperous, raised 1500 bushels corn, but faced poor trade (13 bushels for pound of tea or less), family sickness, and lost property to medical costs. Rejoiced to be near home.