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I have an old letter dated Feb. 25, 1856 that was sent to my family from Samuel M. Farquhar in Detroit, Mich. He starts it "Dear Uncle" so he must be related. I think his mother might? have been the sister of my anc. Allen Horace Mallory Sr. who were farmers in Clayton County, Iowa.
Here is the letter...
"I now take this opertunity to address you a few lines for the first time. Mother has had the misfortune of being burnt out since I was there. We did not save a great deal, a great portion was injured by water. the loss will amount to about three hundred dollars as near as we can calculate.
Is there very good land for sale near you that can be bought cheap. If there is, I should like to buy some. I am coming out that way next spring to look around and see what that county is made of. I suppose that you have plenty of snow there this winter. We have plenty here, the river has been frozen over for two months or more. It is hardly ever frozen over more then two or three weeks at a time. There is noting new of any consequence. Doc Whiting has just returned from East Saganow. He says that his mill is making money this winter. He is in good spirits. Mother sends her love to all, and would like to hear from you. Give my love to all my cousins, and tell them that I should like to hear from them.
Yours Truly,
Samuel M. Farquhar.
From info. I found the family remained in Detroit, Mich. & didn't move to Iowa.
I'm not sure about this but think Samuel's mother's first name started with an "L". and Samuel may have been born Ohio 1836 or a little after. His father may? have been Allen Farquhar, and his parents may have been married Feb. 23, 1831 in Wayne Co. Ohio.
Samuel may have married Detroit Oct. 31, 1861 to Francis C. Goldsmith. They are in the 1870 Detroit census which is very hard to read. The children's names look to be: Francis 4, Ella 3, Frank 2, and Samuel's mother L--- looks to be 60 yrs.
Samuel's mother had a boarding house around the year 1863 at 29 Grand River Ave. Detroit.
In the 1856 letter Samuel mentioned what might have been a boarding house that burned.
The 1871 Detroit directory says Samuel must have ran a grovery store. "Sameul M. Farquhar & Charles Cook Grocers" at 207 Woodward, Detroit, and the family lvg. 187 Cass Ave.
This is info. that I have put together, and some maybe wrong. Any help, info. would be GREAT?
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