Letter from Charles Nisbet to Alexander Nisbet

Letter from Charles Nisbet to Alexander Nisbet
Number of Pages: 
7
Date: 
December 11, 1801

Charles Nisbet writes to his son Alexander, an attorney in Baltimore, and offers advice on various topics. "Taverns," as Charles explains, are "the slaughter-houses of the most part of the youth of this country" and should be avoided. Charles also discusses finances, clothing, the prices of food, religion, the use of alcohol, as well as other topics. Transcript included.

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Location: 
I-McIntoshM-1965-3
Origin: 
Gift of Mrs. Andrew Duncan McIntosh and Mrs. Alexander W. Keer