[Letter from E. R. Wells & Co. to William M. Rice - July 17, 1866]

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Letter from E. R. Wells & Co. to William M. Rice discussing the progress of various business transactions including the market, a shed being built, and debts owed. They mention that the goods market might be on an eve of a crisis (economic panic).

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E. R. Wells & Co. July 17, 1866.

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Letter from E. R. Wells & Co. to William M. Rice discussing the progress of various business transactions including the market, a shed being built, and debts owed. They mention that the goods market might be on an eve of a crisis (economic panic).

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Transcript of Letter from E. R. Wells & Co. to William M. Rice discussing the progress of various business transactions including the market, a shed being built, and debts owed. They mention that the goods market might be on an eve of a crisis (economic panic).

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E. R. Wells & Co. [Letter from E. R. Wells & Co. to William M. Rice - July 17, 1866], letter, July 17, 1866; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1522286/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.

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