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River & Cotton Prices Falling
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An 1856 letter in the William F. Price Collection about six bales of cotton being shipped on the Steamer Piata; the river is falling and so is the price of cotton.

Related Links
Antebellum Texas in The Handbook of Texas
Cotton Culture in The Handbook of Texas

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