Uriah W. Oblinger Quotes
I come here with almost nothing and I am holding my own well, so you may not get angry for trading my team off. I have determined to get my land on some terms, I am not going back to Indiana to rent until I bust entirely and have to walk back.
Context
He established his homestead and then brought his wife and family to Nebraska.
Topics
Determination
Housing
Independence
Land
Land Ownership
Property
Economic Security, Economic Insecurity, Financial Security, Financial Insecurity
Financial Independence, Fiscal Independence, Economic Independence
Homesteaders
Risk-management
Risk Taking
Self-Reliance
Self-Sufficiency
Almost Nothing
Financial Stability
Economic Struggle
Personal Pride
Tenant Farming
Trade Negotiation
personal determination
Citations
Uriah W. Oblinger, 1842-1901, Civil War Union Veteran & Nebraska Homesteader, Letter to his wife, April 27, 1873
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