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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jerry Coker, post: 4194132, member: 18802&quot;]Hello, the Steele Box thread (interesting thread, btw!), reminded me of some documents I won in a photograph lot I purchased awhile back. I was trying to read the cursive writing in one of the documents (a letter), but am stuck with a few words, and was wondering if a few other eyes could help me decipher the contents of the letter? Below are pics of the envelope &amp; letter. Here&#039;s what I think the letter says, with &quot;?&quot; meaning I can&#039;t make out the word:</p><p><br /></p><p>To Mr. Fred? Beal (letter from Clinton Indiana, 4-8-1918)</p><p>Kingman, Indiana</p><p><br /></p><p>My Dear Sir:</p><p>I have been thinking of going to Kingman to see you but could not get away on account of my work here. Did you ever take up the proposition with your brother in law at Indianapolis? I have two locations? for coal mines? that would be the best? in this field. One black coal, the other #3 grain? It would be a great favor to me Fred? if you would see him and let me know at once.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hoping to here from you by return mail if possible, I am? Very truly yours </p><p>P. Edison?</p><p>615 So. 4th St.</p><p>Clinton, Indiana</p><p><br /></p><p>So it sounds like P.Edison is trying to drum up business with Fred Beal, and Fred&#039;s brother in law. Coal mining appears to have been a big business in this part of Indiana. Unfortunately this letter doesn&#039;t match any of the photos or other documents in the lot I purchased. Any cursive readers, feel free to enlighten me <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> Thank you.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]334753[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]334754[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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