Marquette, Mich
June 4th, 1871
Dear Dr. Benjamin,
Having no pen, I pencil you a line from this beautiful port
city. It has a bay with surroundings as
beautiful as any port of America. 5,000
inhabitants backed by the great Iron Mountain which furnishes the principal
part of the community business of the place.
We find Englishmen, Scotchmen, and Yankees with a sprinkling of all
other nationalities. The prettiest place
on Lake Superior yet. Duluth has grown
up like a bubble and must stand still for awhile till otter tail and other rich
farming districts pour their wealth into her lap. She
has too much poor soil about her to be a Chicago or even a Milwaukee. Real estate is held at enormous rates and
very few buyers. The chances for good
investments today are far better in McLeod Co. than there, but she may grow,
but there are many that are “hard up” in the mushroom city.
I am __ __ that we have an open harbor for our grain &
produce through Duluth to the waters of all the civilized world. Times
are hard everywhere and our business moderate.
Dr., we sent a draft of $300 for the church to Bro Capp and
I wrote it for you to sign and now we are anxious for you to keep account of
the items for which you expend on the church and advise Bro Capp so that we
shall have the building productively managed.
I am afraid that he is too easy and visionary to go carefully unless he
has advice. He is whole-hearted and
confiding.
How did you settle matters with Harrison about that note? Have you been to the farm lately? If not, I wish you would go and consult with
Mr. Case and look over just how things are going. Most of the pigs ought to be sold. How are the church & the crops
progressing & the town building and last not least how are your own dear
ones enjoying this bright summer weather?
Write us all the news you can afford & I will reconfirm
you our arrival home.
Yours truly,
Asa B. Hutchinson
Address us by early mail to Menomonie, Wis.
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