Letters of Arthur Mekeel, 1846-1850

Letters of Arthur Mekeel, 1846-1850 and n.d. Some letters are co-authored by other members of the Mekeel family. Letters offer a good view of daily life, all written from New York, a few from Brooklyn on health,including his own), clothing, exercise, activities, opinions, business, and a good deal about family. Mekeel, Arthur, Isaac and Mary to Jacob Mekeel. Somers, 1846 11/16. [Isaac (father) says he has not purchased any cattle or sheep, nor butchered any hogs, the price of which are low] Mekeel, Arthur to Isaac Mekeel. New York, 1848 3/10. [description of procession to honor remains of John Quincy Adams in NYC] Mekeel, Arthur to Isaac Mekeel. Brooklyn, 1848 10/1. [busy at the store where they had an auction sale and made $15,000; trade also very brisk] Mekeel, Arthur to parents. New York, 1849 6/14. [first intimation of his sickness– he visits homeopathic doctor who gives him medicine and will treat him through his blood, and he is feeling better, though his foot is swollen and sore; cholera does not increase or decrease] Mekeel, Arthur to parents. New York, 1849 9/3. [10-15 cases of cholera reported in the city daily, less dysentery] Mekeel, Arthur to father. New York, 1849 10/17. [prices of oil and linseed oil] Mekeel, Arthur to Parent. New York, 1850 2/8. [explosion killing 100-150 people; marriage took place though groom had just had bilious fever] Mekeel, Arthur to brother Jacob. New York, [1849] [news from France: Louis Napoleon elected President and David and family are settled in Limoges; 225 casks of china came from Bordeaux for his business] Mekeel, Arthur to mother. New York, n.d. [various family members traveling to the west, including Ohio]