Question

Use the excerpt to answer the question. Dear brother it is most dreadful the state the potatoes are in in... they are all tainted [poisoned] in the ground… it is the opinion of every one there will be no potatoes… in very short we are greatly afraid there will be a famine this year if the Lord does not do something for the people… letter dated November 24, 1845; Historical Society of Pennsylvania This letter was most likely written by someone from what location?

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Based on the information provided in the excerpt, it is difficult to determine the exact location where the letter was written. However, we can infer that it was written by someone who was facing a potential famine due to the state of the potatoes in the ground.