She Placed a Mail Order Bride Ad Saying the Husband Part Could Wait — A Sailor Wrote Back
I have three hundred and twenty acres, a plow, and no one to help me use it. I am not asking for a husband. I am asking for a man willing to learn. That notice ran in a Dakota Territory newspaper in March of 1886. Twenty-two men replied with proposals. One sailor from Massachusetts replied with honesty. This is the story of Meg Dunne and Silas Grant — a widow who needed a partner, a sailor who needed land, and a single seed planted on the first morning that neither of them expected to grow. ⏱ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 – The notice 1:20 – Twenty-two replies 2:40 – The sailor's letter 4:00 – Meg, Dakota Territory 5:40 – Silas, New Bedford 7:20 – Three letters, no courtship 8:40 – The arrival 10:00 – The first morning 11:30 – The seed 13:00 – Learning the land 15:00 – The cattle 16:30 – The evening bench 17:40 – The husband part 19:00 – The wedding New stories every week — subscribe so you never miss one. #MailOrderBride #frontierromance #westernromance #pioneerstories #americanfrontier #lovestory
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