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Title:	[Letter] 1849 Dec. 19, [near] Knoxville [Tennessee, to] Margaret Stuart, Wytheville, Virginia / Geo[rge] Stuart : a machine readable transcription of an image
Author:	Stuart, George
Availability:	This work is the property of the Special Collections Library, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching, and personal use as long as this statement of availability is included in the text. For all other use contact the Special Collections Librarian, Hoskins Library, University of Tennessee, 1401 Cumberland Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996. (865) 974-4480.
Date:	December 19, 1849
Extent:	2p
Summary:	This is a letter from George Stuart to his wife, Margaret, dated December 19, 1849. He writes that all is well, and actually going better than expected. He writes that he is travelling about 33 miles a day.
Collection:	George Stuart Papers
Box:	MS 1150
Folder:	n/a
Document:	sc211
Keywords:	Tennessee Family communication Travel

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[unclear: Mnt Con,s ] 10 miles west of Knoxville Wednesday eveningDecr [December] 19th 1849

My Dear

You will see by this that we are still making our 33 miles pr [per] day, should we continue through the remainder of the week to do so, we will be in the neighbourhood [neighborhood] of Sparta saturday evening___

Resting on Sunday, we would be in Nashville this day week, We have had less difficulty to encounter than I anticipated

all well
Sincerely yours
Geo. [George] Stuart

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Mrs Margaret Stuart Wytheville Virginia

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