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John Bolles received letters from his brother Nathan, a Baptist deacon who lived in West Springfield, Mass., between 1792 and 1794. The bulk of their correspondence dealt with their feelings of unworthiness before God, the importance of conversion, and their respective states of mind. Nathan evidently traded with John as he mentions purchasing rye, corn and peas for John and needing tea, molasses and rum in return. Letters from John Rathburn in New York City, 1794-1795, deal exclusively with trade, primarily about the markets for salt, flaxseed and beef. John Bolles received letters from his brother Nathan, a Baptist deacon who lived in West Springfield, Mass., between 1792 and 1794. The bulk of their correspondence dealt with their feelings of unworthiness before God, the importance of conversion, and their respective states of mind. Nathan evidently traded with John as he mentions purchasing rye, corn and peas for John and needing tea, molasses and rum in return. Letters from John Rathburn in New York City, 1794-1795, deal exclusively with trade, primarily about the markets for salt, flaxseed and beef.