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[18]59 September 16 . James G[ ] ALS to Calvin E. Hull; Gallatin, Tennessee.

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Box 3
Abstract:
Notes from a travelling salesman on medicine sales in Nashville, [Tennessee], and the area. Requests two or three thousand almanacs, finds them especially good to distribute in the Market House. Selling medicine, which local doctors oppose due to it infringing on their sales at drug stores. "...Made a Cure on a doctors Wife. he will send you a certificate of cure made." Has been travelling in Kentucky and Tennessee, stopping at "a great many P[ost] offices & store towns not on map." Notes the sale of 1860 almanacs written by Ayer and Jayne and his desire "to get ahead of them if I can."
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Collection

Science and Medicine collection, 1702-1936
Total components 316
Last indexed 2024-08-05