COAL FOR ARGYLLSHIRE.
The :i Glasgow Herald " says :— The following letter, which we publish verbatim et literatim, was received by a coal merchant in Glasgow a few weeks ago :_- " Sur, — I was understand that you was a cole pit. i was want to knew what was your moiiish for to supplie coal to be be daliver to turbert at the Quay most nearnst to the city of turbert lo'jk fine side, i was used to got my coal from a agint at creenoke but he was charge me a great deal much more than i understand he was pae for them and though i am always used to was a onest man i was not have many nionish to spare, and was wish to bie as chape a prise as i could got. I was tuke 2 cargoes as wud full a smak about 20 tins, twice as more every week to be land on thursdae — and the monish wood be sented to you wunst every fridae by the agint of the bank a very dacent man and hia wife too and Was aulways pai his way. and never was spoke an ill aboot any man as I was knew before, if you will write your prise to me the smallest you can took, i will rite you a answer when the day after will come. " I was like to dale with a highlaudsman and always used to like very more aul the Campl ell. ray wife cuisins father unkle was a Campbell — a very civil lad as was a fishing smak and was made a dale of monish and I was leve a legaci to my wife who will be glad to see you with my myselfe and give you a bed if you was kum and spoke the prise you wood tuke for the coles and save the trubel of wrighting a letter to was tell the price of the coles. " if U cannot come urself write to i» " I was got my son Lachie was a goop riter to rite the name of your shope in Glasco. he would tuke a place if you could gob him."
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Tuapeka Times, Volume 22, Issue 277, 22 May 1873, Page 3
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360COAL FOR ARGYLLSHIRE. Tuapeka Times, Volume 22, Issue 277, 22 May 1873, Page 3
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