Letter, 1840 Mar. 24.

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Letter, 1840 Mar. 24.

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Letter to his friend, John Brunton of Edinburgh, Scotland, regarding the Louisville and American economies, tailors, clothing fashions and prices, and the decrease in Louisville's population due to mechanics "going ahead" (moving to the South and West). Also comments on politics in the U.S., dueling, and religion. A pencil sketch of the Louisville waterfront, head of the Portland Canal, and the steamboat Louisville are on the first page. In a postscript, McNaughtan describes a very destructive fire on Louisville's Main Street.

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