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Hear ?^ir:

iterf? tharkp for yoi r letter of the 26tli inBtant,
in reply to my inquiry about zhe vbIvlb of certain lots or
Eaflt Ferry Street*

Yoiir propocition to extend Woodlawn Arenue thrcwgh
our property i^ no^i a v.mr one. I set out to do thia Borne
ten years ago, bit learned that the cost wo^old he so great
that I frave iip the idea. lo^i seep? to thirfc the cost would be
nominal. Tne vhole question ssmm to depend on this, so I
shall be gr^^atly oblifred if ycu will ascertain and let me
knor exactly what the aocper.Be will he of extendirg Woodlawn
Averrue thro^j^ the two adjoining lots hasrinrj frontages of
55 and 218 ft, respectively; and also the cost of surrey aid
map of the proposed new subdivision*

In case the street is cub throo^, would the cisy
bear any part of the expense, or should we be called upoi
to pay for the c^ittln^ of the street, grading, c^jrbir^^
sewer, li^ts, and so on*^ And hoir about water and gas^

Aankinr? you for the interest you hare taken In

the Taabter, and for the map trecir^ which yo^i inclo«»ed,

Very trily yours.

PS. "^JTith respect to the nenjss ^ich you frid entered on ths
plat: Homelia H. l^srriBm is an error for Haroline -.^'erri^n^
my mother, who died several years e^o. Charlea B. (JoUirs was
my mother* s only brother, and on hie death left all his property
to her. The lots bavins?; frontafres of 55 arxl 166 ft. belong to
my mother's undivided estate, and are owned jointly by her t'^ree
heirs, my brother, my sister, and myf?elf. Ihe lot havir^ a
frontage of 218 ft. is my personal property.

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To irnora it inay cone am:

rnifl is to certify that I have
known rUss Dorothy ^chaff for about eix
yeara. For f oiar years s'le v^as a claas-
tnate of one of my daughtars in bhs
Western ^ig^- ^chool^ She is an honest,
consciertions, a^id cortipeteTit yoiing
woaari^ and willi I feel sure, make a
success of any Trork sria midertakeso

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}3r. C. E. Pickstt,

Tieir Raven. Conn*

Dear 'br. Pickett:

Inclosed ia check for $125 fpr payment of
Hall Hcadley^B annuity for the montha of June, July,
aid Au£-uBt.

TbuB far no word has corne from Vileon re^jjdctins
the suQEeated aattleraent of the Roadley Bstate.

Ae T M^ act to sat oat for 'California within tan
days, I should bo glad to learn aa soon as possible Trli^tlier
there is any liklihood of Bettlament diiring the suamer.

If Hygo Is ready to pay his interest W littl*
earlier than coniaon, T should he glad to deposit it befora
X leave*

Very t in.il j' yours.

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Ur. C. E. Picskett,

V.em Haven, Oonn.

Dear '!r. Pickett:

Since writing you this morning your letter of
'iia.j 31 has arrived with th» names of tiae Kiuiberley heirs
asked for, and also a letter from R. H. Wilson, i»ho notes
a change of address to l&OO Cortelyou T^oad, Brooklyn, N.Y.
A copy of Wilson's letter ia inclosed herewith, since in
case of settlaaent it will be necessary for you to know
exactly wliat he says. And inasmuch as this letter refers
specifically to mj letter of -.'lay 26 to him, I inclose a copy
of it also.

In order that t'>ere may be no legal hitch or
coiaplication, I should be glad to have you take the matter \rg
with LIr. Bristol.

The nert step I suppose will be to obtain the consent
of lass Maria H. Bradley. In the matter of the annuities I
conferred with representatives of t!ie Equitable Life of Hew
York, and one or two less substantial canpanies. ^e must of
course select an absolutely sound institution so that there
will be no possibility of a (juestion as to the continuous
payment of the annuity. I am writir^g Hiss Bradley by this

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rikil to ascertain if she wiU consent to an^anmhr -on the
pi'an' suggested, and am asking if an annuity of $1900 would

"be satisfactory to her.

I assme that you will lode out for the legal side,
arri will ascertain if the set^lawit under contanpUtion
meets the approval of the Prohate Co-jt.

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Miss llaria H. Bradley,

Peoria, Illinois.

Dear Miss Bradley:

VtcB, Townaehd is anxious to aat her son up in
husinesB, and'ls desirous of selling out her interest in
the Hoedley Estate, or •ffectir^ a final settlement in the
near future. R. H. Wilson and his sisters, heirs of the
Kiniberley third of the estate are also desirous of a settl.ii.ent.

The orJLv wav a final settlement can be hrou^ht aboun
at this time is by -^he piircliaae of anixaities for you and Kali
Hoadley. I therofore write to ask if thift \70iild meat your
approvalf y^^'ur armuity to ba placed of course in one of tha
strongast con^anies in the countryt say the Sc^uitabla Lifa of
Naw York. The amount of your annuity for tha pa«t year was
$1770.75, and the amount is incraasitip; slowly from year to year.
I would svssE^st tharefore, as a saerairgly fair proposition,
an annuity of $1900. This aTiC^int could oe paid you direct in.
an annual or two serni-annual payments, or could "be deposited
annually to your credit in seme ba^ik or trust conjpany na -ed
by yourself. I desire to know your views on the subject before
bringing the niatter to the attention of the Probate Court.

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;'r. P.. H. Wilson,

15t)9 Cortalyou Koad,

wrooklyn, !I.Y.

Dear Sir:

Psplying to your letter of "^ay 31, I
note tMt you and your sisters are willinG to make
a firal settlsTiant of ^e Hoadley Estate on the lines
mentioned in my letter to yaa of May 26. ass-jming
that the Court i^ill allow this to be done. I will
begin tlie necessary proceeding; at once, and will
let you know later.

Very truly yours.

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CleBhior, Liaccln 'Tatioral ^Biik^

42d St, aixd *;suiiecr Avo,

^'m Toxk City.

^aar "ir:

Inclosed fir^i chack for $2C^ ivhich
plaaae credit to accciint cf ^, B. ?T«i"iani
(Jnlia Buflli !.!erria.T.)^ sai obli£;a

?03pQctfully,

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DoAT Sir: — ^

TharJcs for j-our latWr of t'la 3d liat^ot aoosjI;

our Fdi-r.' 31. lots. Taase Ve should much prefer to e©U
ac a wnola if tcseiMa, In order to cldari f.a iiatter up
at OTxa.

1 think I wrote you hefore that I perac.»ll7
OTO onlr cna lot, the one htnii^ a frcntore of 213 ft.
?!'.© trc others (l.«55 and 166 ft. fror.t) ars mrdai jointly
V ny trotlier. my si afar. a;,d rryBaU, a« helre to a^r mother»«
oetate. In case of a subditislw into the Bmll lota you
recoTtn^nd. th«-9 rrr^d oa a ^.licht ccTLlicatica, arixy^ to
theaa diffarei^t araai-ahip.. ?hie co.-ld ha avoided hy
diTidin,: tra 55 foot lot aepferately, .aifci„« t,o lots or
ila width . in all aix lote(e,ach 27i rt, rld^ '^ar, ior
lot (2;r. rt. front) co:.ld 'e auhdindad aa vou tM^* hs,at,
T.: r...ld .^0 21 lets, aaish a Ut^U -nora than 30 ft. in
hroadt'i.

If yon v^ U aell t'^e 273 odH ^set fa one rarcel
^,3 B>cald ha xriUir,. tc dlopoae of it at $3f> rar fr J.t foot.
If Tcu t'^Lik it nannot ha aoW at t';id figura, «e trill
«.ni4dor your plar. cf r.hdrrlaion, oc-.i^g at t>.i. ti.,a on

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yo'^ aug^astion to ^«ve the a-.rvay a:>d. ^p gada. «.d .-^a
up Wocdla»n Av^r,:^, the total erpenaa of w',:<^ you thi ik
will >,ot axcaad $50. I ehould ha willing to v^^e tM«
done at a total ajcjersa not to eicaad $60.

1-ctVar point: Ir. case the enM3v:«ion r^an ia
a^qpted, w»-.at in yo'ir judrrnarrt wo^old he the daaira-ility
Of erecting one or t,ro agnail ho.rea on the T^rrr Street'
frontaee ^it^ a vierr tc rental or enU, eale praf errad?
And iboat what ahofT,! a houaa coat tc he equal to t^-oae
in the n^lcf'horhood?

Afl I axpect to leave for California i^fcre rc»T
reply could reach Vanhi-.^-o-, rl^^a add-epa me at
Laeunitaa-, ?fflrin Cou->.t^, Califomja. It is poaniVle,
thou.^ notprobahla, that I rrwy atop off at B-affalo en ro'jta

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Mr. 0, 2. Pickett.

B'Mir Mr. Pickett:

of the 5th oAiEO duly, iut ao far not a

TTord froEa Misa ^radlsy.

Tlia ajaount tvi9 Sq-iitetla cr any othar Insuranoa
e'^jBiXt^9 for ail aiinulty idxisrM of couree an

d va of the pamon iMurad^joi the amount of iha arinalty^

^If ITiBB Bradley iHll accept S19C0 inataad of $2dO0, the
aetata vill be ao orjich the beti/er off* Fill let you
kncr at once on hoarin^ froa her, but fear she ia likely

to jut off her aiisifar*

It is a l)6d tiiae just ncKi to dispoae of
securltiefl, aa you of cciu-aa ,knov, evsrytniis teliv:

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June 14, 1913,

Mice Maria H. Bradley,
Peoria, Illinbie.

ybr i^ar Miss Bradlev:

Thanks for your letter of the lOtli instant. In
5?i:?r£e8tinc; a settlement hj vr^-iich you would receive $10,000
cash and in addition an a^onuity of $1500, ft occurs to ne
that you overlook r^eversl t^nportant facts •

In the first rlace, Dr. Hoadley^s intent as
eiyressed in his will was to provide you with a conif ortable
income d^oring yoxxr lif etfcie, and later to divide his estate
amon^' certain frlonds ard relatives. To comrlv with vo^:r
r3ci7-38t -.rc^ild consurTre bo larre a tart of the eetata that it
ro'jld defeat the object of the ttUI, and prohahly vrovli r.ot
he permitted "bv the cov.rt,

ikve yov. stepped to consider the ano'Jmt that ^ou
have already received from the estate? You h^ve alread-^
received $3?, 110, and Trill roceire $100 "^ore In ahout t»o
weeks.

Dc you reallre T7h:at It costs to purchase an ari-n-lty
yl-lcIinG: $1500? T : pries cf tr;,c)i an annuity in a rgspcnsihle
cc!:Tpo:cy. ar^d cf cn-ne rr© -.-^Ji co::sider no othor, is between
13 2.nd 14 thc-^.aaiid dcllors. T!ils rith '.'-a additioral $10,000
yy^ aek for rouM -a!<e ahcr.t $^4,000 to -o ci:t c^ tho -state
before a Gsttlarvrot r^-M^ Vg -.^^g^ ^.^ so'nethir,^ over $?0G0

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lias llaria H. Brallsy #?.

additional will ho rec^uired to purchase on srnuity for H:lit
-naking aho^* $26,000 in all, plus larr/er*s fees and court
charges, to he deducted from the estate.

You of coi^se realise that while yor:* 'la^e rer^eived
more tlan $26,000, not one of the three l3,^atce interests
has thus far received a ain^lo cent of its share. Arid in
addition to the $2c,000 you hava h^, yc" aro askiiij alv.iost
an even share in the division of the estate, so ^'nat
practically It rcald have to he divided into fovr parts
instead of thores, whils tlis tertrj; of the will distirictly
specify tVee parts.

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Til 3 advartas^ "^c yov. in an anmii*- in 3v.ch a
cotipany as the Ervitahle Life wc-Id ho th: aVncI-.v'ie pro^-?ct:o-
it affords, thoro hoiiv -.o r.o-.-cei7ahl3 ca:.hi"atic-/ z" rfr—^-
stances which co'jdd deprivo ycv. cf "Z':^ i-come, -' ' '
continues as lon^ as yr.\ live. In the fvent of ray death,
sono other tr.:.stoe rcv.ld ho appointed by t^-.o oc-rt, s;*l
while the cl-.a;icss are !:'-.at yc-;. wr-ld he paid as horotc-'cro,

wbAt actually .i .ht h^-^P^n. In o^.hor word... Vcc r.ccr.:rity
afforded by such a ca:psny c~ the Ecv.it ahlo ic var.tl;
superior to t^-.o security of a:r/ cl:;.le indi\id'.:al trantec.

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Your arjraitv for J'olv Till te sca-t jou as UB'oal,
As I as: 1 savin- for Califcmia in a day or t^o,
I TT-ill t'jim crer fis natter of a possitls settlansnt to
It. Pickstt 8rd Mr. Bristol of Nsirr Haven. Ur. Bristol, you
rzc: roKonihor, Vac had c'-.ar*-Q of ths laaal sldo of tVc
3stat2»3 affairs an a noT.bcr of tho old fixti, Bristol,

Stcidard £: Bristol*

Yon u]id6rstarJ of course that I an not a locr^'ar,
ar^i tliat ny remarks t'ierof ore ars raado msroly in my
indix'idv.al caracitv a3 tnistco* Mr. Bristol or llr. Pickott

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Dear Mr. Pickott:

At last men Brsdlsy has he*n i-.sexd from. A cccv
of hsr Icttor, datsd J-ir.o 10. is harovrith incloBsd. arJ aleo
a copy of irj rejlT. ProhaUy you or Jlr. Bristcl hM Ijotter
writs hsr f-ortlisr.

I sxpaet to start for Oalif omia by autcviohile
on T^aosday, tV.e 17th, and s'-all he f;jlly a raontli on the
read, Tra only positive ad<Ircs;^ I can givo at this tiris
is Lara lie, ^rcrriiY,, 7/':.ich place l' aj ..ot likely tc roacli
hefcro tho c-d cf t!:a -or.th. If hsforc .rtartin^ I 'mve
tlme.to arr«3i(i6 a r-^ra^d^firits Bchodulo rith l-.sr, rc-z^to
pent office aiidroas, I r/ill 1st y.u k:\c?^.

¥:an Hu^'.o pays liia ir.i-.arw.at, jlaaae send caock
to Ar/i3Hcai: S^cia^ity L Tr;;Bt Go, Was^ditto;!, D.C, Tor
deposit to accouJit of C. Hart Merrian, Exscutcr ard Triota^.

I ca::jict ai^sTTor yoi:u: inquiry al;o:rt tl.s oxact ano^^:^
roq^drod to purcliase an a/iimitT in tlia Eauitable Lile, Tor
t^io reason tl-at I do net kiiow Miss Ei-adloy'e 1 i-t'/day* Slia
m-ibas that she ia in her 70t]i year. Aii annuity yioldii^
$1900 would tltursfcrQ cost Li t'-o niija^wrhood cl' $17,000. If
you ascertain livar tirtkiay, you o.an aasily obtain frcia \r\^
cajtrpany the exact cost of tl\3 aiinuity*

l^ry truly yours.

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Your annaity for July vill t© sont you as txsnal*
As I a:n 1 saving for Califcmia in a day or two,
I Trill turn cror the nattor of a possllDlo settlatnont to
Mr. Pickstt ard Ifr. Bristol of TUm Haven. Ifr* Bristol, you
niay ramonihort ^ac had cV^arga of tho legal alio of tho
35tate*s affairs as a uicmbcr of tho old fim, Bristol ^
Stoddard & Bristol*

You understand of co-irse that I am not a lasTrar,
aril that ny remarks therefore are made merely in my
individual capacity an trustee* Mr. Bristol or Ur* Pickett
can ci^e you the logal aspect cf the proposition*

Very truly yo^-irs.

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Ur. C. E. Pickott,

Ksr Havan, Qot^\,

Dsar Mr. Pickatt:

At last UiBr. Bradley hae besn hoard from. A cz^v
Of her letter, dated Juno 10, is haror^ith inclosed, ard alw
a copy of rny reply, Prchahly you or Sir. Bristol l,ad hatter
write h3r furtloer*

I expect to start for California hy autanohile
on Tuosday. the 17th, rtA sTmll he frJly a raonth on Vre
road. The only positive address I can give at this tiiia
is Laraiie, ^CTir^, which place I m not likely to reach
hefore the end of the :-0i-th. If hef ore ctartir.^ I have
time.to arr«j)(i6 a rr^pr^efinite soTiodulo idth Insr. rcr/^to
pest office addrosG, I i;7ill let you know.

Tiisa Hi%;o pays his inter ast, please send check
to iTi^hcan Security k Trr^st Cc, Wad' ij^. tor,, D.C, for
deposit to account of C* Hart Merrian, Executor aitl Tristea.

I carjiot s^\s^er yoiu: Liquiry ahout ths oxact anouiit
required to puxvsliase an annuity in the Equitable Life, Cor
tht roascn that I do not know Uies Bi-adloy^e MrtMay. She
writes that she is Sax her 70th year, in annuity yicJ.dii^
$1900 would therefore cost hi the nai^ihorhood oi $17,000. If
you Mcertain har tirtlMlay, you imn easily obtain frc^ the
ccBopany the exact cost of tl\3 araiuity*

Very truly yours.

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Dear Mr Plcka^.t:

Oxi arrivii-:^ from Calircrnia I want at once to Naw Haven
(day before 3ra»tarday) exiectinp, to Boo you there. B.i^ ;-oi; xere

in Ha^ York.

I saw Mr Bristol and talked over the situation with hin,
Hugo is fltiuiraing about the pa^mient, ec ^re made a deniaiod on him, in
accordarce rith the terms of the mortga{:9— vrhich you romdmbered

better tlian I.

ResjactiiiG the method of distribution, I have drawn up a

pla.!, ei'Closud hero.viLh, ^vhicn I ehall be obliged if you -:trill talk
over witii Mrs. Towuaeiid* Tnis '.Till give ht^r tliie to take advice
at5 to the relative desirability of the several bofids, and if she
for an^ reason rrefeireu not to coufe to the meeting at vrhich the
selectior is to be made, she coald -ive you power of attorney to
iiakcj the choice for her.

I "^.ad intended to call on Mrs ToTT^isend rrhile in Ne\7 Haven

but leeumed that she was not there.

Mr C. E. Pickett
Box 125, No?.' Haven#

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Mr Royal H. Wilson

1603 Cortelycu Road

Brooklyn, Ne77 York.

Dear Sir:

Rtjplying to youi^ let tor of yesterday, just rucoivod, would
state that I liavs iiiade a written daiiand on Hugo for the pa^.Tnant of
the mcrtgat's, and that Mi^ Bristol and I shall v.se every effort to
have the paytnent made at the earliest possible date.

As soon ae this is paid I expect to piirchase ^ho arjiuities
for Miss Bradley arid Heli Hoadley and pay the Co::irt ar^d larr^ors foes
and other srrtall debts th^t ma^ be incrirred in the sottleniort of the

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Estate. Then re shall be ready for tho distribution.

InaSTiuch as sscnrities of all sorts are ncTr at a v^ry io^
ebb, the present is in rcrj judgment an unfortunate time to sell--the
bends beloriging to the Estate being worth morG than we cc':ld ;r3t for
them. Tor this reason a division of the bonds thomsalvos rould
seem better thsm a sale of the sane ar.d division of the procoods.

With this ii vicr? I have drawn up a plan o# distribution
by choice, which I am enclosing herewith. And I sliall be obliged
if you will dis6uss the san^n with your sisters and let me know how
they foci about it. If you personally prefer a large part in
cash, 3rou could quickly sell enou^^h bends to me^t your needs, cr if
you prefer, I could sell onou^^h to pay yc: i^ cash such amoimt as
you might desi^piate.

As I have co:ne all the way from Califorria, at .rroat j^r-
sonal Inconvenience a^(^ pecuniary loss, to attw^ui tc th:»% .^ttor^

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John W. Bristol #<:

lir. Jorji W. Brirtol,

Heir Havan^ Coi^*

D?ar Mr. BriBtoi:

Tour t>dldcra3 ir rejly to mine just rscdived. Thanks.
Yoiir letter of the 2Vth inrtioeirc quitclaim deod to Ri^o came
last evsninEli ^-^ 7^^^ letter of the 26th ha« jtrst arrived.

It eear»s to ie that it iro'sld be a ffcod thine, if
rrarticalle. to have the annaitiea date fron Hcv^:iher 1. I
hare just had a talk with th« rresiderjt of t^^e kmrican
Seority & Trst Cc, , with which I have always kept the Hoadley
S6':atf<) acco^xnt. He uolls .if^ that if the check of $25,000 froa
t'^e New Haven Savir^s Bejik Is dated a^ni ^alled (reeistarad) on
Kover* er 1, I '^lay drasr diecVs on the sa've date for the two

a5^n«^3itieB. He rice if you can ascertain the exact amounts of
these aniiiities aM will let me know InnBdiately (W wire or
special deli^sry), I will send vou, ffj'ecial delivery, the
check or checks for the two annnlti^, datii^ tra saie
lovaiv^er 1 i»o that they will raach you on that. date. If for
•r.7 reaf^on this saaiiie to ycu impracticable, you will of course
let me knew.

Herewith I i-iclose r^eck for $lo3.35 to the ordw of
Simon J. HicOi -''J saiae beiyi^ rebated interest due him free
HcveTinar 1 to Doce^n«^er 19. to ba haided him fay you on recei|;t

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of the $2i::,000 in ^ajik&^ 01 the 'nortcaf^e.

Wilson is very aaious to (^et his ncney in tine to
lift a mortgage fallir^ ^\e or Hove i^>er 1, Hit I do no J sso how
we can pay it to hi^^ q^ux^e sc soo/x.

Wilson and his si stars s^^oTe loy plan of distritiuticxiv
and agree to neet at your office at as early a date as pcsf'iole
for zhkt purpose. Wilson wishes to cnos ths date as aarly aa
practicable in order to nofcify one of hie sisterSt Mrs. Rohertscn^
who lives at Pircvidence, R#I. I should be glad o>.erefore if ycu
would na:ne a date aa early laxt week as you can, on which to
transact thia hvisit>ess. At the end of the weak I ei^ect to go
sBsay for a fes days to at^ar^ tda annoal meeting of tns
Imerican Omiohologists.

Icmsdiately after the selection of the borda c^ ^ob
several intarests, the bonds chosen by each my te shipped by
roistered isaiit insured by tbs lank are Insurance, to a \mA
designatad by each iirtrer**st. accctipmied by r^^ ircper l^^
receipt, said hank on trirairfi over ^e semur-kuxes to vit^m xb%
necessary si^:;! ature aiid rsVirn receiv^o \o m. The two banks
here of whirfi I hare rsade in<iuiry :aU ae tlmt this is ^^s
ctistooiary nmiwr oi traraB- i^ting gec\Yit.cs ard chtai^U",, -e
necessary receipts. At tha cc^i^e -laatint; at your of rice ^he
several interests could gi^e me the Tjsmm of :.he banks to w^idx
they wish the sectirities sent. The cost of traji««iftsiwD in

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tola way is only « tria« mors than a third 1^b» aiprMe rsbse.

ahd«r the circ»x"»t«no«« I aoccj.t your advice as to

ih.e life ixwuw^ce ccrfsi'iy fro3 w-ich ths anniities should bs

T)\B qyii^clairn dead to Hugo I ^ava axecutad in
accordanca vith ycuu- ^iiract^iona, au^d ria¥a obtained tha
cartificata arii saal of the District dark, whia^ you vill find

a?inaxed.

Oh racaipt of the chacic of $26,000 from tha M«f

Haven SaTirx^a Ba^ik in payiHrt of ^ba ft^o r?,Qrtz^€P^ pl^M*

sand aa a to ma by r^iatarad nail, addraaaad to the.

Mortmmi^arland Ir.artmants, Wanhirrj^ion, B.C. r

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Royal H* ¥il«on,,

1503 Cortalyou Read,
Brooklyn, N.

% daar Sir:

Tonr latr^er of tha 26ih iritua<^.t ca^d d.ily, and I
"wan jleAddd to Iciior tmt ym^ and your eictare agrae tc n^-
jlan for the dlstri><ution of the asv4it.e^

Mr* BriBtol laa j:^t writtian me tiiat Hiu;;o ^iii
pay V')e mortgage on HovaThar 1, and I lhvq arrar^ed r,o
Turc-ase the annuitjes Imadiatoly t,b^eaftvjr* I h^ta alac
written llr. Brist>ol ae<i)Tt: >im to nme the earliest xcesi la
date at which we all siay meQt at las oti;ce to lo&ke the ci caca

of boodfl in acccrdat^ce with-the jJlan suUcitted* ft. "i^au-i
frou Mr. Bristol, I will laz jcrj toiow at onns (i-rctall^ b^
wire) so t^iat yon imj hare time to notify Mrs* R«>iertson as
long in ad^artne a<? j.ractioa 1*»

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llr. W. I. rn«y«r.

Sail RaTaol, CAl;.f cmia.

Dear Mr. Thayar:

Tliajilcs for your le-'.ter of the lot'i instant ,
iaclosiic fraie^^t receipt frcm the Jadson Forwardir^g
Co, for my Chefvrolot car and atta^hnienta, but you
aaittad to i-icloaa voir cum till, so vhaw I do not
iciiot hor oRich to send yuu. Plc^aBa inform m^ m to the
aiacont and I will re.iit at ciice*

I will notify the Chefrclet Co. ;.o l^e oa the

locdtout for tne c^ar.

Tharikirc you for year kind ser \ric&a in tie

niawi^ar

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Dsar Sirs:

Oi^ Octcrer 14 I rrota von t'mt I axrectad to e>^ir

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;tt7 fy .ivrolat car (Nr . 173) zo 'rot; bv freirht t^t dav or the
next. As a Tiattdi' of fact, it was sinippad frcrr San Pranciaco
hj the J';d80ri Prei'-it Ponrardinf; Co. on October 16, and by a,
,l-,-ri^r c? t-oir part was adcfT-eesad tojne ax Plint, Mich.i/';an,
6l-.i:o-.i;-h I a^ve tha;.! specific instrricticne to s'hix at to ^.-ou.
I a'H i-->clQ9i}-r. harOTinb the shipper' a receipt, and shall be
o^-M-ert if 7011 will -?t t>>^ C8J- on its arrival and put it m

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lir?t-cTeiTt ro>)ditiR'! as ^ar!;- as practicarls.

, Ton will oh'^e-ve 'hat t>..3 de-naeed partB are in th»
CBT. nmehr, v.^ p«ir ol' roar axles the anuare erds of rMch
are oTrir^tad aroujid , the bevel .-^ar rlnr Trith broken teoth, a>Td
the set Of HV'v3arirr-a ^or the. left front vr'.eel. T^e dana-ed
-ear ri- , p^i-on, and case, wMcb you rerlacoc. nv tio-ts sent
to Rnnc ;ve/-« ret^'ried to yoi- ^Yor-i Reno by freir^t prepaid
•'•e:Pc.re I )^tr n?\-' *or-vfi.^T<>^ nrnn-iw i.oard trimk r.-nj. j
r.-..,;. o^n .'.e tr^r ^as (ei-. a-,a.v>:r» r,o t^^ oar. It ro-.tar.,,
.-• •. tro»^ '..d vie tire nof^e. If ym wish to -et into it, I
vrill snnd 70M r.-, j,ey. T^a present -method o- pM,„ehn,ent 'in

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lonrer boltp a^id. let fl-^er. drop entirely throu-v,. -.v,. r.ool cpe
which -Ti'-M, be stiffened by placinr a ^roa^t r^s" ^r or iron
plate underneath. I,. ^o^Ud ^^e s .-r-at iTtrc- r.ant ale- if t^e
runoins boajx! t.^nk could be aet ah^ad aboMt ar incl: po tbat t>9
rear door on t^..t. ^ade conld v, opened. At rr^senfc you rill
observd it cainot be cpsned -nore t.-an a ^w <>.<''-^«.

l^' two Weed chai::s arid jack are ^md-*-' r>= ..^.r ••-
T:-' j^ar ceeir-':,, ^^^ „om out- a-id yo'.i -,ay -.■-.row the-a
away, r-.Jprjrv. r,:.^ >^ t,.>;e ^xtri. i:eir on >.ehind. b^^-. >. 3,,.^
ft2-!d eaw tbe m-^r tnh^s, ^her^ is n p.eric-ie d^f firr^itv n- . >
theee over-B2 2e casi---. i-c<,-inh ss t^^ei^ do not rrcperl- fit
uhe Q D rvop w'>1c>> er»e c^-. ^^e car. T^eee rl-e ere not. hronr^
er)ourrh to rp>a in the over-siza cliv>r>.er cafliiari^nor ar^ r^e^.
broad enoncb to take the filler strip w-ich snonid d6 used
i*ien Ho-rini-cut caslif? are n«ad, T^^e r^r.H. ««, v7-^td -^
exxected, ir rim C'^"t^*>in-, t-^** 1'' « fs*:>r"o -^ -- or ay^ I
p^^Id like to Jrr^<^ ho^ yoii ca^ rarnady it* Oh '-:^ ^^ illy
rmn broad a^^ou^h for o^er-rira t-iroe, or wo'ila i . he 1-Gi.yr
to r3T;laca the pref^mt ^^ wi i.n Firestone rime?

Rsa Sccdyaer No^t-n/id casir^-g seanea to , i^'-'^ "--^^
servinA^ V,nt ::;e Gbody:^aa injaer tubes ar^ ^?^ ^-r^od: .hn-'^ ^r^
too t'UT" and ara co'tirmJly n^slizzi—- c- ^^ e inner nide so
that it ig imjjossi^le -^o rerair t' &rt on "'^ read, T"-^ pr-litg
along tba ll>ie of fr>sion on the iimer Bide hMve varl«d fran an
inch to a foot in I \. I ally l-ar> kI tl: - » Ui(\ ,li-

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ionar tiihftB rRVAr prlit RPd that they do not pnnnt-ur© easily,
for i7'iich reaflori I T'lrsw a'my tbrea Goodyear irnsr tr.hes,
rsplacir^ them by Mi'^^^elins. If I had had Michel in tiroes in
the hdrinrir I would have made the trlx in ??ix days less

4-5^,0 ^^-PT I s-^.ont on the wa^r — t>e lay-o^ere for viilca)iiziri£:

footlr^, inp to six da^rs.

Verv tr3l\- vours.

PS. r-5 freJ'-'it hill Rccoi^inj; to the iiiclosad phijp^r'B
v-eceivt is $22b.f«0. Will you add tlue to vxr tiv&l bill, or
shall I s-ind you a check for tie amount n(x»? ^

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Tour 8 of Octobar 30 at baixl. Mi 66 Bi^&dlay*6 addr<}S^e ib
Maria H. Bradley, 110 Hi^a Str.jt, Pscria, 111.

I note wjiat yen cay about j^our prefarcrrxa for a jf'^rsciAl
dalivan' of t.]io S3C^Ji*i:>ies. ^113 coi:ld be oasilv arranged by
Gondir^ ail tl^e secriritias to a baric in Haur &7jon designated by
yen. The crily objection Thich I 33^ to t*-ii3 is w\bx tj ]:o.\::ai
Q^jore would 3*^0 to be shipped back a^ain tc Wasid^rto-, invclvir^
twc ship:;d:i5a. Hs...v3yer, sinc^i t-i^Si? ^c J.u be injured and the ccst
WQild b3 srjaiit I ai willirg to adopt this cc^orse, and Bsrd 0.1a
irlicle b. tch tc .N-:^^ H^von,

In the caee ci registered horde I suppose I could fill
cut the traaiBiar blanks ou t]'a bonds Ihemsolvos, but tho nar hold 3
:7C-ald have to retux^ than to New York for record.

Can you {;ive me a ro.:tf>i idea of "Dhe ariouit. t:}a K-ill
have to be reserved for court ciargeSt las^^er's fees, and any
oth w ex^^anses yon ^lauk of in ccmi3ction iritli the final
settlement of the estate? fl^-X. v*--*--^:^<^ ^.^i-^ 'vj^g,*-^^ -^<- *~ 4-4-- -^

Vary truly yours.

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To'iTB of ^a 1st 5T:6:,ant inclosing draft of
the New Havan Savi^-v:S^ B^... -i. '^^o Nc^tional Pj- ' B':-/^ of
N:?t;7 York for $2c,000, ./e lii^rount of tl.a Ev^O aort^iae^e,
lias just arrivad, euid has i^en daposited ly me to the
account of tha Hoadley Betata in ohe Aiarioan S^crrrar^y
and Trast* I can theroicre pa:' f ••^r -/.^ anriities ae t ..
as notifiad cf th^ '3xaet amoonts, vf ich I ^ope ^ill be
in t lie very nt?ar fixtira.

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Mr. John W. Bristol,
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New Hava.o. Qo-n. i^, r. gat ..F JjJjog^LeX

Daar Mr* Bristol:

Vory many thoi^k^ for the inf ormtion in ycix
lab^ar of yaexerdair jua. reoaivod. Your view as to ^he
incona tax ac^ses ^ith that of the trosidant of the
WcVfibirGtcn Loa- & Trit^i. ar.d I 'a73 acted acccrdirjgly in
asjorfiting Nov3':ibe3r coupons*

Herewith I inclose cartifidd check for $19,007
jaya-la tc the Connecbicit M.xtiial Life Insurance Co. for
tha annuities for Maria H. Bradley ($16,767) and Heli Hcadley
($2,240), v'nicn you will d^livyr to them or rbceiT.t of
propr afvauity contracts.

Thai'iks tor data as tc various charges. Bit a: a
thore not ttiso coiirt criarg*^, and chax^ea for one or two otlior
lawyers who f ir.ured in tha case?

Jtr Hccount for the year beglanir^^ March 19,1913,
is in rcci n'^apa, but cannot to closed until the date of
sattl=!'nent in- fixf^d «o oh at the lntar^«t on the variov^ corxlfi
a-jcrainz dince t^ne paymer ^ of i'- ^ li^t ocupon can he datar-u" hi.

Aa I vvrole you a w^ek or so a^o, I axpuct c? ^o tc
:' •. 7 >rk. Oi- th^ ^th tc - -"-^nx ■':»e sii^r'ial ocnfr;re8fi oi \.l^

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rnmiiv fcr yov-rs of tli3 4tVi in«t*nit just r^csivod.

Mi.H Bradi.. -.a, L. worried Ly sa.e cf t.-^ conditione impcaed
^V tr.a insurance poc^le. It sri^se Btra.i.6 thai tVvay ^ill
• ict sail cii" «n-!uli.y ..o a r c.. Qi. a\^ ^.- *

a ^ •» • at i or. , f r cai tlo I a; . ef :> f e ry.

It iG cf cuvrsr, i'.-n-car.iixle for »* tc deterriio
the e:cact a.. >- comlr- to Mien BrHdly/ until the date of

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Hsrewi+ii I s^ Irclosins a co:;d9nced luaicrajidun cf the

riicaiictfi ajd discurgs.o vts cf" t". 3 Hcadlsy latate from
March 12, 1913 to date. T^lr 1^ .r.^ly for ycur p-^rfl-.-.a!
w' ':■■ end 'lae r.'/.'r'r^^ to do cf course ?.'itli the

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acccvj^t, r-ich I rmll c:rn|;l:t3 as eocn ac I liaro -*i^
c.:>ij'.a.;diar data. 0■;rio^^fily it ^'11 ba iiipcBoible to
closG --he acccimt until tlia sslaction of GCff^iritUfl oy the
' —r^ral i/it^rasta rjis "bi'sr. r/iade, Bince.'jntil this ia do/ie,
W9 ehtdl hav9 no /ssans of knc-jdr^i; rUch tends are to bs sold
arid whAt oh&v vfill bri;T> At prssant narket quotatioiifi
thei' ara worth ap j;* -i-iiia-'- -tly lo^i.OOO.

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Cash on haiv? March 20, 1513

Bank inter eet

(iomor^ of RR Bonds cashed Mr^rch 19-Nct.1 inol.

Interest on 3000 re-ri stored ^;Grid6,Bc?'.to-& jirl-^s Jts

• • 1000 Buffalo Miinirit^.l B-^^d 4s

• • 7000 N3W YorV City it''icir^a.U Mb
■ • Hi;r?:o Mtf. (lit. tc HcvJic-iT)
Pa'/inant of H^*'-o MV,

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Aj'"--rt5f5lT^ Prcl:at3 Aonount of yr. .:
Pro> at ^: Oon>*t expeD^es • • • ■
Mftria H.BradloT ca act.all"ranc»e,MFr.T9jl913-(^^t,

11^: Mar. K, 1913

Bcf 1 . d' :. 9 Mar 1 ?. BradI e-^ -'

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Holi Hoadlej^ on act. allorano^e to Ncv, ^5
Pvirchaco of arxr.it-* fcr iloria H*5-adlr^

Duo Mnria Bradls:; In addition to arrrity

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hold ef t>.a exact fin^r.s in ..^ --^ /
tall no ^'oather or nab vo.. r... a^

arri the estate. You have received ^uu. .

1 , ^«4-o+A ^I5fi5 9 let ma knew
tha;t nore is dne 701. froT;.^^ aetata, a ease

at o^ca.

J 4v, -.v-f-fi-fn^rr- t>Bt old inovrai'ica
Did ron s^xscoad Ir o>.tainin|^ ^r«u

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.ic^iey. cr is t^^are a;^ ->e ^"^ cb.ai.i ^^ x^i,

closa tre astata without ref arance to it?

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42 'Tiurch Strae'^,

i:^ Haven, Conn.

Bear ilr. Bristci:

Thai-ks Tor your la- .ers of tlx 5th and 6th ins .& its.
r :-.av9 Tvricten Hakfett to eea it he ha-s iu-.y additional charra
T sent nzn $10'^ & chert- liaa afro.

It carta iiily la a-r^zir^ that in this day and
genarat'lcn any ona sLould si^^n ^^ iajOriant Isgal doc-jn^nt
in rsncil.

In -.ryir^ to procs>3d as far as jjcsjiUc •rit'. r^f
final iccwiiat : have ancountcrsd S3varai dirficnltiss. Of •• uraa
tb.crcj must be tTTO so^a-.-ai:o acccur.ta or parts of tha account: Uii ;
the usual acccr:.rt tc the PrcVatt* Court wl-iich tct;iiifi i^^-rnb 19,li&12i
^,d thich it 633rii0 t: rao ^n^i.Tt clone on tha date of the xurc^-^anec t
of tlid a/inuitvi {k:; an aooouiib cf tha dictrihutior and final
gattl3:v;:iU T\ ^ vaji.atione of the 8a:je necr-riti^B i ^'^<^ ^^c

accc'jints will differ inaterially.

I aau i^ot ^uit^ clear aa t,c hoisr tha final acco'Oiit c^i
he a*H^lr-5"v closad. ae tVoro are several .^r i a1 urtcaroa: . .
gucli ae ^he Irdbate Oourt exj^nees- Poseihly this could ^
aHc,3rtftinAd in advance. It ordinwily a^iiounte to ahout ^?ia,

I am nOiT Ic^vjvy: ''or .-ovj Tork. T.. ca63 you wish '.o
ca-fijnanicate wit'i -na lie fere the J3 th* my address will bo
i^aarlf^a; :^\e^&m of ;iatural Hist err, care of Frai* .^.GliapnaAi^

Ybtj traly yours ,

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42 fJhi.irch Street,

llgw Ilavsn, Con:r.

Daar Vjt. Briatol:

Tharjks for yc-.ar telaRrain of tMe morning,
infomiJistae that you hava reoei'/ed the annuity contracts.
and that they bagan to run rcve-iber 11. I wn glad to know
also that Monday mominji will be a ccnvaniont time for the
seTeral parties to meet Ir your office. I am setting the
hour at 10:30 instead of 10 In order to allow time to reach
vour office from the station. I am notifying Pickett ard

Wilson.

■Ihis afternoon I ha'^e sent by registered laail,
insured by the ^ankers Insuxance, ?39,000 of the bonds, in two
envelopes, addressed IMonA New H«^ven Tmst-QQ^uJIflL-HaiaB..
CQnn. For .Joh;n ?Lu.3xillt.Ql. Tomorrow momirg I will send the
ranaindar in a sirail.^r manner. I suppose tbat the beet way
will be to leave thanin the hands of the Trust Oo. until tha
selection is made, when we can all go there together from yo\:r
office and each of t>B interests can receive his or her ehars,
giving' receipts for the same.

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New Haven, Oorm.

Bear ?!r. Piokettt

Thanks for your letter of the lOih instant, which
I found on my dask on ratuming to the city today. Herewith
1 inclose check for *25. thus concluding payment for your
services for the estate in accord&rca with yo^jr letter. T
wish also to express :iy personal appreciation of tlie :70ik
you have done in securing the necessary signaturas.

A tolesram just received frm Vx. Bristol names
Monday morning next (!!ov. 17) as a convenient date for the
selection of the securities, T am notifying Mr. Wilson, and
shall be obliged if you will notify ^^rs, '^ownsand or secure
frcm her power of attorney, if you are to act for har. The
hour of the meeting will be lOrSO at >!r. Bristol's office.

Very truly yours.

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Washington, D.D. Nov. 13, 1912

R. H. rilson.

i50$ Oortalyou Road,
'•^^"^ Brooklyn, N.Y,

The meetii^: for ^« diatribirtion of the Hoadley Estate will be held
at ?/r. Bristol's office on Monday morning, Novanhar seventewi, at
ten thirty. Will you kindly notify your sisters?

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lloverjter 14^ 1913.

Union h Kow Hayon Trist ^o.
Naw Haven, Conn,

By the advice cf ?&•• Johr r. Bristol
of yovx citv T have ttgrt you )rr r3;s*i stared niail
three packa^s^ ^^ ee'juritiee, adcressing the saTie
to you arid eoatir^ in the Icx^er left hand cerr.er,
FJSr. JohaJLo^Bxlsiol .arid. iL. Hftxrt. :ferraa>n.

I shall be greatly ohlir/,ed if you will
kindly hold theee until called for by ^'r* Bristol
and aygelf^ prohahly on ^'ondav next, the 17tli Instant.

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tne other this mornir^.

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5»n Francisco, Califorr^ia.
r-ear Sire:

. ^i-'^.ed af ,.0,, ,.ai credit to my accomit.

tfy address until f'-y-ii »■.•»! v *«,^

^er-r truly yoiirs.

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J. A. launders, ^'BO.

Tax loll actor.

Sail ^a^'^ael, rJalif or.ola*

Dear ^ir: •

Herewith T ixiolose chacV for ^AB.^^ in
T^avr^iwt of ^ne fi^^^ !t:".^ e^ecc^d lrpt.allm6i jB of
my taj« at La{>?.ini^ae for tr.d year 1913, in
accordame with tha inclcsarf tax Vill ^•:iicln has
liiQt raacliad xe. A s^.a^ed e^^'elcp for retijurn of
receipt is inclc«od herwitli* I alpc- inc?,o(?a
ten cents for collectioTi*

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Mr. R. H. Wilson^ ^ ^
1503 Oortalycu Road,

Brcolrlvn, N.Y.

Eaar Sir:

Tli3 aiOTiitl86 for Mies llaria H* Bradley
a^-id Heli Hoa^ilay h&vo finally "be an seciired, and ^-t*
a»-istol hae sot MoryiaT Ttcmi^/:, the 17th instant, at
10:30 at his cf fice, for the sal action, cf securities
ani distrihuticn of the asiate. I do not knor the

addresses of yoiir sistcjrs, and therefore rnust depend
on yon to notify th«n. I am wiring yon to that effect
this evenirg (ni^:ht letter, as it is now too lata to
catch yon at yo^ir office).

Tmeting that we ma^ all raeet In Vtr. Bristol's
office on Mondirr morninf?-,

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Mr. aec»q:e W. ^.ite.

Prefcldenb, National Matropolitan Berfc,
Washinrton, T5/\

Dear ^5r^ White;

Very taanjr thanks for your courtesy in sending
me a detailed list of the seairitiec halonslng to the
lioadley Estate kindly sent by jov hy registered iMiil,
inspired, yesterday. The anioant of the insurance and
postage (53.91) is inclosed harowith.

Thankir^: you for your trouble in the matter.

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IJoveabar 19, 1914.

A. T. Thayer Sona. „ ,.^

Sail Rafael. Oalifomi*.

Doar Sirs:

Tlia-ks for yo^jr bill for Bhipmant of 217
car* Th9 mov:nt ($6*10) T a;n inclosir^ harawrith. It
is inrch lass tlian arpectad*

Tnaiikire you for ycur trouble In the aatter,
ani ^th bast Yjisheo to you all.

Vary truly yo^arst

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WoYa.ibar 19, 1913*

Mr* C. le. Pickatt,

Na;v Haran, Conri.

Doar Jir. Pickatt:

Yc^jirs of yofltarday hm just coaa to hand*
Y08, I fildd in Ilawr York :ny Truflwsa^s Oortificata
froa tha Probata Court in zho sjrire of 1911* You
ottaiuad thoso cortificaT^as for ma, biA T find an entry
to tha affacl tliat tLay cost $2* Tliathar or not a certifiad
copy of tha will '.md filed with them, I do .i^t r:u;a:rLar,
tut rlU lock up at once arid lot ycu kixOT;.

Tliaaa ragisterod bonds are GCins to /iva ua
aomo anncyanca for a far days, and aither tha os^aca or
T persorjally will bear any costs tliat may be ii^cessary in
connaction vrith the; tranafara. »

With kindest ra^nnis to !lrs. Torr^^^r^

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JoI-rnW. Bristol, Esq.

42 CliUEcii Street,

Ksfw Havan, Corr.,

Dsar llr. Bristol:

I have jusii dsliverad to Miss llaria H. Bradley
har arxnuity contract, and also ,iiy clieck for $939.50 aa
par agraemant, and have talcen bar receipt for the saiae.
A copy of this receipt is inclosed harwith.

Ts it goiiig to DQ nocossary tt file certified
ccpios of the will rith all the coupaniee whose registered

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Mr.

John K Bristol.

42 Church Straat,

- HsW Haven, Clonn,

r^ar lir. Bristclf

liTas-tufii ae yau are attdading. to the traiisfer of
syVdAl Of t:i3 Consoliaai-od Ry. Oo.'s bonds, I aa iixlcsing
.ans Iisrctrit^, oxA ei:ail ba ^-raatly cUi^-jad if you tIU hava
it trariafarred to ^i^^^^X'^T and rs^umad to me. It is acccapaiU ad
\rj ay certificate Tritli sis'rature guaranteed by Hibba & Co,
iriio as sura mc 0 at iri view of this fact, it need no*- be
exscutad 'i-efora a .ictar/.

On lookiiw over tJia Hcadlay Estate papers in my
pcBseesion I fird that I do not possess a cartified cqiy of tte
will, the cr.ly copy I 'iave beinf' the one harewrith iriclosod.
Car. this be oartifiod, or inaBt a naw one ba naade iii --xe
office of the Probate Couii;?

rickatt writes that he is rmable to secure the
transfer of t"7a Msw York City rafistorad Sis, as t^-.e Memr York
pr3opl9 are una- la to find the certified copy of the -.rill a;d
jfv' oartifioate of trjsteaship froa the Probata Court, Tliich 1
'sent -iiiaiii at liie tinia cf purchase of those bonda in \^ ViV..
I si:ippcso tluarafore it t7ill l;o noco -sary to ills aiicthar co^,/

. ^ vrill aud c^tiiicata. ^iU you ki-sily have those

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2 City cf K557 York, Rag. 3^8, 1941
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1 City of Buffalo,Keg.48,19oO

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d^BT Sirs!

In case you have not yet sold th^SOOO
Boston a Maine registered 2^b i loft with you on
the 18th instant » I hereby authorize you to sell the
sarae at the oer^t tifnjTB you can f^et at or ahove 8&4«

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1503 Corielyou Fioad,

Brobklyr., i^'.i*

Deeur Mr. Wilson:

Yours of the 20th has just come to hand. With
respact to the Boston k Maine "bonds, I ragret to state
that I have just heard fron Not riavsn that no bid at aU
had "boan offered for these, so tha;ti it has heen liqjosaihld
to sell them. If t^ey are not sold in a day or t^o.
porliaps I had ueoter recall them and have the proser^t
certificate ot tloree exchanged for three separate hc^nds
to be distributed to the o\mer8 •- yourself » Mrs. lovms^nd,
and rays elf •

The Consolidated Ry. bonds also have not had
any bidder.

Regi-etting thase facts,

lory truly yours,

PS. If you or 3'our sistars are put to any expense in
connection with T,he transfer of any of these reikis tared loiids,
I slall ba .>'iad to remit uhe a^o^joits so expended^

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Mr. 0. 0. Teirefhoff
475 Fifti-! Avenue
New York dity.

Dear !Tr. Tefethoff :

Replyin,- to your letter of the 2l8t inst: The letter, you
enclose' a'aa^eB me. It is true that Mr. Hone ^narried .^ brother's
dauci'-^ter-a '.est ererpetic and capable girl. But personally I
hardly know >fr.Hcne. having seen him only 3 or 4 times. I an
astonished to learn that he has written Mrs. Harrlman for asBis-
tance. a-d a-noyed that he has need 'ly >wne. However, I know
from -r' brother's fa-dly aiore or less of the farminr. enteririse in
which he and his ^ife are en^a^ed ani which I v^elieve he ms cor-
rectly described in his letter. He is an er^-ineer by profession and
occuration, hnilding trolley lines a^xi doing various other kiniis
of conetrjctio:: t/ork. For several years he has been developing
jiFJS for the irrr^TOve^nent of far.aing— particularly dairy farming—
in nort' em New York, w'lere the fa^.i-jre get orJy about 3 eta.
per o'Jiai-t for their T.ilk, thoush it sells in Hew York for 9 cts.
He "las rorked out echeines for the redeiTption ard improve 'isnt of
worn out a-d nnprodv^ctive lands, and for >;i3 utilization of crean
and cV-er dair^ r.roduct,8 (including; the Taking of kourcisc, crsaci
cheeses & d sc on), by aaa-s of which tbe farriers miglit realize better
profits--for the 3 cts t'-ey row receive for milk hardly pays the
cost of fesd a .d rixonl-: ex; -^nses.

Yc". ask for "iniornaticn u, d advice*. Above I have given
suc^ -c>a-3r infer 'lation as I possess. T':3 only advice I shoidd

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venture to offer would be t^at in case ?,!rs. Harrirrar- feels disposed
to endorse the project , that she first obtain fro.n Mr. Hcne a
definite state-nent of the a-iount he wishes her edoree-nent for, for
the period of five years. His failure to indicate t^e aiount see™
unbusinesslike.

I believe Mr. Hone to he thorouehly honest, sincere, a:^
conipetent, but his request for aid from Mrs. Harrir«n was certainly
very bold.

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Ur. Joiin ▼• Bristcl.

42 Churoh Street.

Bear Mr. Bristol:

Todays 8 mail brought me a cheds: of $3,103*55
frcm the Cbae. H. Seraoton Co« in payment for the $4000
Ooniolldatad I^. Oo.'t bends l«ft with than for m1«. Thoy
secured the price aakfd —76 and iatereet.

Ihia will inahle me to close the account as
soon as I hear tram you as to the exact smoimt of your
bill with e^penseo, snd the smoisit of the Probate Qouri fee«
The latter of course cannot be determined until a cooiplete
copy of thi acoouDt is aTailahle in order to know the
number ef pages« I shall try to have this ready tomorrovr«

About the registered bonds in process of trao^er
or awaiting transfer: Have copies of the will and certifl^a^tte
of my trusteeship been furnished to the City of Rev Tork sc
that the bOEids still in my hands may be transferred by
sendiqg to the proper authorityt

In the case of the single certificate which I hold
for $4000 City of Hee Tork registered 3|s of 196&, to cm
divided between Royal Tilscn and myself ($2000 each), another
question arises: Will the Htm Tork law permit me as.lsecutor
aiil Trustee to transfer to myself as an individual? Or

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Iho balsnos duo lUss Haris H. Bradloy
according to my account, $aM«30, of which $86.1
balance of one-half net injoam and $a0&17 aeerui
I aoppose I would be safe enough in paying her ti
once, althope^ I have usually withheld the final
until after the acceptance of mf account by the ]
Court*

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The Qhasw ¥; Scranton Co»

103 Orange Street »

new Haven, Gonn*

Dear Sirs:

ThankB for your letter of the 24th Imtant
and acconipaiiyipg check of $3,I03«55, as per acccsigpanyii^
•tatmenE^for $4000 ConBolidated Hallway Co. 45CDebenturai
of 1954 aold, for which I am very much obliged*

This leaves in yoiur haodi only the $3000
Boston k Ifaina Registered 3|s of 1923, which I trust
you may sell in the near future«^

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NoveniDer 26 1 1913*

MisB llaria H* Bradley.
29 B Street, N w.

Doar MiBe Bradley:

Hererlth I IxicloBe check for $39i^30, the eame

belTig the reminder due ycu frm tiie Hoadley Estate. Of
this amonnt $88.13 ie the balance of half the net income
for the current year to November 11, th^ date when your
eimuity began to run ($1200 having been previously paid
you in three quarterly instollsients)* The rernainiiig
$506.17 is half the accnied interact on bonds and cash in
bark to November 11.

Kindly sign and return the inclosed receipt.

Tery tnUy yourst, .

Waehi. _'nr^ "^.O. November ti913<

RKCEIV2D of C. Hart Merriam, Irecntor and Tin^staa^
Estate of F. H. Hoadley, deceaRed, the sum of Three Hundred
Ninety-four Dollars and Thirty Cents ($394. 30) ^ the same beirg;
the balance in fiill due me in the final settlement of the Hoadley
Estate, as per agrewient and judgnenfc of the Court.

Of the $394.30, the receipt of which is hereby
ackncvl edged, $88.13 ie the balance of half the net income to
November 11, 1913; $306.17 is half tbs accrued interest to the
same date.

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KoTeober 28 , ItlS..

Mr. Royal H« Wil8cr)«

1503 Oortelrou ?^ad.
Brooklyn, J«i#

Dear Ur. Wllaon:

Tha four Consolldatad Ry« bonds haTO b««n 8old« and
I tanTB rocalTad a oho<^ for the amount and deposited the
sami to the account of ^e Hoadley Kstattr. Bat the $8000
Boston & Iblne Reg* H^ rotmin unsold^ the 1km Hayen broker
wrltli^ that he has had no bid for them* Two brokers in this
city, shorn I have consulted, tell as that there hare feoen no
sales for sosie time* These registered bonds you will rv&ember
are corered by a sir^le certificate so that they must either
be sold and the money divided as we planned, or n«w certificates
must be made out for thj three owners* If you approTS of this*
latter course, I will haye the certificate returned at once,
and will set the machinery agoing to haare three new certif icaHJks

issued in its stead.

The new certificates for the City of Mew York R«g* 9^
of 1954 will be several days in coming for the reason that 1
have only today received the necessary certified copy of the
will and certif ioates of ay trusteeship from the Probate Oeuri
of Nes Haven*

Regretting these dalays, which are very annoyingt

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Dear Ur. Bristol;

Yooro of tho 28th at hand.^ Tour f««Hng about

tho Boston & MBdne bonds agrees ^tii a(r o»n. ««l ^ »^o*»
Wilson a cot^e of days ago asking if I had not b«tt«r give ;
xip tryli« to saU the bonds and hare the shares transferred
to the three otosts, I expect to hear flro* hia Monday. ' In
this ease the dlfflcolty already mentioned ^is Ifkely to
arise again, nnely, the transfer of a r«6i»tered bond by
a trostee to the same person who is trustee. Ihat the llaiiJa
l«r is I do not know, bat this ca^ication is proving »' *
great noisanee.

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As to Hell Hoadley^s monthly payments, you and
Pickett mi7 be ri^ and I wrong. I have jost looked Uie
matter np so far m It Is in mr power to do so. In a^
copies of the old aocotat filed by Judge Townsend in Ifqr 19(30,
SefaiftcAa I is entitled "imounte adTaneed to lagatees wndar vlll.
the first page of this schedule comprises payments to Heli
Hoadlay from Mareb 1, 1B97 to March 2, 1900. Similarly, in
the account for 1B95 the heading is *Cash advansad Heli
Eoadlty". Afiar Judge Townsod's death, fbm I begain acting
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each month for the ecsuli^ month, and have so entered tl
uniformly in hqt logger. This however amy be an error, as y<
auagewt, and I am perfectly willing to asetise that the paym<
was for the prevloas month, as in the case of Maria Bradley"
qaurterly p^^nei^s. In this case. Instead of askli^ a rebal
from Hall, it will be necessary to pay him $13.70 as his
allowanee froa Heramber I - IC inclusive. Assuming ttds to
correct, I tin settMiip Mr. Pickett a ehedk for $13.70 with a
ripest that' he be good enoc^h to huid the maount to Hell.
The -various Ohanges neeeesltated by this la ^y account I wll
makeatt once.'

Mmy thanks fcr your trouble in hawii^ the
CoBSolldatei %. 4^ bond of 1964 (Mo.458B) transferred to
boATMr aad' returfied to ma, I reeeived it this momlie. As
tho cost of sendli« It ^ 25 c«its, I Msmae tha return was
thio ua»^ and am l.natlosii« this uBOunt herewith.

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Ir. Bristol li« jrmt writt«i m aboak th. m^Un •f

H.li Hoadl-^. PV««rt«. - *o whthT til. ««t i^ th*
first of mA month «w for the aopdug or pr.Tloi» month,
I hftTO just looked tho m»tt«r tqp In th. old wouiiU without
finding i*ti.f lurtory .rldw. .ith«- imf. m tho origin^
rfBdni.trati« luwotut fUad bj J-ig* T<~«d *» ^ ^^*
Sdiodul. I ~i d.toted to -Amount, .dtaawl to l«pt.M uiKUr
wiU". ft. finrt p.6. of till, whodtil. ooiq»n»«l p.ym«t. to
H.11. fto w* liuoaii i«. u.*l U.0 Ip .il).«H«* .ccoanU.
And .too. J;ilgo Tomi.«d«. d.«th I f fad tixiA .^ -tHo* ^

unlf omlj IK <ho ««* « *»^« '*^ "^ *^* •''■^

mid. thro.^ TOO. Howwr.tiier. hdng no rml wldwc. to th.

^mAvry. I « porf .-rUj wUUng to .mo., thdi yoa *nd Mr.
Bristol M". rl^. wd ti«t th. p*j««t. w. In^ ow».
for th. prsrioo. m«itiu to thl. «im^?tlon th. mUA* tmm
Hdl $18.T0 f or th. flrrt tan day. of l0T«ab.r, Me«Aing to
th. mrthod of figuring .pooiflod In th. tgnmrnA. I m
thirsfor. tAinz*^i» liberty to Inolo.. di«k of $13.70 to
your ord«r, trust!' g you wlU h. good «ion^ to h«ad tii. mem

to Holi.

Oar iMt l.tt.r8 oro..«d. Ih. copy .f tho will vA

Mrtifieat. of ^ irustoMhip ord«r.d hy Mr. Bristol for tu.

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in tnm.f«rring th. Rev Tcnrk registw-ad homis reaehad a. onl]
ywtwday. I «b fonrwrdlng tho .an. to V«w York throtj^
Bllbs h. Oo. 80 tiiat th. New York bonds hold by ]fr«. TomisMid
Md th. oth.r. may bo tranBf.rr.d next WMk.

As it hM provkl linpossibl. to ..11 th. Boston h
Ifakin. r.gister.i bdnd, ur. Bristol and I both fMl that It
viU b« better to withdrv the earn aid hare i
ieeaad to the preeeni oenen.

?eiy truly joare«

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John W. Bristol #2

!&•• John W. Brifitol.

42 Church St3*eett

N«ir Haven, Conn.

Dear Itr. Brletol:

Herwrith I am handing you a copy of nor •ocouat or
the Hoadley Betate frcm March 19, 1913 to d* a. It is in two
parts, the firat part (pagea 1-5) covarii« the period from
Uarch 19 to Not. 10 Inelualve; the aecoud part (pagea 6-10)
being the final aoeouift with the Tmat Sstate, and eoTeriqg
the purchase of annuities and final distribution. This latter
account I cannot dose for the reason that two Itos are
mdmora to im« nameljt the amount f ixmlly due you for fees
and dlsbursoments^ and the Probate Court fees. If you will
kindly insert these in the proper places on page 7 of the
account (page 2 of the final account) , it will then be easy
to coDoplete the account as a irtiole and caleolate the suas
to be dirided amoqg the remaifldenaen*

I assose that the date in the lower left-hand comer
of the first page should be the date of execution of the
aeoount as a ihola. Is this correeit Should I also si0D
the end of the aeoount prqpar &b tbe bottom of page 7?

If you win kindly eoEaviatf ^Qie aeeouut as a idiola,
make any corrections, crltlolans, or alterations of ax^ kind
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shall be greatly obliged* I will tlien execute the account
azd return the saoa to you at oriCe» cmd will send duplicates
to Krs. Townsend, lfars« Ludington, Urn. Robertsont and Royal
H« Wilson*

Tou thoq^t it best to incluie with the account
copies of the agredment and judgment (fichibit A) anl of
the dl stritfution of KoYanber 17U I assune that you will
supply the copies necessary* These with the account as it
stands willvl siqpposet fumish the cleric of the Probate Ooiurt
the necessary data on which to give us the much needed
memoranduD of what the Probate fee will be* so the account
may be absolutely closed without aftermath* I do not suppose
Vt makes any difference whether the amounts paid by you for
esktif ied copies of the will and certificates of mj trustee
shipsre entered under your ar^anses or mine* If you think
it better to enter than under minot please let me know the
■Monts \o date and I will change my account accordii^y*

In wj early draft of this account I made the mistake
of crediting the intorrict on the B;eo mortgage as $8G&s67, ibere-
as the amount actual >/ paid duriqg the period cover ed by the
account (March 19«»:iof*10) is $866*67. The correstion of "iiis
error ani the chanjiig of the amount paid to Heli from $306*37 to
\M7«M has nsocssttiltei a considerable number of ohanges* but* I

t^ist tl» muoomit is correct as it now stands* If not, you will

^course let me knew.

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103 Oranga Street, ^^

New HaveiLN Conn.

Dear Sire:

If you hare not yet been %Ue to sell the

$3000 BondB of the Boeton & Maine 3#b, I shall he
obliged if you will kindly return the eam to ■• by
r«giBtered mU. addresBing the package to me care of
Natioml Metropolitan Bank, Washington. D.C. Please incloi
a niamorandum of postage, registration, or airr other
expenses you have been put to in connection with the same,
and I will ranit by return mail.

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103 Qrai^ Stroett ^

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Daar Sin:

Mmj thanks for your courtesy in returning
the $3000 Boston & Maine Rag. 3is, which I found at
the Natioml Metropolitan Bank this momiqg. I am
obliged for your efforts in attengptiqg to dispose of
the same, and am inclosing postage hercirith*

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Mr. JohnW. Bristolt ^

42 Ghurdh Street, ^

New Haven, Conn.

Dear Mr* Bristol:

Your letter of the 3d instant just received^
In reply to your inquiry as to what income was collected
on or after November 1, 1913, would state that $422.50
tinterost on bonis bearix^ ditte of November 1) was collected

by me*

In reply to your further question as to the total

income collected from March 1, 1913, to date, would refer

you to Schedule A of the account sent you a few days ago,

showing income collected March 19 to November 10 inclusive,

amou^tipg to $2, 389. 57. The only income additional to this

was $246«25 (bond interest) collected on March 1 and accounted

for in the account for year ending March 19, 1913. Adding

this to the income subsequent to March 19 gives a total of

$2,635.82 for the period covered by the new income tax law.

At most therefore, even if it were ruled that the amounts paid

Maria and Hell under the will were to be included in the income

subject to tax, the s^nount in excess of the $2500 exaciipted

during the present year woiald leave only $135«82 as subject to

the 1% tBX «-<• an amo^jint so trifliiig "Uiat I do not feel like

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It personally If callsd upon to do so.

I am moat anxlcua to close the account exactly so
that there ma^ be no additional paymante of axy kind to b.
credited to or chaiiged against the estate.

Hoping to receive the account from you soon,

?ery truly yovirs.

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Trank E. Daria Tlib Oo.
Glouoaatar, Ifasa.

Dear Sira:

Yotir latter of tha 2d Inatanb with Inrotea
of ahlpmont arrirad thl a morning, ani tha gooda hard jnal
eona to hani by a^reas; Tha 7 paekagaa agppaarad froa tl
ootaida to ba In good cooiitian and wera raoalptad for.
On opmlng th«n wa fiai one bottle of clam axtract brokfla
aid ona oan of ahrfiq^ ahy (U cana raealTod). I do not
eara mooh for alrlnpa, bat am aorry to loaa tha claa szti

}fy chsok for tha acldltioml $2 mantionad la ln<
herairith.

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Probate Cohort .

District of iJoor Haven » Oorm*

Dear Sirs:

Hsreifibh I a^n inclcsir^ check of $32.10 in
paynent of tho tTC aceompanylr^ Mils for certificates
and cer+.ified copies of the will. Estate of Frederick H*
Hcadley, deceased. Kindly return receipt to above
advlre^r>, am oVli^e

rrary truly yourSt

Ur. John W. Bristol »
43 Church Street^

Neir Hava^t Conn.

Dear Mr. Bristol:

Your rote of the 4th irstant received, with
incloBed bill of $28 for copies of the will and certif io^tes
in the Hoadlej' Bstate matter. Pre f^asie rmil brought a
ainllar bill fron Pickett, oziciji-nt inp, to $4,10. I an
thsrafore sendla; the ProVde Oour*- fllrect, In aflcordarce
with yoiar fluggestlon, my obeck for $3S.10 in jaycient
of th98« two "bills.

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875 Park Xvenudt

Hflfir York City.

Ify dear Sir:

Herewith I inclose a copy of my final account
as Executor arid Trustee of the Betate of Frederick H.
Hoadley, deceased, arid siiall be greatly obliged if you
will kirKily examine the eaoie and let me know if you find
any errors of any kind* I should have sent it earlier
but have only today received from {Tew Haven the exact
amounts of Mr« Bristol^ s account and of the Probate Court
changes.

Tf the account is found to be correct , T will
send checks for the small rarnainder due to M.ch of thd
remaindezmen*

Have you succeeded in securing the transfer of
Mrs. Ludington*s Registered Bonds (Consolidated Ry. 4s and
Conn. Ry.fc Ltg. 4is)?

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lb'. Royal H. -^^.o^x,,

1503 Cortolyou Road,
Brooklyn, N.Y.

Ify dsar Sir:

Herewith I inc-loBd a copy of ny final aooount
•M Ix«cufcor and Tirueteo of the Istata of Frederick H.
Hoadlay, deceasad« and shall be greatly obliged if you
will kindly etamlna the same and let ffle know if vou f ird
any errors of any kindo I should have sent it earlier, but
have only today received frcra New Haven the exact amounts of
Mr. Bristol •s account and of the Probate Court charges.

If the account is found to be correct, I will
send checks for the small remainler due to each of the
remainiemen.

I regret to say that the new certificates for your
$1000 Boston i Uaine Reg. 3^ and for your $2000 City of New
Toxic Beg« 3|s have not yet been received by mst but I am
expect iqg than daily and will send to you as soon as they
reach me. Will you kindly give me the nsme of your bank
to that I may send ^hem by registered mail, insuredt to the
baidc for you.

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Mr. H. R. Robert sen.

31 Oabot Street, »-!-«.<

Providence, i&ode Island..

Ify dear Sir:

Herairith I inclose a copy of ay final account

am faecutor ard Tnatee of the let ate of Frederick H,

Hoadley, deceased, and shall be greatly obliged if you

will kindly exainino t:ne same and let me know if you find

any errors of acy kind. I should have sent it earlier

but have only today received from New Haven the exact

•mounts of Mr. Briotci's accouni and of the Probate ^icmrt

charges.

If the account is found to be correct, I will

send checks for the aaall remainder dua to each of the

- raraalndermen. * <■

Have you succeeded in securing the transfer of
Mrs. Robertson's Registered Bonds (Consolidated Ry^ 4s and

Conn. Ry. & It^. 4i8)?

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'Jr. 0. E. Pickett,

New Haven, Conn*

Dear Mr* Pickett:

Hereirith I inclose copy of ray final account ae
Bxecubor and Tnistee of the Hoadley Eetate^ and shall be
greatly obliged if you will kindly look it over critically
in the interest of Mrs* Townsend and let rae know if you
find any errors of any kii-d*

By same mail I am sendii^ copies to the three
Kimberley heirs* If the account is found correct and is
accepted by the Probate Court, I will send check for the
balance dua Urn. Townsend, which as I figure it Is $369*50.

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New Haven t Conru

Tear Mr* Bristol:

Your latter of the 6th came yefiterday alor^ with
tlie revised account, for wl.ich I was most tharkful. This
enabled me to conqplate the account and send copies by last
evanin^B iflaii te LudinguCn, l?iisont Robertsont and Pickett
for 5lrs% Townsendo I asked them to let me know prcnqptly
if t'ney discovered any errors or found air^hing to criticize
in the account* On hearir^ from them I Will execute a copy
amd send the same to you fcr filirig in the Probate Coi^rt*

Yours of the 7th and Sth, inclosii^ affidavit
establishing the identity of the Kimberley heirs, have just
come in* If there is no particular birry I will defer
executing this for a few days in order to attend to it at
the same time when I execute the account*

To cover cost of the necessary fees arui certificates
I added $2.25 to my expense account, and have rawritt«i I

Schedule H accordinglr* ** Herewith I am incloair^ pages 7 and 9^
thus ccttpleting the account in its final form so far as known '
to me. Tnis is the fom in which it went to the four persons
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--^•. but I .„, not at all «ure abcub this. It is of co.rs«
in the old record of the original Hoadley ca«e Ic the

uugp .uoaoara, but tc djg at up may l.e too mch
trouble.

In sending checks to the re^naiMennen fcr the small
out.t«uiin6 «,o.:nt. neceesary u> clo.e the account (as per
P«€* 7), I suppose it is i^oHant to ir-^lose rith e,^ .
fom Of receipt whid: .ill .pe^Uy that this parent conpletes
in full the «no«nt due from t.he esv^te. and that the trustee
should be di.ch«Ked from further liability. In view of the
iinportance of this receipt, h^ you not better draw ix. up
yourself and send me the correct form?

Inclosed Is executor's check fcr |38.?1 i^ payment
of balance due you for experxses.

In case no criticism is KBde of the account, rhali
I seni checks for the balances due without waitir^ for the
acceptance of the acco'jmt by the Prolate Courts

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!ir. Royal H. Wilacn»
1503 Hortelvcu Road,
BroduLyrit N.Y.

ify dsar lir. Wilson:

Your lettsr of laa 8th infltant is before me,
Ths $3000 Boeton k Maixxo bonds, for whidi I could obtain
no bid, I seat to Boston to hare n«» certificates issued
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certif ioatea have not y^t raachad me* As soon as received
you inAy 1)0 aura I Till forward youra to you*

Tho certificate (No. 2801} for your $2000
Corporate Stock of the City of Kew Yoit, hes^ S^a of 1954,
reached ^e this morr.ing, aai I ma incloaing same hereiritht
without iraitics to hear from you aa to your hank. It asama
perfectly aafe to send this certificate by registered mail
inaar^ch aa It ia a ragiattjred bond and could not be tranaf erred
except by you. It ia inocpo&dilile to Lave these registered
bonda tranaf erred to bearer for tne reason tliat there would
be no addreaa to which intareat checke coaild be aent* Kindly
acknowledgo receipt on the accoopanying f ona.

Regretting Ihe delay in the receipt of these
certificates.

Very truly youra ,

Brooklyr,. N.Y. . Dec. . 1513.

Received of 0. Hart Marr-f-m »- .
Trusty !.+,+. ^ ^ ««'rl«n, faecutor awl

»«•«•, estate of ITrederlck h ii««^i

#2000 Corporate S^^. T ^' ^^^^^^^.

liorate 8i,o<* of the Citv af w— -r •. «

3*8 of 1954 n«^4« . ^""^^^ RagiBtered

*5'w, Certificate He. 2801.

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Nw York City^

Dear Sire:

Thanks for your bond circular of Ddcember 1
I shall be obliged if you will kindly purchase for me
♦500 Tirginla Ry* Co. Ist iBtg* S^Qold BoMs, 1962.

Very trjily yours^

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Lee, Higfflnflon k t!o.

43 Szdsange Place.

Hewr York City.

Bear Sirs:

Thank « for yours of the 11th inatant, notify!]
me that you have for me $600 Virginian Jfy. 5a of 1962,
amoijintiiig to $491«57« Thla anount is inclosed hereirith
by certified check*

Kindly aend bond to me care National
Metropolitan Bank, Washington, D.O,

I ahonld be obliged alao for a copy of your
Circular of Information respecting the incmie tax*

▼ary truly yours.

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Ify dear Ifer. Sheldon:

Itmnka for yotar latter of trit-
11th instant, Jnf ormlrg me of the
death of ny cousin, James Knox Bsgg.
norenee and I had previously learned
of his death from my brother.

Thanking" you for your trouble
in writing, and with kind regards to
your sister Kiss Grace,

▼exy truly yours.

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Ddcember 15 9 1913«

W. B. Hibbs & do.

Hibbs Buildii«.

Wa8hix}g&ont D.C.

Dear Sirs:

Thanks for sending me a letter from H« £• Fisher,

Treasurer of the Boston & Uaine Railroad, dated Boston,

Deceiaber 11, 1913, and addressed to Hayden, Stone & Co« of

Boston. Tliis letter relates to the transfer of a $3000 bond

of the Boston & Uaine Rd. which I hold as trustee under

the will of Frederick H« Hoadley, deceased* This bond,
you will remember, you tried to sell at or about 83, but
were unable to find a bidder* I therefore asked you to have
it diTidad into three bonds of $1000 each, the same to be
transferred share and share alike to Royal H* Wilson, Mrs*
Kary L. Townsend, and Mrs* Florence U. Bailey* Is there
any reason why this cannot be done at once without submittii^
any further papers from the Probate Court than those already
sent, namely, a certified copy of the^ill and Probate
certificate that I am sole surviving trustee of the estate?
Under similar papers you have recently ccopleted for me
precisely similar transfers of bonds of Connecticut Hy. k Ltg,
Co, the Consolidated Ry. Co, and corporate stock of the City
of Hew York.

Tery truly yours,
ftcecutor & Trustee, Istate Frederick H.Hoadle/^

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1503 Cortelyou Road,

Brooklyn, N.Y.

Uy dear Ur. Wilson:

Tour receipt for the $2000 corporate dtock
of the City of New York Reg. 3^s of 1954 reached me
several days ago, for which I am obliged. But I have not
yet heard from you in connection with my final account,
a copy of which I inclosed in my letter of the 8th instant<
I shall be very glad to know at your early convenience
whether or not you f ixxi any errors of any kind in the
account.

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December 15, 1913.

Mr. John ¥. Bristol.

42 Chnrch Street,

Hev Haven, Conn.

Dear Ifr. Bristol:

Thanks for yoiar letter of the 10th instant,
pw^lcularly for the edmiraUe fom of receipt whidi you
were good enou^ to inclose, copies of which I will send
to the several remainderaen along with the check for the
payment of their final balance.

ludii«ton ani Robertson have both written pleasant
letters stating that they find no errors in the account. But
Pickett objects to the entry of $125 paid him for services
and disbursements, on the ground that inasmuch as in the
rflgular accounts each year I have seen fit to pay him out
of iny own pocket I should continue to do so in this final
account. I hava alreai^ lost so much money this year in
connect! en with the estate's business that the smounts charged
for services will not cover niy personal loss, and I therafora
felt that it was only ri^ that the Pickett item should be
paid by the estate instead of by me personally. I have written
Pickett to this effect, and hope to hear from him shortly.

The only person remaining to be heard frooa on
the account is Royal Wilson.

Robertson writes: "I sm holding the Consolidated

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%. bond which I understand Mr. Bristol has had transferred
on the books of the cotr5,any.. As I do not quite grasp the
situation, would you be willing to drop a line to Mr.
Robertson on the subject?

The troubles and delays caused by the transfer of
these registered bonds seem interalnable. and I have not yet
been able to secure the transfer of the Boston & Maine. I
find myself embarrassed by the absence of a copy of the will,
liwihg sent you a couple of weeks ago the only copy in ny
possession. I asked you at the time whether the copy aent
could be certified. You sent me in return a certified copy,
whidi I was obliged to send to Mew Tor* in connection with th,
transf er^ of the Mew Toric City registered bonds, but you did
not return the copy I s«t you. If it is still in your
office, I shall be obliged if you will kindly send it back, as
I need it, to refer to.

Tery truly yovu*s.

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New York City.

Itr dear Sir:

Ib^ thanks fca- your letter of the 9th instant.

which reached me last week. I h»Te now heard frcm
everybody except Mr. Wilson, and m hoping to he«r fran

him in a day or two.

If you have any difficulty in securing the
transfer of the Consolidated By. 4s. please let me know.
I am obliged to you for returning ttxe account. Probably
I can send you a duplicate copy a little later when the
whole matter is closed. I will send check for balance
as soon as the thing is closed.

kind regards to Mrs. Ludingbon,
Tory troly yours.

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Agent, Lagimitaa Developmerit Oo*
San Goronimo, California*

Dear Mr« Grardiier:

Tha water bill fcr 1913, amountiiig to $6,
has at lafit arrived, aiid my check for the amount £a
inclQBod herewith*

I anj obliged also fcr the rate rulings of
OoraraiBsion, and shall be vary glad to abide therely*

Trusting that you and yours are well and
pleasantly situated in your new home,

7ery traly yourst

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Hew Hav^Tit Ccmi*

Daar Mr. Pickett:

Thanks for your letter of yesterday juet received*
Ify last letter to you wae written juet at closirg time, ^en
I was tired and in a hurry to get ovay from office* Qa
lookir^ it over I sea that I osnitt^ed what should have teen
the most important part, and that by reason of this omission
T have misled you as to ray attit'jde about the value of your
services* Ihat I intended to say was that your ^arvices
in wliat raight be called the regular annual account sraoimted
to very little this year^ eons let ing in the monthly payments
to Reii« Yo-a were not called upon to copy the account or
to advertise or file the samst these functions in trxis
particular instarxce having fallen upon Ur. Bristol* I
intended to say "hat you had evid^itly done a vary consider-
able jsunount of work in connection with the final settlament-

in arrai^gii^g for the annuities « & obtalnli^ the vari
BignaVjreSv and in other ways* It seemed to me therefore
-^Jiat the chaise f cr your serivces and disbursemantSt aiiicunting
to $125 1 was a JU6 1 and proper chai^a sgainst the estate in
the final settlement account* I therefore so entered it^
and, as stated in a former letter, I sent copies of the

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final account to Ludirgton, Robertson, Wilson, yourself,
and Mr. Bristol* I have now heard frou all of these
persons, and all with the exception of yotirself esqpress
their full approval of the account as it stands* Of course
as a matter of fact, it makes little difference whether the
amotmt in question is added to my chaise for services or
left shere it is, except that if added to my charge it would
make this relatively larger than in former years , which might
raise an objection* But the principal objection to the
change at this late day is, as already stated, that the account
in its present form has been examined and approved by all of
the persons thought likely to criticize it, and to charge it
now would mean rewriting the account and either resuhmittii^
to all the persons inter6sted|0r filing in the altered foiru
yon si^Best, lAiich would almost; certainly lead to criticism,
as it would appear that I had added $100 to my charge for
services ^ter the account had been s admitted*

To recapitulate: Sy point o^ rim is that your
services during the past year have b : n. niainly in arranging
for the final settlement, and theref^^re are a just chazige
against the estate* In this vies Ifr. Bristol fully concurs*
I very much ras^ot that in my previoui letter I failed to
express the idea ihnt was in ngr head* And I regret very
much that ymi drew the very erroneous inference that I
underrate the rmXvm of yomr services to the estate* Oh the

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contrary, I am wall awara that you did a laz^e amount of
good work in bridging about the settlement , and am even
willing to go 80 far aa to admit that had it not been for
you, working jointly in the interest of Urn. Tcwnsend and
of the estate 9 the final settlement might nob have been
acconplished.

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December 22. 1913.

lfr« ¥• H. Ludington,
875 Park Arenue.

Hair Tort City.

Sear Sir:

Herairifch I inclose check for $123«17 in
payment of ranainipg balance in full to Mrs* Ludington
in the final settlaiient of tlae Hoadley letate, and
shall ba obliged if you will kindly aak llrs. Ludli^on
to sign the accompany irg receipt and return the same to me<

I trust that the transfer of the remainii^
roistered bonds has been accomplished before this.

Herewrith I inclose for your file a complete
copy of my final account as it goes to the Probate Court
for apprcTal.

Tery truly yourst

December 22, 1913,

Mr. Heat on R. Robertson.

31 Cabot Streets

^^ Providence^, R.I.

Dear Sir:

Herwith I inclose for Mrs. Robertson check
of $123.18, the same being pa3rnient in full of balance
due her in the final distribution of the Hoadley Istate.
I shall be obliged if she will kindly sign and return
to me the aococtpanying receipt.

Trusting that her Consolidated Railway bond
has now been properly transferred,

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Mr. Roval H. wx^ow.*, „ ^
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BroakiYni H.l»

Dear Mr. Wilson:

Thanks for your letter of the 17th inatant,

approviie m final account, a copy of which had been
sent you soma time previcualyo

Herewith I inclose check for $123.17. the same
being balance in tvll due you in the final distribution
of the estate. Kindly sigi and return the inclosed receipt

and oblige*

Thd subdivision and tramfer of that Boston k
Maine bond has caused no end of trouble . and is not yet
accoraplishedo But Mr* Bristol writes me that in case the
railroad officials do nob make the transfer before my final
account is approved by t>B Probate Court, he will on the
approval of the account obtain a document from the Probate .
Court which will settle the matter.

Regrettir^ very much this tedious and annoyii^g

delay.

Very truly yourB,

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Decenibar 22, 1913.

Mr. 0. E. Pickett,

New Haven, Comi*

Dear Mr* Pickett:

Herewith I inclose for Mrs* Townsond check
for $369.50, the sane beirig paymant in full of balance
di;e her in the final distribution of the Hcadlev
Estate. I shall be obli/:^ed if Mrs. Tovrnsend Fill
kindly sign and return to me tha accoinpanying recei-^t.

Tery tralj yoiors.

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December 22, 1913.

Mr. John V. Bristol ,

42 Ch'orcfo Street,

lev Haven, Conn.

Dear llr. Bristol:

Pardon m delay in replying to your letters of

the 16ty: su'd 18th InetantB. I have delayed executing the
account urrbll today, hoping to hear from Pickett to reply
to a long letter ^idi I ^rote him a fen days ago. and
which I think muPt have cleared up the situation eo far ae
he is concerned. Meaiwhile I liave received a letter frcm
Wilson dated Deceaiber 17. in which he says cf the account:
•I find everythirg perfecUy satisfactory." Inasmuch as tiio
three Kimterley childron have ne^ expressed themaelves aa
entirely satisfied ^Ith th* account. I agree with you
that it is hardly fair to rait longer for Pickett. 8o
I have executed the account exactly as it ^as rhan copies
were sent to the remaindermen, and ar. inclosing saiae to
you herewith, trustir^ that ycu will be willing to attond
to the advsrtisement and the filir^g with the Probate Court.
Herewith I inclose check to your order of $25.15 (for
payment c£ the advertisenent $3, and the Probate fees
for cQ?yii€ «"* filing the account $22.15. as per your
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needed for reference two receipted bills of the Probate .
Court dated December 3, one to Pickett amou^tipg to $4.10,
the other to yourself amountli« to $28 {in all $32.10)
for certificates and certified copies of the will. [The one
frcm Pidcett is the only bill I hare had from him.] These
it«s along with the $22.15 jxiet mentioned make vcp the
total $54.25 entered on page 7 as Cash paid or to be paid
for Probate fees.

J^t what receipts should accompany this account?
Ccpies of the annuity contracts and of the distribution
account of November 17 (fchiblt B) I believe you expect to
file with the account. Shall I send you the final receipt
from Uaria Bradley and the receipts for payment of final
balances to the remainderaen? And are there aiy others
whldi should fn in with this final account?

Ify affidavit with attached cleric's certificate
concerning my identity and that of the Cornelia Klmberl«»y-
Wllson children is inclosed herewith.

liany thanks for the certified copy of the will.

Very truly yoxirs.

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^* 4''? "f^S ^^^ ',^*I* decided to inclose Maria Bradlev's
^2**?^P*'yt°^ *^°I?°^«^? ^°^ her annuity contract Ho. 131

f£i*f^r^^lQJr^'^^^ ^^^* Insurance Co."f H^rtforf.
and for the 1939.50 cash as per agreement. If anv of
these receipts are not needed, they mi/^t be returned to me.

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PfflCKrniiD of C, Hart Marrian, S^orvivir^ ExecAtcr
ard Tnistea under the Will of Frodorick H. Hoadlsy. deceaeed,
Anr?aity Ocntract Vo. 133 of the Oonnacbicut Mutual life
.(nsoraTca OooEaiv/ of 'Hariford. Oonn. iii favor of Maria H,
Pradl^/, providii-G for the xayment of Fo"^ Hundr.-d Fif^-y
DoUawCMbO) q^iarterly, Ta^innlns February' 1.1. 1914, to
ih* aeid ^Tarla H, Bradley, of Peoria. Tlli:.oiB, d'iring her

llfatl-ae.

JiL^Q im'^^nrim) of said '". Hart l^erriaiii zhe sum of

^•Tine H-ridiod 'r.ir.y-:Ti.i6 Dollars suid Fifty Oa-.-bs •,-'•3?, 50,

in cosh, as prgr-id&d i:i a certain agrae-nent tettTeer. the

hA-i«ficier^' i '.-vsEts in the FicLa.e of Frederick K. Hosdl-/.

deceased, and as ordered in a j-jd^nent of the Superior

Court of the Oowity of r.en Haven, Conn, terminabirc said

I'raBi, dated :ie-.7 Haven, OctclDer 10, 1913>

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Neir Haven, Oonn.

Dear Mr. Bristol:

71:anks for yours of the 23d instant with inclosure.
I supposed the -r^ertificate sent was sufficient for "both
doccBuenis as hoth were executed by the sane notary* However
I have this morning secured the additional certificate asked
for and have had it attached tc the second rage as you direct^

and am retnrnlug the sa^.e to you.

Since writing you I >iave received final re<*.eipt«
from LudiTip;toni Robertson, and Royal Wilson^ but not from Mrs.
Townserd. In rlace of the latter » I have a letter from Pickett
stating that he thinks tYn^y should have the Boston k Maine
bond before signing this receipt. Eitracrdinary, isnH it?
I am reminding Pickett by this mail that the distrib'jtion
account covers the Boston & Maine, and that I took the bond
as a personal matter, expecting to sell it at ono^ and distribute
the cash, but owing to our Inability to sell, as you know^ ajid
the unwillingness of the Boston & Maine Co. to make the transfer
until they receive a certificate from the Probate Court, the
thing is at a standstill, and I suppose musb ranain so until
after the accoiint is finally approved*

You say nothii^g about additional receipts, t can

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send you those covering the payment of final balances and any
others you may wish*

Very truly yoinrs.

PS. As it seems to me that the receipts of final balances by
the reraainderaien are likely to be needed in connection with the
fUing of the account, I am incloeirg four herewith, namely, th
from Ludington, Robertson, Wilson, and myself, and have asked
Pickett either to send Mrs. Townsend*s to me or to give it to
you direct. It wo\ild save time doubtless if it goes to you
direct* Perhaps if you phone Pickett he mwf be willing to let
you have it*

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Neir Haveaa, Conru

Dear }Sr. Pickett:

Yours of the aith received without the receipt.

Doubt leBB you have forgotten that the Boston & Maine honds
wera included in the distribution of Noverrbar 17, and receipted
for by the three persons by whom they ware chosaoit nameiyt
Mrs. TcTnsond, Royal IL Wilson, and myeelf* The bond being
registered and in the form of a siiigle certificate for the
$3000, I took the cortlficate as a personal inatter, by
agreement with you and Tilson, for the purpose of selling the
same and distributir^ the cash, and gave you and .Wilson eadi
a receipt to this effact. After trying in vain to sell the
bond in New Haven, New York, and Washington, I finally sent it
to the Boston office of the company to be split up aiid trans-
ferred* The cortipargr refused to make this traiisfer until iherr
should receive a certificate from the Probate Court author izii^g
the same. This certificate Mr. Bristol writes me he will
obtain when the final accoimt is accepted. I €uii therefore
xmable either to sell or transfer the bonds to Mrs* Townsend md
Rcyal Wilson until the filing of tlie above mentioned certificate.

I have new received and forwai'ded to Mrc Bristol for
filing with the account four of the five receipts coverirjg the
final balaxxces to each of the r^naindermen, thios coarploting

their distributive shares of the estate. The oiily c^atstandinir
receipt is that frcxn lirs. Townsend. I shall be obli<:?i^ if
-fcuwiJl kindly ask Mrs. Townsend to. sign this, and eltner
retur^ it to rae or /rive it to Mr. Bristol so tnat it may be

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Herbert SI, Pieher. Saq.

treasurer, Boston & Maine Railroad,
boston, Mass. *

Dear Sir:

Your notice concerning the payment cf January interest
ard certificate relating to the ircar.a tax are at hand. 1 seem
to be helpless in the mtter, inamich as you have declined to
divide and trai^sfer the certificate sent you for $3000 re,:;istered
Sis of 1923. In accordance with the tsrcis of the will of
Frederick H.Hoadley. decaased. a copy of which is on file along
T7ith the bond in Question. I m instmcted as executor and
trastee "to keep the same [p^ersonal prci^arty] properly invested,
and the real estate properly insured- &:c. In obedience to the
above I have bought and sold sectirities at discretion as deemed
for the bast interest of the estate, ard ray right to do so Ime
never before been questioned. Inaaimidi however as you are
-orrwilliiTg to transfer the bond as requested, I shall be cellared
to secure a certificate from the Probate Court of New Haven,
which probablT will take about two weeks.

As the bond certificate^ to bo^trai-ef erred to three
diffsroit persons, I of coTu-se cannot fill out the certificate
as to the inconie tax.

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Mr* ▼. H. Ludingtorit

875 Park Avanue,

New? York City.

Dear Sir:

Thia is simply to acknowledga
the receipt of your letter of the 23d
Inatan*^., incloai^^ receipt from Wrs.
Ludington for final balance.

I am glad to knor that you ha^e
at last received back all of the regiatered
bonds properly transferred.

With the coii5)liments of the

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42 Chiiroh Street «

Nair Haven« Conn«

Dear Ifr. Bristol:

Thanks for your letters of December SO and 31«
and for the receipted bill of the Probate Court for $22«95.

In addition to the 80 cents which you haye paid
out of your own podret, you have sent at least 5 restored
letters t and nhen the account is approved « you are going
to get soms kind of a certificate for me from the Probate
Court so that the Boston & Maine people may feel j
in making the transfer of the $5000 bondt which they still
hold. Will you kindly pay the cost of this docunent,
whatever it may be, and let me know the amount, so that
I can cover the outstanding odds and ends in a single check.

I am glad to know that Pickett has sent you
Mrs. Townsend's receipt, so that you now have the entire
batch. It does not now look as if any one could have
an3rthing to say in objection to the account. However, should
you daem it necesaary for me to b« en ha»l Monday mornii^,
kindly wire me at Manhattan Hotel, 42d Street, Nev Yoxt
City, aa I expect to go to Nev Toik tomorrow for a day or
two.

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Mr. John ▼• Bristol.

42 (Jhurch Street,

Hefir Haverit Oonn.

Sear Ifr. Bristol:

For three days I have been hcpiig to hear
froa you as to the result of the hearing on the
final accoimt, "but thus far not a word has come. Did
anythlr^ happen?

Ter;'- ti-uly yours ,

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Mr. Royal H. Vilson, ^

1503 Cortelyou Road,

Brooklyn, N.i.

Dear Mr. Wilson:

Tours of the 6th instant at hand. As 1

wrote you scmo tiins ago, the Boston & Maine people
decline to tramf er the horid in question until they
have received a certificate from the Probate flourt.
Tnis could not he prepared until after tlie final
approval of the account and distribution by the
Probate Court. Mr-. Bristol is attending to this, and
you may be sure that I will do my part at the earliest
possible moment. The delay has been a very great
annoyance to several of ua.

When I send you the bond, which I trust will

be in the near futurat I ^iH ^^^ *1®° ^^^ January
interest amounting to $17«50«

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Dear Sir:

Washing on, D.C.

The inclosed bill just received fron you seems
to require e^lanation. It refers to "Bill rendered $6.60-
The only bill I have ever received from you was one of
$5.70 for electric lamps. Tais amount I paid by check
on December 20. arid the check has ccme back to me frcm
^he bank stamped as deposited by you on December 23.

As the work done by you in the house is still
unfinished, and as I have received no bill for any part
of the same, I am at a loss to explain the inclosed.

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Mr. John ¥. Bristol.

42 Ohiirch Street,

Nsv Haven, Conn.

Bear Ifr. Bristol:

Tour telesraw cam* yesterday, and I was very
glad to Isarn from it that tha account had bean accepted
peniir« an amerriad affidavit. Tour letter of yesterday
with fona of affidavit canw this noon, and I ininediately
executed it and secured the necessary clerk's certificate,
and am inelosir^ the same to you herawith.

the only thir^ remaining, so far as I know,
is the certificate from the Probate Court whidi will ease
the tender conscience of the Boston k Maine officials so
that they will transfer the bond about which we hare had
so much trouble. Royal WUson has not been able to vsoags
his impatiewse In the matter, as attested by a long series
of letters the last of which came today.

Tery truly yours.

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}Sr. John W. Bristol.

42 rSiurch Street ,

Kev Haven, f!onn*

Dear Jir. Bristol J

Tharics for your letter of the 20th, incloslr^g
copy of the Distribution of the Estate of Frederick H,
Hoadley* T am f onrardiT^ the same to the Treasurer
of the Boston !'. Vaine Railroad at Boston, and eaiTiestly
hope that he will deem it sufficient authority for the
transfer we have heen so long waiting for.

Will you kindly give ae the date of acceptance
of my final account? •

And please also let me know the cost of havirig
this copy of the distribution aade by the Probate Oourt.

Very truly yours .

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Jannary 21 , 1914.

Herbart |. Fisher, Esq.

treasurer, Boston & Maine Railroad.

Boston, ?^83.

Dear Sir:

% final account as Simrlvii^ Trustee and
Executor of the Estate of Frederick H. Koadlej-, deceased,
i^avipg been accepted by the Probate Co'jrt of Heir Haven.
and the estate (except the $300n Boston h llaina 5^y boiL
which you now hold in ray name as executor and trustee)
having been distributed on ITovembsr 17. 1913, in
accordance with the terns of an agreement and order
of the Superior Court, I m Inclosin- herewith a copy of
the Distribution, certified by the Probate Court of Few
Haven on the 19th instant. T shall be obliged if in lieu
of the $3000 bond just mentioned you will kindly send, me
three $1000 bonds, one In the name of Mxs. itary L. Townsend
one In the name of Royal H. Wilson, and one In the name
of n. Hart Merriam, in accordance with the terms of the
accompanying articles of distribution.

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Mr. John W. Bristol,

42 Ohurch Street,

Nefir Haven, Conn.

Dear Mr. Bristol:

Thanks for your letter of the 24th instant just
received, incloeing bill of $26*36 from the Probate Court.
I am addii^ to this the 80 cte. and 50 cts. previously due
you, making $27,65 in all, for whidi amount mf diack is
inclosed.

It se^ms to me that one or two items on this last
bill, dated January 23, were covered in the bill of
December 26. The fcnal account in the bill of December 26
appears to be the same as the Trustee's accoigii in the bill
of January 23, and the 13 x bgs $5*20 appears to be the
same in both.

Tery truly yo^jrs.

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Herbert B. Pisher, Beq*

Treaaiarer, Boston & 5!aine Railroad,
Boston, Mass.

Dear Sir:

Your letter of the 26th instant is at hand.

In the matter of the transfer az^d division
of Roistered Bond Ho. 217, znaturing Janiiary 1, 1923,
for $3000 (p€ur value), it seems best to make the transfer
directly In accordance with the terns of the Distribution
of November 17, 1913, a copy of which I sent you on the
21st instant. I wish therefore to cancel the assigpnant
on the bond referred to in your letter of the 26th
instant, axtd to substitute therefor ttie assip;nr!0nt mentioned
in my letter of the 2l3t instant and on the accompanyir^
certificate, w^lch I have just exec\ited, namely, $1000
each to Mrs. Mart- I. Townsend, Royal H. Wilson, ani
C. HarD Merriam.

Respectfully,

SurvivliK Bxecutor and Trustee under
the Will of Frederick H. Hcadley, deceased,

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January 26, 1914.

Mr* John W. Bristol,

42 Church Stroo^,

Newr Havai.. Conn*

Dear Mr. Bristol:

T!mnkB for yoxjrB of yesterday* % all means pay

whatever Ib necesear'/ tc close the accovnt rith the Prcbate

Coui't. You noticed of ccursa that the bill of Decaahar 26

was already paid and receipted* For - is reason I thought

that the repetitiai of the sa^^e cliar^^'t- 4.-. the hill of

January 23 might be a-i error » entitling ua to a deduction.

Tna Pinal Account sho^^s that vre had paid $54.25 in Probate

charges previous to the recant bill. The i':ems are ndt nor

in my possession as I sent you the receipted bills alor^ with

other receipts when transmitting the Piiml Acco'oiit. The

thing is not worth wasting iiuch time over, so kindly pay

what you believe to be proper.

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^3 Bxchange Plac^,

New T'vrk City.

Dear Sirs:

Very many thanks for your courtesy in sendiiig
roe a copy of yo^.ir Bond Reference Book. I find it most
convenient and useful — the best tning oi' the sort I
ever saw.

I ij^' ice that you quote B & 0 Prior Lien 3iB
of 1925 at 90i, and B & 0 First Mcit^age 4s of 1948 at
the same figure. If yon can secure one $1000 borxi of
either of these at about this price, I shall be obliged
if you will kii'jily pure xase it for me.

Respectfully,

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llr. Joliri W. Bristol,

42 Qhiorch Straat,

New Haven, Conn*

Dear l£r* Bristol:

Your letter of the 29th instant has just
arrived alone with the 14 receipts enumerated, for
all of TJlxidi I am very iciich obliged*

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Led, Hi^inson & Co.

43 Ezciian^e Place,

Seir York City*

Dear Sirs:

Replyii^ to your letter of the 29th ijisuanfc

jufit recaL ved, would say that I shall be glad if you

will secure for me the B & 0 Prior Lien 3^ Bond of

1925 at 91^ aiid interest,

Rdspact£ully,

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February 9^ 1914.

nr. Royal H. Wilson, ^ ^
1503 Cortelyou Road,
Brooklyn t N*i#

Dear ilr* Wilson:

The certificate for your $1000 par ralue

Bodton fc Maine Registered Bond 3^ of 1923, Ho* 242,
reached me this momlng» ai^ I am indosir^g the same to
you herewith. I see that it is dated as Issued January 29,
but it did not reach ma until today# Attiu^hed to the
certificate is a blank f ona for you to fill and return
to the Treasurer* Boston & Ibine HR% Boston, Mass.,
thus furnishing the necessary authorization for the
payment of inter est » which becomes due on the first of
January and July of each year*

. I am also inclosipg arjr check for $17.50, th«

aeme 1361012 tlia ictsrest due you on January 1 leust.

I shall be obliged if you will kindly acknoi^ladg*
receipt^ and return the receipt I gave you at War Hav«n
Movember 17 for the Boston & Maine bond herewith delivered,
and alao coveri^ig the $2000 par value City of Mew Tork
Rflgiatered 5i8 of 1954, 'riiich I sent you December 10.

Very truly yours.

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Hew Haven, Conn.

Dear Er* Pickett:

Herewith I am sending you Certificate Hoa241
for $1000 par value Boston k Maine Registered 3i^ Bond
of 1923 In the name of Mrs. Mary Lo Townseni* I see
that it is dated as issued January 29, but it did not
reeudti me until todayo Attached to the certificate
is a blank form for Krs. Townsend to fill and return
to the Treasurer, Boston & Uaine RR, Boston, Ifass. ,
with the post office address to whidi she wishes
interest check sento

I am also inclosing ray check for $17.50, the
same being the interest due Ifrs. Townsend on January 1 last,

I shall be obliged if you will kindly acknowledge
receipt and return the receipt I qbl^b you at Hew Haven
Hovember 17 for the Boston & Uaine bond herewith delivered.

Tery tmly yours.

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February 9» 1914.

Ir. JohnW. Brletol,

42 Ctaiwh Street,

H9» Haven, Conn.

Dear Mr. Bristol:

Thanks for yours of the 6th instaiit, inclosing

receipted Probate bill for $26.35. the same coTaring
the final payment in the matter of the Hoadley Estate.

The loi« delayed Bostm & Maine certificates
of $1000 each reached me this morning, and I have sent
Royal H. Wilson's to him direct and Mrs. Twmsend's to
Pickett. This, so far aa I know, winds xxp the affairs
of the estate and ends my responsibility to the others
both as Trustee and personally.

How that "the thii« is over, I wish to express
17 deep appreciation of the way in which you have handled
the case, aixi particularly for the aoctrame care you havw
aocarcised in protecting me at every step.

With mxy thanks, and best wishes,

Tery truly yours.

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Crane, Parrls & Co.

Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs:

Replying to yours of the 6th instant,
I shall be obliged if you will kindly cancel niy
order for Metropolitan Ry. 5s at 104i» as there
seems to be no prospect of purchasing at that figur

Very truly yours.

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Dear Sirs!

Replying to your Icqulxy of the 6th instant,
would state that I shall be glad to have you continue
mf order for the purdiase of $1000 B It 0 Tirior lien
S^ of 1926 at the best figure you can get at or below
92 until Saturday, the 14th instant. If not able to

1^ the 14th, kindly cancel the order.

Tery truly yours «

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510 Ihite Buildii^,

Buffalo. H.y.

Dear Sir:

Toxir letter of January 6. forwarded from
Lagunitaa, California, reached me eome days ^Oa Oring
to pressure of other matters I have only just had time
to do some figuring on your proposition. This I hare
now done with the result that ay figures show a Tery
different profit from yours • Just where you get your lot
value of $480 is not clear to me, as at this figure we
would not begin to get the $35 per front foot authorized
by me last year as a minimum price.

The price received for the lots fronting on Perry
St. ought to be at least half the value of the entire piece^
or $4784. The proposed sale of these lots, if built upon,
should also cover one third the cost of the in5)rovement of
Woodland Ave. or $1206. These amounts in connection with
the cost of the 9 flats which you suggas^plus taxes ^
insurance, and interest on capital would leave no margin
of profit at all. Tour proposition therefore does not
attract me.

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for Diatrlct of Colianbia,
Washington. D.O.

Dear Sir:

I shall he obliged If you will send me two or

three copies of the f om for recording personal ineane
of an iirilTldual,with reference to the Ineome tax. I
shoold he glad also of a copy of the law, <»|my other
literature you nay have relating thereto.

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Sear Sirs;

As the owner of a $1000 Corporate Stock of the
City of Buffalo(pertif icate No. C 2122{)Water Bond Registered
4a of 1960, I shall he obliged if you will send interest
diacks to4i9|at tho above address^

I do not claim exemption from the income tax,
and am Inolosiqg herewith a certificate with respect to
the same*

Respectful Ijt

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February 10, 1914,

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Buffalo, N.Y.

Dear Sir:

I shall ba obliged if you will send me County
tax bills on the following iiniraproved real estate in tmi
City of Buffalo (all in Bio-^k 5Z on uouth aida of Ferry
St. botwwn Fillmore Avo. and Kahr St.)

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!••. Hiffilnscn k Co.

Dear Sin:

Thanks for yours cf the 10th Instant, stating

tbat you have bought for my account $1000 Balttaora k Ohio
Prior Llan 9f of 1925 at 92 and iirtarest. amounting
to $925.14. ly chock for this amoimt Is Inclosed herewith,
and I shall he obliged If you will kindly sand the bond
to me car* Hational Metropolitan Bank. Washington. B.C.

Tory truly yours.

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William Morris Inbrie & Co.

45 Broadswcr, ^ , ...

Wm York City.

Dear Sirs:

Tour lett/sr of the 11th instant is at hand,

inforaii^ me that you hare purchased for mo llOOO
Baltimore fc Chio 1st 46 of 1948 at 9*^ &»1 interest ,
but your atataraent quotes price as 95i. amounting to
$968.75 -e discrepancy of $10. I am inclosing check

for latter amount.

Kindly send bond to me care Rational
Metropolitan Bank, Washington, D.O.

Respectfully,

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Brooklyn, N.x*

1^ deu* Sir:

Thuto for your lottor of tha 11th Instant,

aoknovlodging raooipt of tho Boaton k llaiiia bond and
the ohedk for $17.50 (January inbarast on the aama).

Bot you forgot to ratum tha raoaipt I gata
you for thlt boi* and tha othor ona mantlonad In ay
lottar of FabruaiT «• I ^^^^ ^« ohli&A If you wUl
klMlly ratum thlt raoaipt, which you will ramoobar
Sa dated at New Haran, Kotanber 17, 1913.

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Dear Hr. Mart inelli: i should hava

. fcny thanks for your letter. I anoux
ac.n<.lad.ad it lo^ «.o, .ut have .een vexy -ch rushed
.1th wox^.^^ ^^^^ ^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^ y^^ ^ ,^ ,,,,

that o.>r place looke fine after the sprine rains. We are
greatly obliged to you for catching thoee mice.

The papers at ate tlat you Imve ^lad more rain

recently. Tnis is good n are,

I mi aorr/ to say tlrnt we sliall not be able to
get amy as early as I had hoped. My eldest da'^ter.
Dorothy, is t'» ^^« married the last of this month, aiid it will
p,.obably be the end of May before I can get ray work in
shape to leave. Mrs. Merrian. lenaida, and I expect to
nsake the trip in our automobile u we did last year, and
expect to do it in considerably shorter time, as last
year we were much delayed by sever© stoms in Nevada.

Sprirg is just opening here. Uie grass is beginning
to turn green and the leaf -buds are beginnirig to shew.

All of my family join in kind regards to you and

Ifrs. Martinelli.

Tery truly yours.

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May 4, 1914.

John Rdimaiint Esq*

City Traaairar,

Buffalo, N.Y.

Dear Sir:

Tour peat card of the 1st instant 1 s^ neen
received, notifying me that an aasesaaent of ^o.lb for
cleanincr sidecralk on rrtj property on Ferrj^ Street is noir due*

Before paying the sarae 1 sho^ild like to inquire
ae to just what lots are covered "by this "bill, as I wish
to pay any tax^s t>i£.t may he d:xe on the three pieces of
property here^rirh descrihed, all on south side of Ferry St.
"between FilLnore Ave. and Kahr St, Block 52.

1.

2.
3.

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37

366
365

366

PAfftygqJI of ruiiiwro

1272 ^--
720^^

1053

67

If you Trill notify ma of thg full amcuno, I rill
raciit at once.

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Dear Sir:

^1, ,.^ » city Ux MIU for t*r.» (5)

botireen FiH-^ore Ave. a.^ K
as follow:

Property of C.Hart l^erri-
Front iwep

n. east of Tillmoro

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37

365

1053 '^

Proxerty of Estate of Oarolir.e H.'Jerriam

^ 1272 T

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366
366

Very tnxly youre.

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ijuiialo, li.i*

Dear Sir:

Horevrith I Inclose check for tZ.2Z in xajrcsr*

of *^ for claaninK eidstralk orx my ^orry 3*- ircjerty. i
xer inclooed notificatidi feie da- received.

YeBterday I sent you payrasi* ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^**
flidudlTK florae ext.ra Iterne iihlcsh may cowr tMe chaise.
I Hcd ^reraoiisly paid ?:4.65 for cleaning BideTralk. and
Tiave yow receipt* for e&^e dated Tiay 5, 1914.

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Mr* E. B. Gardner,

San Graronimo, Calif*
Dear Mr. GardnGr:

ThankB for jrcur letter cf the 14th inst v/ith enclosed
Dsed of U^tpinitaB land recent/ly purchaaod fey lae from tho Laguniiaa
Development Company, which arrived today- -evidcntlj' having crossod
my recent letter to you*

The remaining payment of $250 I enclose herewith hy
check on the National lietrcpolitan Bank cf this city(with 25 cts
added for collection)*

I gladly accept y9ur kind offer to attend to recording

the Deed for me*

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ILr. Honry Weill, T'^s.q.

544 Liarina :'at* 1 . Bank Bld^r,
Buffalo, 1i. Y,

Tear "^ir:

Your l3tt;or cf the 11th instant addresfiQcl to my wifa
ifi before ae. The cisfxription of Uie lota you rofer t>o on South
sido Of rerry 3t:-ec3t, Kaiit of Kilhcora is ae follo^TB:

Proparoy of Z. Kart ilerriain:
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Property of ^atato of Caroline ii. Lerriai/.:

55. . 3ti6 1^:72

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alifomia, I am nc> familiar with tha present real aetata val-
uations in Buffalo ^ should like to ask your opinion as to the
value of the property. It was appraised for us some time a^^o

at $'40.00 -or front foot.

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Dear sir:

Since you ware here I have conferred with

my brother and sister concemir^ our lots on Ferry
Street, Buffalo, The outcome ^b t>afc we are disin-
clined to sell at leBS than $35 per front footi Z^
down, ^te remainier secured by first mortgage, pay-
able in^ t^ee annual "installnents with interest.

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Cormtv Recorder,
San Rafael.
Marin Oo. .
Calif.

Dear Sir:

Herewith I enclose deed of a piece of property

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at Lagunitas, Marin Oo., pijrchasad by me October 28, 191^
and shall he obliged if you will enter on same the date
and reference of record. If you will kindly inform me
of the amount d\w I will remit by return mail.

Respectfully,

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February 8, 1915

Mr* William 0. Vaheyt
San Anselmo.
Marin Co..
Calih

Dear Sir:

Your letter of the 20th ins t* has just ar-
rived* I have also had a letter from Mr. Arch M« Gil-
herb in regard to the same subjectt namely t the plumb<
ing in riy house at Lagunitas* 1 have authorised Mr*
Gilbert to dncnir the expense mentioned in your letter
($25*), in altering the pipes and putting the job in
first class order*

Before I left « there was some trouble with
the flow of hot water in the bathroom; probably you
can remedy this*

Please arrange with Mr. Gilbert at to doing
the job*

Tery truly yours^

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106 Irie Co. Bank Sld^..
Buffalo, N. Y.

Dear Sir:

Beplying to yoiur letter of the 4th inst.,
waild state that my brother and sister and myself
own three pieces of unimproved real estate on the
scxith side of Ferry Street in your city, describei
as follows:

Proparty of C. Hart Merriam

Property of Esta^e of Caroline H. Merriam
55 J^ 366 1272 "^

166 Tx zee 720 -^y

We have held this property for some yaars at
$40 per front foot but are now willirg to sell for $35
per front f oot^ one-quarter down and balance in three
annual payments secured by first mortgage on the pro-
perty*

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Washir^ton, D. 0., May 4,
Guinther Realty Co. Inc.

^-ite Bldg.^ Buffalo, N. Y.

Your offer of ninety-five hundred caBh for my two hundred
ei^teen and fifty-five feet frontaga^East Ferry Street
accepted. Am leaving for California last of this week.

0, Hart Merriam

C. Oollinfl Merriam

Washir^ton, D, 0. I^y 4,

Lyons Falls, Lewis Co.
New York

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Send dead Buffalo fifty-five foot strip. Letter follows.

C. Hart ?ferriani

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May 5. 1915

Guinther Realty Oo. , Inc.
White Bldg. ♦

Buffalo, II. Y.

Dear ^ire: *«n«,4Tv?

r+^.^r,nn T -^-^nt vou the follcfiring
Yeetjrday afternoon i s>.n^ y^^

* , * ,.,^ -«>v^t l«+ter dated the 3rd inst:
telegram in reply to yoi^ n.g.- i--^9r

Your offer of ninetv-five hundred cash for^t^o

hundred 9ipi^-^e«^^£i^f 3"^^^ lalvi?^ for Oali-
East T^erry^^treet .^cc^rj®*^*
fomia last of thie week.

It occurs to ne t^at you may not have read all
of tve corresrondenca between!^. Robinson. fcrn«rly of
yo.u- fim, and .yself . and therefore rnay not be aware that
the 55 foot 3trir In question bolongB to the estate of my
mother. 'Caroline H. Merria..!. deceived, and is a.Tned jorntly
by iBy brother 0. Oollins Merriam of Lyons Falls. U. Y..
niy sister. Mrs. Florence, Merriam Bailey of Washington. aM
rayself.as sole hairs to tny mother's estate. The larger
lot (218 feat front) belongs to me personally.

In case you wish to consult tha records you will
find the Died to ray property recorded in the Erie County
Olork's office. Nov. 28. 1877. liber 317 of Deeds, page 451;

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the one to Caroline H. Merri^n recorded June 30. 1890 in
L^oer 494 of Deeds, page 502.

I supiose you will send .«. the Deeds mde out
ready for execution. 0,.!^ to tha fact t:aat I was ex-
pacting to leave for California on Saturday, and cannot
delay niy departure longer t^sn Monday, the 10th. it will
be i..^racticahle to obtain my brother's signature (he
being at Lyons Falls. New Yoric) in ti.,a to close the >^t.
tar before I go. However, I do not s^arpose this is of any
particular consequence, as my sister' ai.d myself can axe -
cute the deeds here if you get tham to us in time, and I
could arrange with my brother to execute his signature
and send both deeds to some bank in Buffalo where you
could obtain tham on payment for the land.

Vary truly yo"rs.

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May 6, 1915

Dear Ooll:

Sinca writir^ you day l>3fora yastarday I

hav9 f-one ov^r a stack of envelopee relating to the
Buffalo property. which Tare stored in our house safe.
Anonr them I found the daed I wrota you about to the
166i foot frontage on ?erry Street. The deed reads
-From Ja-ies ^. '^rriam to .^.arles B. dollins-. and ia
dated May 11, 1857 and recorded June 30. 1857, so noth-
inr more is necessary so far as the deads are concerned.

But t^ra appears to >a ro deed from Oliarlee
B. Oollins to Caroline H. ?Jerrlani« the property fall-
ing to niother hy virtue of the will of Oharlee B. Ool-
lins. It wo'old seem necessary therefore to eulanit a
certified copy of the will in addition to the statement
I asked you to get, showing that mother havlrig died in-
testate, we V-iree are the sole heire. But thera is no
htirry about this inasmuch as it relates solely to the
156 foot strip, ^ich is not yet sold. However^ since we
are liable to have an offer for this at any time, it
would he well to have the certified copy of the will
on hand.

As it Trill Td3 inipoBsibla for you to get the
cartificate from the court establishing our heirship to

to the estate of Caroline H. Merriam to oie before wa
Idave Washii^on, you had better hold it until you hear

from me again*

I have arranged with our ^ank here, the na-
tional Metropolitan, to forward the deeds to a Buffalo
bank, which will deliver the said deeds to the purchaser
on receipt of payment, said payment to he deposited to
my credit in the National Metropolitan. I will then
draw ch3ckB to you and Florence for yo-or proportionate

sh ares.

Hastily,

Mr. C. Collins Verriao
Lyons JaUa.

Haw loric.

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May 6. 1915

Mr.

Gaorp:e !• Guinther.

Guinther Realty Co. , Inc.
510 Whit a Bldg* t

Buffalo, !I. Y.

Dear ^ir:

Yoiir letter of the 4th inst* is at hand. In
compliance with yoor request I have looked over ray old
papers for searches and am sendipg you the f olloirlng:

218 front fooLSaarch by Alonzo Tanner, dated Dec*

15, 1986^ * ^ ^ r. . ^ X

55 front foot lot^G^rtificate of search. Bria County
Clark's office; . dated June 30. 1890

Two siarches for all ^hree pieces ^frontages lo6t,
218*^ and 55/57by Jno. S. Robertson, daoed
respect ivalv June 20, 1890 and Aug. 9, 1890
' 'on certiiicate "* '^"^~ "* '^ ^ ^ ^'^
foot front lot*

Redsirrrotion certiiicate from City Tax Sale of the

All of these are enclosed herewith. I do not find any
thing of later date, so you \dll of course have the
necessary search cockle ted to date*

I shall ranain here until Sunday and will at-
tend to the Da ads as soon as the sanae are received*

Very truly yours.

P. ?. % California address until the latter part of
October will be Lagunitas, Marin Co. .

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Th«iTt« for year latter «f th« Sth li«t»^ tM«
day r«0«l^, vlth tha two Baate (em f «r t^a 218 foot
front, tha othar f or tiha 56 foot firont). Thaae tera
jnirt baen aateotad liy'^alf ani vlfa, anA my alStar
mad har taoalaaiid^and tha lattar ena eaot to vf IroUior
to ba axaeutad Ij him aid ratumad to tMa ci^. Hm
Moairad by tha Hatloml Ifatropolitn Bade of Iniiiiig*
ton, thay vlU ba fonmMod to tlia bnk nuaid in jtnt
lattar, naoily, tha Tidalf^ Titat Con^aiqr, to «mlt

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Totr otatoQint that thoro aro nrpdd XMnriqg
tazso ogiainst thoM two pioooa of proporftf anuoo tarn
mistily and mot bo an arror^ for a^ I wlrad jon tMa
momiqg, I lioM tax roaoipta In fall for all yaisjout'
tnoa (and also soaor taina) for i#iioh I >mto oror ra»
ealTod l>llla« Aa joar lot tor did hot glTO any dotalla
as to tha yoar^ I asanas It vis for tho pafssMiA tsacaa

pnblisliad Usy 15t 1898t this boii^ tha only €k of thsA

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-hMo' to prora fiVBaat. ' Ivsiha.^oaiat. of i tba OB- foot

^ ^^^^ fywi«e» tha«^ aro ti»» blllir: tv mA ^ Invt^mant , thara

^ymta^ tto^ rotl*^ WS^adS 1919} I oiieloaa tho fellovii^ raeaipta:

Boffklo BavanantTak. Tarry St^ 2ia--*^^oot front

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•lonntjv „T«. 8ala» t»r .tha 218 foot front place for $82.19.
I»id Oot. m, 1899. I «T *l80 aneloaing for tha aaoa piaoa
if propariT « ta«; raeaipt of $14.62, d&tad Qot. 12, 1896,
for parlT^ Kate '^trtfl, tMa racalpt ooraring tha aacond,
ti|tH, fourth arf fifth Inatalawirt*. I an likariaa an-
eloairc radaniptlen raealpts from Oyxnty and Olty fax Salaa

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Oetolitf will br XiMwaiiW** Jbrtn «loanlT»- <?* W***** ^
for any rvaftoA j»u-^di tp egoanpiwW witfc at «rlfaadagr

inoniii«, te« 10th ini1Ui,y«l.cMi ra«|^j»ly ?llCf '«* ^

hoiMt adArvss hart trntU 2 p* o* •• - V^ : "^

* i not* In tJU D»«di «5ftlo«ad,. #iich l^hmm

ttanA with the orleimlfi M f)nd cqrrM*, 70a liar* ui
tiii oH daMTiption, -^^ItiK tl» d«fth. pf tha l«t« •■ SM
or thwraabqat,,liMtwid of tba praaa^ digpth ef 868; abw
thatyoa glTa ViajUatanoa fl^lildrflB 9traai inataad of
tha proaavt nana FUlaora- Airama. As y«B ara m). tha gr<nnd
and f aadllar with aadi oattara, .1 mmm thia to Jba fha
eorraot prafstloa. «lt^joqf^ I hadthoo^H ot%a»rtaa*Mf vU
tomaja, MBLaahan, Borton 8c ..Onlbarlaon* will preXiablj

writa 70Q about VtiMm^ althoq^ ▼• Wlh aamnt^^ IMt th«

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dat)lla«U Daate for tha » foot atrip on PWny Straat, Bof-
fild. baloqe^ t».Ji«thar*a aatata. Thaaa Aoold ha afen-
ad and aakne^adgid tij jm and lit «• InUeatad, your aJg-
iKtar* in thi OM aaaa l>aiqs Oharlaa Oollina Uarrtaa and
la t^ otiMT 0, i]ttlllna llarrln.

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la that thara la abas nneartcdotjr aa to t)*>6 "propat fara
af daaar^loi; for thla raaaM ana IM la a llt^ial eopj
af t^ aid Oaat to IMilMr, aalns tha old nma lUdron Straai
taStrnd of TlliHra ATanaa.aad tha original dopib of 9M.65
liwUad of 8M^ )^ attoroaya hara, SeLanahan, Barton airi
'^Ccilbarlaott* afll aaaortaln lAlA ia tha eorraot fcm ao
that tha OvixfOMT Raalty Ob. of Bosnia will raeelTo only

afttcmafv* lttt«r of txwarfMMd oo tlai you wUl knov
Jtvt ilmt to Aq.

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is ai^ torsent nacweaiiy of co onnieatlqs with m bofor* I

Iwfo, yoa can rianh ■• ^ wlrt m Moni^. - ~^

Wo an all gaaUy palnoi to Imob of tho axtnc
ordiaazy ancunt of slo'oaaaa in AttgoaU'a fifllly* ftit it
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vifk, mm dallfara* to » a fa» ndimtaa i
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i^ich I !iold roeaipto. Shall fltcf till HmteTW Tptelal
d9liT9i7 mailad today will raarih us lMra«

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520 Whi^ e Bld^.

Dear Sir:

Your lt>tter of the 7th inet* ie at handtraturn-
ing saarches I sant :,ou a f aw days previously. I note
your remark that thay ar^ -of no vAue whataveir** This
is clearly the case with moat of them, hut the one dated
kos* 9, 1890 is on a printed ton office hlank which ap-
pears to he official and is signed Jno. S. Rohertsont
at that time in the Controller's office. I have com-
pared-his signature and find it the sajne as that on cer-
tain tax receipts signed Edward C. Chafer. Controller,
by Rohertson* I should suppose that his statement in
the search of AuiPcust 9, 1890, that there were no outstand-
ing charges af^alnst the property twould he final up to that

date«

Respectfully,

P. ^. Since writin;?, the foregoing letter your special de-
livery of yesterday has bean received.

This is the first notice I have ever had of the new
TDavinp: tax ycu mention. I enclose herewith tax hills for
1914 to Ehrm tlmt no mention of this tax was made. The
1Q15 hillhas not yet come in as it is not due until July.
In view of the fact that I was not notified of this pays-
ment tax, is it not likely that the charge for interest
may he withdrawn?

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McLanahian, Biirton & Oulbertsoiit
Union Trist Bldg. ,

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Dear Sirs:

The Guint#hdr Raalty Company of Buffalo » i\d^
York, throi;^ whom I a:a sellirg the Ferry Street property
for whldi you have recently attended to the Deada, write
me that a spacial paving tax amounting to between -5700
and $800 inust be paid before the sale can be cocqpleted.
I paid for pavinp: thie esame property about trenty yaars
af;o, but om told that the pavement waa in such bad con-
dition that the street was repaved last ysar* ^^o notice
to t\is effect was ever sent me, and no mention of it 77as
made in the tax bills received from the Oity Treasurer.
I have written the auint^rar nonipany t^'ierefore, sending
them . Ust city tax bill on --s 55 foot strip and ask-
ing if the interest may not be passed in ae mi;.ch as I
was not notified of the existence of the tax, and never

heard of it until the receipt of the letter from Quin.
ther*

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the pavement tax mtter. aiid ascertain from the ffuinther
Realty Oompp^* i^^at ^>^t the various expanses will amount
to, 80 that whan you transmit the Deeds to President Wliite
of Ihd National Metropolitan Bark for fprwaitiing to the
Fidelity Tnist '^on^sany of Buffalo, you will .-dve him a
memorandum of the asiount to be received in exchange for
the Deeds. As I understand it, this amount will be
$9500, less the expenses of the sale and the new pave-
ment ti

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Dear Coll:

Bad neire. TaQ Ouinther Realty Coapany have

just notified r» that tha old paveraent which we paid
»o bif- a x-rice for ah out twenty years ago, was condennied
two years ago.and that a n^ paveiaant was laid and asaessed
on the property last June (Jine 1914). The aaount cf thi«
tax on the 55 foot strip is $129 with interest. The
amount on nty 218 foot piece is about $650. The amount
on t'-e 166i foot strtp ruaaining unsold (in Mother's es-
tate; I will ascartain from the City Treasurer and pay
wh3n the monsy is receired from this transaction. Am
no notice whatever of this tax was sent me, and as it
was net r'entioned on t'^e '!!ity tax hills, it saenis only
fsdr that the City should omit the interest. I have
written the Guinther Cotnpany ahout this and will let
you know later*

It certainly is sad that we should have to
pay out 80 much just as we are acccmplishiiTg a sale.

We laave for ^^alifomia at 7 this evanir^*
With love to you all.

Hastily,

Mr. 0._Colli2|5 Merriam,

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Dear Col^t

TouTB Of June 3 arriY«4 <l«ly- ^ ^*^« **^*y*^
in the hope that the Buffalo sale woidd hate

bneh cen«ui«ited before-'thit. hut up to the present tine
I haT« not learned that the money hae bean paid.

^ortxmately there is no fake about those
paTenent taxes, as I haTe written to tiie City Trea.«P»r
and have learned froo hi» that the paving asseas^nt
agftinst the three piaoes. not including in+.erest, is
$1277.63. Ihe assessment affdnst ny 218 foot front is
$6^.2li the 166 foot front $483.»7; the 65 foot front
$159,e6. The first and second installments with interest
are now due, and^i^t be pai^ before July 1 to aroid
penalty,. liiUr»si has been addsd. notwitJistanding the
fact that we were nerer notified of the exi stenco of th»
tax, but there seeos to be no help for it.

Assuoii^ that the sale goes throu^^ as ex-
pected, the pavement taxes will be deducted from the cash

paid us.

In aiy event we are obliged to pay the paving

tax and the regular city tax on the 166 foot piece. The
first installment of the pavement tax with interest
amounts to $105.42, and is incojrporatedj along wi*ii the

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•11 «14,38, ihich to avoid JWrnlty mmt !,• paid •• us.^
bofor. iagast 1. Bosidea this, t^ ..oond intallment
With interest.aaountlng to 1116,06 is now due and oust'
be paid befof e July 1 to 'avoid Jenalty. You will observe
that this second installs^ with interest «i.t be i,aid a
aonui before the regular tax, idiich include, til first in-
•tallnant. this tax is of course an outrage, but I don*t
••• »^ way of avoiding it, althou^ I ahall filli a second
protest with the Trearoesr,

«o we have to pay $330.44 before the let of
*^«t. of lAich amount $116.06 must be paid before July 1

is there will not be tiiw to hear f rcn yru and
«•* the ««»y into the hand, of the Trea«rer before Jnl>r j
I will advvB. the $U6.06, leaving the $214. 3B to be paid
by yoa before kasfmi I out of the Collin, fkm Inccne. pro-
vidad you wlU ^t. enoi^ on hand to meet this pay,.ant.
If not, let me kno, »t once and I will advance as much a.
-y be necessaiy to c^.te the pTjWit.

FroB the ftsses«n»«4 biU recently received it
•ppws that the -date ot pubiioation* of this special

pavooMni tax was June 1, 1914, azML >\ <. fs.. ♦ ♦• ^

• » ^^ -^ is first mentioned

on our City l!ax bill for the current y,a».

Ih. purchaser, if he pnrohaM., will pay the
City Tax due in July on the as ani 5S foot pieces.

We are having glorioTis weather here, th.

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ha laaa cospany and noro m>»k. Owing to tho eompva^ wa

haTO haci^'Mro antoaobila ridii« than uaual and haTo takon

in Bona now^drivos. tha country is paouliarly attractita

now haeaaaa tha foliaga of tha roadsidaa ia fraa from duat

nth loTo to you all.

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dour Sir:

Thanks for yotir letter of the 12th inst,
iiii.s City Tax Bill* for 1916, with the first inetalra»r* of
the pavement tax incorporated therein, and for th» aeTi«r«t«
"biiis for the second instalment of pavement tax, with in-
ter«s% on the three pieces of property on Perry Street des-
cribed ia ny previous lettwr.

Herewith I am enclosi'-^ check on the Crocker N*-
tional Bank of San IVamisqo for $306.62 in payiaent of the
second instalment of the paving tax with interest (64
front f»et, $38.36; 166i front feet. $116.06; ns^'' front

Ina«Ki^ as the City Tax Bill for 1915 inclixiM
the first iriBialflient with interestt and inaaaach as thii
sdcond inatalasnt ia herewith paid in BdnatU^ lihj should
InteraBt he charged to coier this second instalment , as
appears to be the case on all three of these bills? If I
am not in error you shoiald refund the interest on this
second instaliasnt/ as it seenis hardly probable that the
Oitjr would charge interest on a tax paid in full in adirPvnc^e

Respectfully,

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MoLanalian. Pvrtpn h Culbartaon,

Dear Siro:

Vary many thanks for

yorir latter of the 14th instt
tranwaitting copies of your let-
ter to George W, Ihite^ Presi-'
dent National Metropolitan Bank|
and a letter from the (Juinther
Realty Oorapany to youi ooncem-
ing ray Buffalo property ♦ On
ooiopletion of the traneaotion
kindly »end yoixr hill to ne here
at LagimitaSi Calif.

Thanking you for yo\ur kin*
offiaea in the raaitter,

' Yery truly youra^

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June 21 t 1915

iSrfJ^anahftn, Burton k Cwlberteon,

Union Trust 61dg.» ^ ^
Washington, u. u.

Tear Sirsr

Thanks for your telegram in respect to the Buf-
falo property*

Inaermach as the second instalnsnt of the paYin-:
tar is due on July 1, I am sending ny cheok in paynieiit of
the &aiae today to the Buffale City Treasurer, the amount
on the 55 foot strip beii« $36.36; that on the aS foot
sti-ip, $152.a0; total - $190.66, which amount ahoxJLd he
added to the purchase money in case the sale goes thrciieJi.

Perhaps I shotald add for your infonnatioii that
I know nothing about the Guinther Realty Company.

f ery truly yours.

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G. 0. lalaon, Ssq.. Cashier,

HatioKallHeiropjlitan Bank,

lwtsiiiaigt.on, u. l-»

Dear Sir:

lour Btatement of Jtme 16 that ny account ap-
pears to be overdrawn $10.82, hao been forwarded from
ws laahington addrese to msj Caif oniia aui^imer horn at

Laguni las*

Inauraiich ae it is imposBible for me to reach

you before '.he lat of July, on which dnte a nmibej cf
coupone left with you for collection become due, I am
Bot enclosing any money herewith*

men 1 left laahington 5 1 ti-ae expected that a
payment due me for the sale of Buffalo real estate,
would be uade to your back throu^i the Fidelity Trust
Company of Buffalo, He*- York, on or aJrout th« let «f
Jund. 1 have since Isanaed that this payment was de-
lated but that it will be made on or about the lat oi
July. Ihsn the aoney is in your hand», kindly have ii
credited to oy accotaab.

Bespecifully,

Jtme 28. 1915

'"''"^oJ^fSi.SiS^^'*"'".

l>ear Sirs:

lariiington* D. C

Tour telegram was acknowloigad on the aat
inst.. it having been miied to nie at Lagunita. by the

operator at San Anaelmo. nine miles distani. Failing

to re«>w» »• ♦v-^ •» -i* s ; ■ . .

^ . u^. .uu.i>a you mentioned seridfng, 1

have just been to San inselmo, irfiere I found it in th»
post office. LafiunitA* U nr/ penoanent sucner address,
but there is no telegraph or teleplione here, hence I
wired fr<Ma Sen Ar>«*linp.

Todaiy's mail brings a letter from the Guinthar
Realty Compaagr atatir^ that P. Wward OarsoD had arranged
to cQiq)lete the purchaae of the property in accordance
with his contract. I am very glad to know thia. Dwibtlei
©linther has infonoed yon to the same effect.

f ery truly yours.

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Mr. Goorga L. Ottinther.

Ouinther R©alty Co.,
510 Ihitj Bldg. .
Buffalo, N.

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Doar Sir:

Tour l«tter of the 23rd inst. baa juat ar-

rived.

I am very glad to learn that you have auc-
•eeded in arrar^ging with Mr. P. Rdward Garaon for th«
conBOBiiation of the purchase of the Ferry Street pro-
perty in question.

On inqjiiry of the Buffalo City Treasurer I
vas inf onoed that the second fnstalRsent of the paving
tax with interest woidd have to be paid hy July 1 in
order to avoid penalty. I therefore sent ny check in
payment of the second instalment, for all three pieces,
namely the 218 and 66 foot strips sold to Mr. Garson,
aid the 166 foot strip still remaining unsold. Tho
amount paid on the 55 foort strip was $SB.36; that on
the as foot strip $152.20, making a total of $190.56,
Trtiich amount should be retamed to me or added to tho
fiml payment from idiich it was previc«lj subtracted.
Ihe first instalAment, as you doubtless know, is i»-
corporaied In the city tax bill for the crjrrent year,

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which falls due August 1 next. As you have already p:
vided for this in your statement, the tatter seems to
reqidre no ftarther atteutitm on nry part*

lary truly yo«u*s.

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igont, lesteitj Union Telagraph Co.,

San Rafael,

Dear Sir:

Hereafter in cane t,f te-o^ aa» r iaching your
office add.*ai*Bod to vm at Lr^ nitas, pJ^asa forwejrd
aaina ^o m*i by atdl, not by talophrndr A^ you are do^iht-
leer awars, iiliaro is no telephone Lf^; Jiitaa^ the
noaie&i ona "boiric in ^^m saloon hatveao lagiinitaa and
Fora&'G Ka:ioilt.. Thie is >sirs» thaii no telapiiona at all
for tjiH rea^^^nn that mea»a<59f^ are not doli Vermel vath any
regularity. An Jinportunt business talegraa sent u^ from
Buffalo, Kaw York on y^^^ ^ d.i.d nnt r^ach ne until today,
July 3.

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pa/able in four ajanxi&l intttaimf>?5tij.
Write daliail** Sr^nd no m^^ro t^la*
crams. No of fie a at lagur^tas.

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IfcLanahan, Burton i Culbertton,
Imion TruBt Bldg.,

Waehington, v. C.

Dear Si

Totir latter of the 15th inst. i» at hand.

notifyine m that the 8«1« of th« Buffalo property
haa gone thro^t^, and that $3867.70 has boon placed
to riy accorait in the Hational Metropolitan Bank,
with the bond of $4500 for tJie mortgage, which will
forwarded as aooa aa recorded*

Thia is entirely aatiafactoiry, and I shall
%t^ obliged if you will kir^dly send m your hill for
aerrioea ao that the natter nay be closed.

Thanking you for your kind intereai in the

natter,

T fery truly youra.

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July 34. 1916

Mr. Oeorae W. Ihite, President.

National Metropolitan Barit,
laahii^on, D. C.

Dear Mr. Ihite:

MoLanahan, Burton and Culbertaon hare
notified ne that you have received frora the aale of ny
Buffalo property $3867.70. which you have placed to ny
•ccount^ and a bond for $4500. to be followed by mrtg^.

You still hold BQT note for $700. I ahould
be obliged if you will pay this with interest to date fron
the abdv* fund, and sand ne a atatsMnt of account.

Mr address until late October will be
Lagonitas. Mwin County. California.

fery truly youra.

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July 27, 1915

Ifr. John 0. liBoming.

Dear Sir:

Ihanks for your letter of the ZLst inet. re-

.. plying to wf inq'-xria^and smloeing bill for balarce

of paTing tax on lot on aouth side of Ferry Street aa-

•aaMd in the nane of Charlea B. Coliina. and having &

frontage of 166i feet.

the fellow 1*10 figiared thie bill made a mie-
take of exactly a hundred dollar* in the sua of the
three inatalmenta due. and a corresponding error in
the ^ ntereet Jlik riinAi Yii imf-'L -*'^"^ should b»
tl.a instead of $1.62. nakir^ the tota $291.34, in-

stead of $391.76.

I an enclosing n^ check for this anount here-
with. ar.d also for the new tax of $12.70 for •receiter"

nhatever this may be.

r4»ii-.r T-i»+.iim racaiots to ne here at LaQini-

tas.

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3a<^v tmrik tha'- we wcida ha vriilinf^ r.o .^^ll at * he sn^nf rat<^^ ^
o\.ing to tha anormam and ^Avll7 unejcpacted r;^\ ?r^3rit tax
which ^e hava "baan . :;^cii.. od ♦•o pai% tiiarab/ r'rc jcin^ tha
ajuount rsoeiYod fr^om th- sala just accowplisiie^ by ^840. '

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not ^e, ia to raap tha he/tafit.

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Doar Collins:

Last avening I sent you a hasty note con-

coning the recently coopleted sale of part of our Ferry

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Streert property in Buffalo* ^

Hereirith I enclose statement concerning sarae,
and also ny c^ack for $549.16, the sane heing your share
of the sale price, you having ex^jressed a desire to re-
ceive the nhole pa^rment in cash in preference to retain-
ir^ an interest in the morteage* Later I will send you a
statement for signature releasing your interest in the

mortgage. ^

If the^e are cmy points which you do not
understand, please let me know. There is a discrepancy
between the amount of cash actually paid by the Guinther
Company and the amount received by me, due to the fact that
an installment of thQ pavi^ tax amounting t* $190.56 had
to be pivld before July 1 to avoid penalty, and was therefore
paid by ne, and the amount added by Quinther to his cash
payment. {

As ever yotirs^ . ^

C. Collins Iferriasi^
Lyons Falls,

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KTiTl op' CARaLIHI H. NERRIAK

fcl. of lot <m P.rry Street, Buffalo^ N.w York in May-July,
1915, to P. Edward Gkurson and Mrs. E. T. Chai*erlain

(56 front fast South side Perry St. 1264 S. of Pillmore Ate. )

Purchase price (approximately $34.80 par front foot)
Bv cash rscelTAd i7A0.Ad.

By cash rscelTed $740.84
By mortgag. 906.60

$1914.00

$1647.44

tiy ej^enses:
PaYement tax

Cleaning sidewk. „

Expenses of sale 93.74

$169.02
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Agent *s conndssion

Tax and title search

War revenue tax

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$410.00

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New paTement tax on 218 ft. front
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Cleaning sidewalk, 218 ft. froit

$467.60

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671.00

169.02

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Cash rec dived
Hortesge rece:

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$g5007Jrr $9500.00

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Tours of tho 2nd at hand vlth Collins Fam

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chock for $108. 96, for iMch I ara dbligod«

This choek is in payoiont of the rogqlar
annnal City Tax <m the 166^ font piece^ amounting to ^102»4^
plua the deanir^ aida^nalk tax of $6«52, aakii^ tho $108»9S.
Tou vera in error in thinldng that anj part of the 55 foot
atrip tax vaa included in this* The second instalxMnt of
paTanmt tax on tho 66 foot pi oca ($a3»3S]f iriiich I ad?aiioed
oa June 21 to saTo interest, mis a pari of the total paTe-
■QCt tax of $1€9.Q2, shich yoa will find on the statenont
1 sent yen in n|f last letter*

The initial pavenmt tax aaaesMrat on tha
16«4 foot strip saa N83.97t hut thia ia of smll consa*
quanoe coBi(pared with #iat as actualljr had to paj, ainoe, aa
I have written you aoToral tinea, se were obliged to pay
tha; first yaar^s interest b«rore we knew about tha tax» and
have had to pay additional interest in ordew to clean v[p
the matter, as per following statemsni:

Fating Ta3^ on 166i Foot Pront Perry Street Lot P«dd by C.K.U.
Original afleesKient . $483.

- , istfclBont with interest (paid July 12^1915) $10&U2

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I hate thentfore paid, not $«3.57, hut ♦625.52, thiis wiping
thi. extraordinary tax «rf the nlB^, and cle«rii« the pro-
Vrif tpr whatever happMia in future.

Kb part of the,aj>py» araount was dedi»ted tnes
the proceed, of thj^ .ale allot^rf to yo|» and Florence. But
noraoce has jijst i^tien m to takeout her l/s.

The UmywM fees a^d expenses Ri>r>nnted t« $47.82,
m •?»« of which for the 218 fo<rt strip is $38.19, leating
19.65 to be divided arwng the thros of «s. or |3.a apiece.

.^^^^•. *'<***! patacient tax with interest on the
,lfi<H foot piece paid in ^WLl.by me, anounting to ,^626.52, each
9f our 1, 3 •hvo i« $175.17. Taking this out of each share
of the proce«is of the 65 foot strip ($649.16) leaves only
$373.98 •» each person* s sh«ret However, thi a frees the 166i
foot strip, ^lich Oninther thinks he nagr he able to a«U«

Ouiiither ssys that were it not for the pest house
across the street he would haye secured at least $15 vtir front
foot pore than the property sold for. He says. wh«t we have
known for oony years: •B^s hospital always has been a curse
on the nei^orhood and wiU fdwaya ronsdn so."

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Don't iK^e anjr w>ro valuable tins in figiu^ng on
the ms City T^^jjg .ti^ 56Joot strip as that was paid by
pnrohaser vai «s have nothing to do with it. Ton will not
find any mention of it in the statssMqt of aocoont sent you

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tion to Ife^ fliar*'- <^ wcelptTof Jlb»» I«tt«r glvinc ^*»
date of h«r ■oppoBed arrivaH at laaldo Im, JdiM^otlk «ni
I Isolh wnt to Son FraiBioe* iandiatoly l>ut foond that d
had not yoi arrivod. Tim or throo daQT*. lator I mA» tho
trip a0dn on pirpooo to aoo hor, hWfc «ho «aa not in. to I
loft a coi^le of lo^.tomi in hor box aakins hor to ccno to
Lagtmitaa. Tho follovii^ di^.I ««nt to fian llafaal (1? ol.
to tolophono hor, bnt «aa onablo to c.op|Mct. I, thorof oro
l«ft a raMatgt with th# tdLcphons operator at Inaide Ins,
aakii^ if aha oouUl not con^ out that a? raiqe* I ns* tlw
#V€niT^ train that dagr as imU as the dagr befora^trnt sha
ilA not A0V UD and na hata heard nothing trtm her in anr

I epant BK>at (^ laat weak aUandioG the oeating
of tha AsMrican iaMciation for the Jdfancenent of SbieoDa
in San Arancisoo^ Berkeley, and Stanford tfeiferaityt and en
Saturda^r took an exetireion of aboiii foH^ soolcelata and
botaniata to Ift. Tanalpaia*

BanahaVt Oagpod and I>r* h^P^^Biomttrd (Chief of

Bureau of Aitonalf^) haie been hare dvriq^ the iMt tao or

throe dagrs and Gilbert H* droavooor (Cdfitbr Kati onl Ooo-

gri^ildc Hsflfttiiia) ia ooniMt thia aftemMtk «itli hia «ffe a^
wo girla.

mth bast love to vqu all,

MB oTor vnura.

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Reraaith/{* eti^lofie atatenont of thfl^ reeei
ila of our 66 foot piabe. of Jhiff ala^ prt^rty, each of
vr \''Zwtvit0^6f the ]iroceeds of 4iich annnnl^o $649,
-alMiik *<t>r t^ i aaMvits I m .anoXoaiitB Jiaraaith*

TWthiiiB i^ia^baver ti

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M^iBii* taocrJ jbavo jadd^ in f tjU «i:th intaroai, anotv^nfi ^

of iddok ia fLlf&^lT.

The laayora*' f »oe enmmted to $47:* 02, .the greater
part of irifdqlk-^faU* ita 17 IvngMr piece, leavios $9.63 for
tlie 56 foot st^p, of #iich oar individual fterea ancmnt to
IS^fli each. Ihoreforo yoo ova as for pavensnt tax paid on
the 166i foot piece $178.17 plua laayera' faa of.$3.21, nak-
£1^ a tot'al Uf 1178. 38. In ordor ♦.© keep our accounta atrai^
I have n$V dedwited thi a amtonft f voai the check aont you, ao
that you jv^ aenii na jour chadi at jfora* oonTonionoe.

Biia eztraordinury pavenent tax being <«* of ♦be

mj, our prooooda from the rami nine pi«»^ *•« i*' -" "°^*»
vdill bo ittdl MMTo ■dbstanCial. The nan, Guinther, iho ar-
raz^ tlie reo^ aalo, thinka he aay anoceed in aelling the

renaiaii)g pied*. -

^ ' km 9/ft yotara.

Defective i

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IniioB Trust B1<Ig*.

0»ar ars: . • .

Mnqr thank* for your l«%tM> of Joly -81' «»l
eloaing tdooont in rdlatj on to th»~4Mi» of th* Buffalo
prbpfirtgf linmintjng to Mf.<tt^ ihinh i» «ntfSril^ ilktiA-
faotory. Ify chock for this mount is owolocod. IxJsilth*

Thanking yoa for jmir mtiontiv^ wmlbwi 4li

thoaat

Very trdly jponrs.

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Aqgiiot 10, 1915

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Guint]

Oiinthar,
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'fcank. for your Itrttr of the 2nd f nst. «&lo.ii^
of ^cwW* .tth roopooi to tho rocoirt oala of
«»^ Fony Strodt itfta; . . ^'.

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am 166* foot f rontae*. i ^^ i, ^^ ^ ^,,^ ^^ ^^

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Truflcon I^ihoratoriAa,
Detroit,

UlrVviinm

Dear Sirs:

Professor Forrest S5ireTe of the Tucson
Botanical Laboratory, Arizona, tells n» that you
nianiifactture one or more paints suitable for water-
proofing.

I have a concrete parage imasurinG about
12 feet by 24, with a flat roof* This roof was
treated with some sort of an alleged waterproof ce-
ment paint last fall, but it leaked d^iring the rainy
s*tason and it leaks diyring every rain. We have heavy
rains during the winter^ and I am anxious to water^
proof it before the fall rains set in. If you have
anything wMch you feel sure will answer the piirpose^
I a^iall be obliged if you will kindly let lae know«

Respectfully,

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At^jst 10, 1915

Nb-UoraL Metropolitan Bank,
lashii^on, u* l«

Bear Mr. Ihite:

Many thanke for your

l«tt«r of July 29 ancloBing evatemeni
of ny account to dat». ICindly hold
the bond and fooT%&^ until ay rettim.

T»ry truly yours.

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S. F. Hutton k Co.

St. franci* Hotel, ^

San Francisco, CaUi.

Dear Sirs: *" . ^

Baf erring to your latter and accontpanying

.tat^ent of the 18th inst..I ta.e plaaanre^ .r.lo^^
herewith ^ check on the Croclcer National Bank for ^^.^
in payment f««fi!;iOOO Union Pacific 4. of 1947.

:. XV* - -u^nH klwar held the sane
Ihon you receive this hond icinoAy ixox

until I call for it.

Very truly yours, ^

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Sc^pteaher 30, 1915

^'' franoiico, Calif.
% ddar Ifisa Perdleton:

I Will be obii/rad ,#

J*o»pectfully

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October ^, 191f

K. F. Hittt-on k Co. .

St. Francis Botal,

Sail Vrancisco,
Calif.

D»ar Sirs:

Sor».tin» ago I gaT* you im or-dor to pircha***

a GnvB-rment Coupon 4^ bond if yon cotild 8eK;urfl tVa

8ami> at 109. As t>uB has been impracticable and as 1

am to roturn to laahing^.on in tha near futiu-e, I wiah

to cancel the order.

Yoix are still holding the $1000 Union Pacific *f

bond nhich you purc}msed for ne Bone tine ago. I riiall

be obliged if you ?all kirdlv send tlds bond to Washinc^

ton, ins red in Bankers* Insurance, addressed as follows;

national Ifetropolitan Bank,
lanhinptonp

D. C.
For Bbr. C. Hnrt Merrian.

The cost of tJie above I nill of course pay.

fery truly yotirs,

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Mi-. C. L. JoiDxscn, ^ „ .,.. _, t «

Socretarjf.ViSHlia Biuldir^, arjd Lohh Assoc,

Visaiia, Cttlil.

Datir Sir:

Thanks for yoiir latter of the loth inat. in which

you state that I may pia-chase 10 of the Full Paid :5aar6B in
your Btuldiiis and Loan .^aociati on, amounting to $1000. I an
glad to tai:e ttdvanta{5e of this offer, and aia enclosine; here-
with ray check on the Crocker National Ba.jk of San Francisco
for $1000.

Kindly forward the shares to tlie National Metro-
politan Bank of Washing^^on, 1). C., as requested in iny last
letter.

Vei-v tr\U.y yoiirs.

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Crcc^k'ej ^taiionai^ Bank,
Pan ^Tanai's*-c,-
Cal if .'

Ki.TdlV crodit -^f accomt
with t>8 enclosed cliac>r- far $10^^
dfaa^n on .hs Ktitiona* ifetropolctaii

3ta k oi .ais- city*'

I?roai ncwr \in^il- next, Aprtt-
jlttuG^ Gond s.^axetnL'-nts to .uj Wash*-
ingtoT! addr-ass. 191?^ 16th S'treat.^

Very tnily ycurst^

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Movambar 10, 1915

Ddar £d:

Yovr letter from San Diego addressed to ne at
Lafomitae, and yoiar letter to Plorsnce from Calexico^
are both before me. As you s^e, I left Oalifomia e-rlior

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than usual this yasir,

Respecting the burial in Arlington Oe^netan; of +'19
cremted remains of your father and mother, I have beon te
the War Departsnent and have attended to the preliaiinariaa.
The lot assigned is Lot 3633, Officers* Section.
Eaetam Division. Arlington National Ceraetary, assl.'^sd for
the interment of the late Gustave P. Merriain, Major, Fifth
New York Heavy Artillery. The regulations peraiit the
interajnt tharein of the officer's wife.

Tm anclosed circular letter from the War Depart-
ment gives shipping directionfl, but it is not necessary to
seiid a tdlegram. for the reason that these instructionp are
intended for cases of recant death. It mil answer the i.-or-
pose if you address a letter to Depot Quartemaster, UtaL
jlngton, D.^ 0. on the da^^hipment^ statir^ that the r^-
aains i/73r3 sent by expres'S;^ t^rdate. aiti gi-ii^ the in-
formation a^ked for as to date aixi place of death of both
your father and mother. You Had better send me a copy of
this also*

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T'^e box should be marked: Supa^Iiy^j^aelJilin .^
tonJationaJM^eme^ ^^ ^ .^^^^ -

H^Sl2i2£tonj__D^ to avoid the necessity of obtain"^
permit for transfer throw^h the District of Oolumbia.

Please ,rrite me the saioe day you ship the remains
80 that Florence and I may arrange with the Depot Quarter-
raastar to be present at the burial.

We are glad to know that you 'oave gone into the
cotton ranch business and wish you all success.

With bast wishes,

Very truly yours.

Mr.

Bdwin A. Merriam,
OaJaxico,

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Frederick I. Wacner. Eso.
1413 H Strett; • ^ '
Washii^ton, D. i7,

Daar Sir:

YoTu- >-ili for -rejairir^ stona work" -
in ot.her ;7ord8 cQmunting the cracks betvraer: lh3 front staps
of w hous. at 1919 J'ixtaanth Streot. car. a day or t^o ago,
and I a-n enclosing heravith .^y c-,eck for the a-.C'ant.$ll,20.
This is aVout double w^at I have .var paid for the job
before, and .he ^or<. has ba.n done over several ti.«8 .ince
the 'nousQ 77as b.nlt aV-out twenty-savin yaars a.:o.

^a -nan yo- sent did. m *he -.aln. a good job. but
he see-ns tc have overlooked certain places, partic^olarly
under the top step. The resnlt is that when »e returrB d
from California the f ir^t of .his non.h. we fo.,nd a pool
of ^ater in the cellar unden.eath .h. step., ar^ mter has
cor., m duria, .very ra.n slice. 3y standin,; m.der the
Bteps you ca.. see streaks of daylight in several places.
I shall be ofcli..d. therefore, if you will kindly send a
£ood •- -r Tcck to canpleDe the job,

R';JB,.-ct.fully,

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Novamter 27, 1915

JanidB ii. AlbinBorit
1309 nth Street,
Was-ur^orit D. '?

Bear F^ir: i

I accart your bid of ten dollarB

($10) for pairtirir th3 fritter and saddles of the
roof of my -la^sd at 1919 f^ixteenth Street, and s^nall |
"be ?lad to have ya^ dc tha wrV as early as practica'ble.
The foundatiori of nrr t-ara^^e is already in. ^

Yen- tr.lv vo^irst

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Dacamber 3, 1915

Dear Julia:

%en I wrota you last I aslced for tha ad-
draas to ^.ich you .iehad yo^.r Baca^bar coupon B3nt.
You rapliad ..at you .sr. still at tha Falle, but ex-
pec^.ad to ,:o to New Yoric bafcra Daca.bar. Flor^^-^ca
^- Just told .. ve.av.r t:ut aha has racantly h^ard
fro. you f.o. .:. Falls, for w .oh reason I .. .ncloai^^.
for your si^fora tha ownership a.^^tion car^aficata '
for yo.. Wa.Mn,ton Hail.ay and .laetric coupon payable
Dac^b.r 1. It you .m si^. this ..d .ive ..a address
to rnch you wish tha chack aant. I think I ca. ^ava i^
cashad hara and se.^ you tha money a. raquastad in yo^^
la't letter.

Tlie cra-iBtad ramins of uncle ^!a.ior and Aunt
Nim are on tha .ay for burial in ..Ur^tcn, and Floranca
and I ar. in ho^^ly sxractatron of a talapv.ona tailing m
to come to tha intr^rnent.

With love to yo-j all.

As avar.

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Daar fid:

Yc-r l*:?tttjr of November 25 caud sov.iral oays

at/^o, brt Vixd romins did ncw arrive anMl yysterdity^
and W3r^ net tak^n to Arlington unuil t^oduy*

Th9 buiial cccsiirrjd at 2:20 this aftorncon*
Florence^ Varnon Bailey, aad I ware tha rolativas
present. Ve cc^^ared the rra^e 771 1^ floi^era^

Tha place is -iiucli nearer headqjarterc :':aa I
Had yiracled, ^-^irifr orJv a Jrhrrt distance s:^ut"h^est -.f
the Le:? mansion^ -rhica i^ :.ow -"-j Admiir'etration Build-
ing for the carnetsry. The s^ave i8 in a beautiful cv

an

oak fcreet on slcpiiv *<r:iind lea^iir^^ lo-rr^ ^c a a-u1^^^
so:iia little disti^nce hi^lo^. Tatjr Tra ^ill ^aka a rho^c
graph :f it.

In aot'iordance Fix,h your wieVos t

a tvrc ';irns

were bariad tor^at^^r in t^ha sano ^rava, -^rapp.d in

8ln;:-lo fla*;.

FlcTe-o8 arid I tbzn:

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-^ :^. wouia ba deairalle la .ar
on to put up a rourfi - rp>^i^^ • ^a/^ o- .^..^

per inscription, accorair^; to the rales of the ArliiK-
ten National Oa-ne.tory, a copy c^" xhicb 1 ^^'^'^ 7^^ i^
'ii7 iact letter. Othar^risa the Goramment will arect
a rhitc; marbla head-stcne of regulation pattern, in-
«cribad with t-hs na^ne, rarJr, and servica of tha of-

ficar.

Vary t.ruly yours.

Mr. Ed. Marriam,
Oalaxico,
Oalif*

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Bacembar 8^ 1915

The Honorable tha OonraiaBlondrs of ih^

District of Oculnbiat
WaBhington, D* 0.

D3ar Sirs:

I harawith ask for a f armit to install
electric lighting in the ^ra^e now in course of con-
Btructian in rry back -yard adjoining and attached to
my brick dwelling - - 1919 16th Street. I own and
occupy this residence, and the garage is for niy par-
Bonal and exclusive use* It is of fireproof ccn-
Btruction throughout —brick and concrete.

7ery truly yours^

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DectimVK3r 9^ 1515

December 9, 1915

Dear Julia:

Your letter of tha 7th har. arrived with the

signed certificate, and I have just gone to the Loan
ar.d Trust and cashed yc^or co^ajone- By the .arrp n.ail
I am sendir^: check of $27.50 to the Lincoln National
Bank to be credited to your account, and a^n aeking :.ham
to send acknowledge 3]^ to you at Lyons Falls.

I TTish ^e could sea the ^nade-over farm-house
which Gus and Pred are fitting up in such attractive

shaf e.

Olad to hear that Mr. Gould has renewed his

yoTith.

All well at this end of the line
With love to you all.

As evar.

Mrs. 0« L. Merria:n,
Lyons Falls,
New York

Lincoln National Bank,
New York City.

Dear Sirs:

Herewith I enclose dieck for $27.50, ^'uch
kindly place tc the credit of the account of Mrs. Julia
Bush Merriam.

Please notify Mrs. Merriam, v/hcse present ad'
dress is Lyons Falls, Lev/is Co., New York.

ReB].ectfullj%

ers

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Saeenfcar 22. 1915

1450 Itejrtcn Street «
Cnici^t 111*

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Dear Sir:

Tour letter of the 8th Imi* came duly^ ^n^ ^^
switob followedt but I was not able to hate it fitted
until yoeterday* Only' two claqpa cam with it« Another
is moded to keep the cable tube from si^iqg^ as it haa
to run on th9 under aide for tl^ entire leqgth of the
ateeri^B-poat of xBjr cart vhioh ia an Oakland SB* I ahall
be oblie»d therefore if you will kindly aeni me one iom

\laajf

cable in order to make

to ths honu

Ify check for |3»00 in paTmeni of the accoopanyiic

bill ia enclosed*

Very truly youra^

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Hotel St. Fraficl0«
San FraneisoOt
Calif.

Dear Sirt:

Secamber 23t 1915

The ^Outlodg» la publiahlqg an adTertiae-

nent of 7^ Firat Lien Bonda laaaad hf the Oakland
Street XqproTaoient Bond noas^Boay. Tbeae are adTer*
tiaed as tax frea^ iaplyiqg that they are manic ipal
bonda. la thia true? ind do you conalder the bonds

a thoroq^y aafe inreatmentf

Tory truly youm^

ers

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January 12, 1916

Sears Rodbuck and Oo»,

Dear Sirs:

Tfrom your catalogue of Autoraoblle Suppli«« I

should like to order the foUqpJnjgJ
5^9A6067 Auto Jade Sot oT four

fl9A50eO Tire Iron ^|t g^
11945066 g pioK Case for 4 spark, plug*
7r*»«-.v^— Hi^ DutyPunnal 7 in.
#19A10018i Haniv Auto/lreeper
#19A11070 Auto Pump Oiler
^19 Al 0967 Boulevard Oil and Sreaaa Gun
tl9A10e50 'Thamois skin ^
tl9A10856 Prami ar Auto Sponge
119A11465 Auto Oleanirr; Brush
(A58466 Jtod CuttiiK Mippors
iA5e630 ?ulton Fli^ Bastard File 12 inch

osltiva Qrix) File Handles for sn

>A58789
^19A11318
^1911 1320
a9A11325
fl9A11375
19A11335
^19A11398

,2A6149

#19A9095
#19A11330

• ■ • • ■ medium

m • • ■ • large

Higb Power Sool Orindarf Household Size

ItoSk. vadliera

Hexagon Semi -Finished Rats

Spring ^tters

Cotter Pin Extractor

Hi^ Grade Madiine Bolts

Id^mann ScrewdriTer

Genuine Stillson Pipe Wrench 14 in. open

Auto Snips
Set Screws

3.30

.10
.10
.21
.25

1.03
.89

1.64
.97
.92
.76

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.01

.06
.07
1.60
.19
.22
.08
.07
.36
.16
.79
.49
.19

I emdose herewith my check for $15.01 eoTerli^

the amount of the order, and if you will let me know the
express charges, I will remit the same promptly) #^ ^ann,

'ery truly yours.

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January IZ^ 1916

Itr. ¥• H^ 08b(»rnt

OonmiBsionar of Intdmal ReT^nuo,
Waehingtoiit D« 0*

Dear Sir:

I shall be obliged if you will kindly mi^ me

at the above addresa the proper blank for entering my

income tax for the year 1915»

Ib this return nhen filled te be delirered at
^ your office, or sent to the Collector of Iiibemal Revenue

at Baltimore?

I

Reepectfullyv

vrs

January 13, 1916

e-o Skiddsn Brmm Co.*
Hamilton, Ont*

Dear Sir:

Tha tlma harit^ paasad for a paymsnt of intaraat
on the mortff^e glton m hj yourself and Mrs. B. T. 'Tham-
bsrlin in connection with the furchaae froa me of aoma

last

correct address,

ington,

future.

Reapectftilly,

srs:

January 25, 1916

Mr. G^9orK9 L. Guinther.
^' ^inthsr Realty Jo.,

510 Ihite Bldg. ,
Baffalo, H. T.

Dear Sir:

r

Tour letter of the 7th imt. reached me dtily.
I delayed replying in the hope of receiTfag from Mr.
P. g. Oareon and Mrt. OhaBberlin the interaat due, if
I rem«ber ri^tly. on January 12. on the Terry Streat
aort^ig,. Hot hearing from the., I wrote Mr. Gareon
at VtM addreM you gare m, eare of Skiddan Brush 'lo. ,
Hmilton. Ontario, hut thus far hare not heard froa
hiau I ahall te obliged therefore. If you will taka
the natter up and let me know irtiat the trouble is.

Respectfully,

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Yuhii^on, D. 0. Jan. 26, <

George L. Guinthor

Guinther Realty Co., 510 White Bldg., Buffalo.M.Y.

Just heard from Garson. Take no Rctico on iny letter of yesterday.

C. Hart IferriMH

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Jamary 28, 1916

Mr. William M. Hanrah&n

603 Srie •^oimty Bank Buildirn
Buffalo

New Yoxt

Oaar Sir:

Your loiter of the 26th inat. ^ relatiro to soma
property on Parry Street ia receired.

Since writing you about a year ago I have paid
a special payement tax of about $525.00 on the ISejfoot
front,the exiatance of which I was ignorant of at the time
of writing; and hare aold throu^ the Guinther Realty Com-
pany the other two adjacent lots, one harii^ a frontage of
218 feet, the other of 55 feet — hence the only renainii^
lot ia the 1661 foot front.

We. the owners, feel that when the lot la sold
we ou^t to get this special tax money back. In order to
do thle we should receive at leaat $6300 for the lot. If
you can aecora this amount for ua, anythii« over and abova
the same you may retain as your conmiaaion.

Very truly yours.

H

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January 28^ 191£

Oounty Treasurer
Irie County
Buffalo

New York

Dear Sir:

I shall be obliged if you will eend me the

county tax bill on a piece of unioqproYed property on
the south side of Ferry Street between Fillmore ATenue
and Kerr Street^ in Block 52t described as follows:

Frontage on Ferry Street 1661

Depth 366

Distance east of Fillmore 720^^

Respect fully.

S22

February 4^ 191^

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Buffalo

New York

Cafir Sir:

Thanka for County Tax BiJl tid,»biRc««nt received

p% a lot on th« south Bide of Fr-ry 5tireet, aseeseetl in

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the naipe of Charles B. Coll ins. }fe«im a f-onta^re on Ferry
street of 166 1/^ ft., a denth. df S66,ard ioecribod as
72?r^ feet east of FilljK>^. tax So. S2433.

The cjnount rtf the ^kx. is $22.58, l^et about
double the tax of a yea.is iafco. Has the tax rate heon dojbied
er isthero boit* nsijs^^aJce in the bill?

Respect l^illy.

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February 4, 1916

Cavanarfi 8t Kand^'lck
M16 X Str«et

Washington
D C

Dear Siru: ..*.>,*

Your bill dated J«"ary 29 for repaint on the

* u ^ TV,« flirount ttll7.00)ai3aze8 ©e.
roof of nsy house, is at hand. Tlxe arojnTi »- /

Mr. Cavana^ of your fine eeti«<at.«T the cost at
^ and told .e distinctly that it would not cost ^re than
$50'. How YOU bring in a bill of rnore tlnnn double >hat
a^^unt. I h«l supposed th.t Ur. Cavana^*. estimate was
equivalent to a contract. I shall be obliged therefore xf
you will Virdly se«l «. an it«i.ed bill ard explana. on.

Respectfully.

224

Tr.vVivfc.tov*'"' .4 1916

J" BUT'.' ■•i'» J -^9 ■* *

Dear Coi.l- . ,

T^ie Biufaio Cwnty r^x - ^ -^

^ir,<: 1 /-> foot rt^A^ -^^-^ ^^^^*' ^^'^''i'-^' .- -

. ^ • ••^. .A- ,- it wai^ Uct /ear. . b/t nn^iC^irf^ -tt

he-.-«-d*.h for ?au. -.0 V^ '^''^ ^^^ ^•''''^- . /T^^'-^^'^f

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Your bill datad J«"ary 29 for repaint on *ha

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roof of vy house, is at hand, ine acwa^ w

llr. CaT«na«h of your fi« eBti^ated the oott at
150 and told ^. distinctly that it would not co.t more than
^'. How you bring in a bill of more tr^ doubl. *.at
aaK>unt. I had supposed that Mr, Cavana^*- eBtin^te was
.,ui.alont to a contract. I shall be obliged therefor, if
you will ki«lly Be«l « -n it«U^ Mil «.d ecplana. on.

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Petruary 15, 1916

Mr* Hoary Weill

544-5^:6 Marine National Bank Bldg

Buffalo

I^iiW York

Dear Sir:

Replying to your letter 3:f th« ISth In^t*
would Stat- that since you called at tay bouse latsfi
winter I have eoll two of the three pi^ee of pro*
perty on Perry Street to which you refer. The only
retuaining piece is the one having a frontage of 166i

feet.

Daring the swmoBT a Bpeclal pavement t^x^of

.whloh we were previously in igi-omaco^was euddanly

sprung upon us* neeessitatlng the payta'3nt of $525 Cii

this pieoe^^ This therefore should he addea to tlis

price of *S5 per front foot, aftking the price of the

lot ahoiifc |6:K)0.

H'j3pect fully.

Mr. P« Edward Gar son
Skedden Brush Co
Hamilton

Ontario

Bear Sir:

Your letter of Jaauary 24 38jne duly, telling
me that you would forward cheek for interest on hearing
from 'jouT oister. Mrs, Chamherlin^ But up to the pre-
neiit time T have not heard from you again.

fhie Intereot, as you of oourse know, is now
about a month and a half overdue* I do not wish to annoy
you hy putting the matter in the hands of my attorneys,
and therefore will give you another week in whioh to make

the payment.

Peepeot fully.

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February 23t 1916

Ifr. ?• JSdward Garoon

o/o iikedden Brv82i Co
Huiiilton
Ontario

Dear Sir:

Thanks for your latter of the 19th liiat« en-
closing ohecka from yoxir sister and yourself amounting
to 3112»50, the same being interest on mortgage held
by me on Ferry Street property, Buffalo. I have duly
entered the same on the baok of the note.

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Denr Mr, Heaton:

Thanks for yej-r letter of the ^Gth inst,
enolosing bills for the garage work from ThomnB L. Linn.y.
$366.88; Morris % Sagan. ^49.51; and your omtx bill of ^00
leBs f 49.61 for heating. I should not think of suoh a
thing as allowing you to pny any part of this bill, and

am therefore enclop-ino. ««- > - «

'UXOHing nv oneoic for i;lOO. Am also ennloa-

ing cheoks for Ll»m«^r ^^^ „

-i^^ay ^a Morris & Eagan. for the amo^onts
mentioned,

.Before making fm.l payn,ent to Ilnney.t^ere
are three natters Thfoh stiTi

' btiii require attention. On» ^^ the
clogged dovrnspout. which T ^r.^-^

"^ ^ ^P°*« '^o y°^ about, aac .rhi.h
Hoods hfie kitoh^ij til;^f -^-^-r^

. ^ , , Pl^^t.orm and stops with every.rain. .nl
has alr.iudy dlccolored t^,-,

"'"*"*" "°'^ °^-- ^>»i«h it Hows
Another omall item ie ret^„«>,^ .^ -^-tows.

retDuohing the ekyWght flaps with
freoB paint where +hG mAA^*-

of t.« . ««itxonal weig^.ts are attached. One

of the«o hay aj ready fallen off.

t>, . ''"°*'"' '"' '"'^"^ '^^-« i»:portant rta-^is
the rebuilding of the rear fence „ . .

aij....nxne the ..^arege. ^e «ate «nd ■ -^i- ^ v
-re torn down to »ke a broad entrance! ' "■^"^'

-e.ial. d.i„, .,, .,„3truotion. ^ / l"^""^ ^"

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^^A ov»'^nld "be taken away*
^hich raast have some valuA. and should ^

The carpenter you sent to put in the eaeh

. the owMght. finiBhed the work last week, and
under tne 2iQrJ-^«5"*" - .

+ ^. entirely satisfaotory. I shall be glad
it sweme to bo on^iroxy
to ..jr his MU at 0... on v,c»lpt c^r »«..

to» hav. had a great *oal 0^^ t"*^' ^^ -'-

^ +>>.. rcoTk particularly the
„„t.on .Kl. -»a parts o. tHe .,r..^ ^^^_

Very truly yours^

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151E H Straet

TTashinBton

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"Dear Dorotjiy:

Yos, I c.:n holp 70^ in furnishing aaterlal

for yrar talk on mlaeionE. Dut first would lik* to b.
sure a8 to Just vrtiat phase or phaseB of the subject you
are going to ooncentrate u?on. There are, as you of
course know. ^ great nany kinds of missions. These misht
be roughly classed into Protestant missions and Catholic
missions. Thea the geographic element comes to the front.
as there are. or have heen.missions in practioally all the
states of t e Union. an<l also throughout the provinces of

Canada, and in Alaska.

The genoral drift of your letter leads me to
snepeot that you are probably thinking most oif the missions
of the Pi'anolBoan padres in California. I hare foar large
volumes on this pni-tlouler "JubJeotv besides a great many
paraphiets. excerpts, magazine articles, and illustrations.

Besides these special publications there is no
end of jnaterial on missions in Hittell's foiir-volume History
of California, and la Bancroft's History of Oalifornia. and
ino idfjiitally ch/ipters or masses of natter on the subject in
t?ie works of most of the explorers who visited the Paoirio
•oast between 1820 and 1850.

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Perhaps the easiest way for you to find out just
what yoii want to take hoia of.will be for you to go to the
library and look in the index of Hittell's History of Cali-
for^, which you will find at the end of volume four. This
is a very complete index, <nd will refer you to the vast
fund of information brou^t together in the 1st. 2nd, and
3r4 volumes. As soon as you do this, and lay out the scope
of your talk, let me know what you have decided on, and I
will look over i^y material with reference to the same, and
will send you what promises to he most useful^ ^ill your
audienoa he small enou^ to admit of passing alhums of Culi*
fomia mission pictures? If so I could send you what you

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are likely to noed in this line#

In connection with the proposed date of your talk,
it is well to hear in mind that we are counting on a visit
from you during the spring, and li would he welJ ^or you to
adjust the date of your talk so as not to ip^arfere with
either end of your home visit* It occurs to me that you
would enjoy heing here lAen the sprixig is opening, staying
ahout a month so that you will z»^* spring again on your
return to Ca^ridgo. Iftis »^ould he e^ual to two strawberry

seasons •

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Dear Coll:

Excuse iny delay in acknowledging receipt of your

recent letter enclosing two chaoke. one of f40 ftrom nolllns

Pamit the other of 520 on our personal account — - for hoth

of which I am obliged* The Brie County tax receipt has also

arrived. But we have had no more bide for the property.

The nillc outlool: does not seam particularly en-
couraging, hut you and Simon will have to decide whether
you sell to milk station or cheese factory.

LaDt week we had an inquiry from a real aetata
oompaiiy as to whether or not we would sell a 20 foot strip
on either the north or south h'irdars of our 16th Street
property. I replied that we woxild not sell less than 2t^
feet, the same hoing the width of the lota» euad that wa
would not consider an offer of less than f4* per square
foot* Ifothing has haen hoard from them since. But wa
need not worry, as this property is about as good as any-
thing anywhere in the residence part of the city*

With love to you all.

As^ever,

G. Collins Marriam
Lyons ?all8

Ifaw tork

March 6, 1916

The Hill Pump V^ilve Co.

18^80,3. Kinzie Street
Chicago
111.

Dear Sirs:

Enclosed is my check for $2.50 for which kindly
sand me a Utility Socket French Set at the above address.

Very truly yours.

t'SS

Maroh 6, 1916

Nqw York: Soolo^ical Society
11 Wall Street

Hew York City

Dear Sire:

ninoloaed you will find 20^ for whloh kindly

send me a copy of the 'Zoological Society Biaietin'

for March 1916,

Very iruly yours.

March 9, 1916

Mr. L. L. Hayes

1427 P Street N ff
'ffaabineton

Deer Sir:

In accordance with our conyersation orer the
telaphone. I am enclosiag herewith mj check for $10
the same covering balance in full for electric work'
done by you in my garage and basement.

Bespectfully,

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March 16, 1916

Dear Coll;

Daring the past couple of weeks we ha^e been
gradually pulling things out of my old den in the third
Btoiy, with a Tiew to converting it iato a apart room.
The big map case I transferred to oy office in the North-
unberland. but the row of cases against the east wall are
fixed and must remain for the present. The same is true
of the bookcases on the west side. However, between these
there is room enou^ for a bed and a trail around it, and
Elizabeth and I want you and Flo to be the first to occupy
it. Tie are expecting D'-^rothy the last week in April, and
shall be mighty glad if you and Flo will* pack your gripe
as soon as possible to stay until Dorothy arrives. This
is a good time to be away from Lewis County, and '.7hen you
return the face of nature up there is likely to be less
severe.

Plorenco has just telephoned me that she received
a letter from Vernon this mcraing. He is on a ski and snow.
shoe trip in Yellowstone Park, engaged in counting the
various bands of elk — no es-Hj job.

With love to you all, and hoping to receive a
letter or wire in the very near future, giving % the date
of your coming.

As evex-,

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March 23, 1916

Dear Dorothy: „4.^«i^v

Tour long letter of the 21st can:, yesterday

afternoon. I a. glad to know what your the.e is to be
althou^ sonewhat disappoint., that it relates to Pr estent
instead of Catholic Mieaione. as I had hoped you coald re-
strict your talk mainly to the Missions with which w. are
faidliar, and which we so much adiuire,

I don't kn.^", anything -. ut Protestant Mxs.:.nn
except that nost of them have done rastly .ore ham than ^od.
Hath some exceptions their terAer.S ^^- ^^en to suppress nnd
decry everything truly Indian, and to supplant the sa... .o
far as possible by -vldte men's beliefs, modes of life, raid
articles of everyday use. Even in sane of the Indian schools
the use of the native language was forbidden. And in so.e
cases the so-oalled mission-riee have done all in their power
to prevent Indians from moking baskets and other Indian things.

The old Chief Red Jacket once said a very good
and true thing to the whites. He said: "You have got our
comitry but are not satisfied; you want to force year religion

upon us".

The practically uni'^riTa testiaony of early ex-
plorers and Inoy officers is thtt nearly all Indian tribes •
from the Mississippi Yalley to t'i# Pacific Oe^an treated the

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whxtes with extreme kindness and generoaity, helping them
^n every .ay possiMe. And it v^. not until the whites
had Insulted and injured the Indians in innumerable ways,
(.bat the Indians sought retaliation. *

I «« sending you by parcel post insured, a book
on the 'Missions of California' by Mwin Deakin.which con-
taxns some beautiful illustrations; 'The Story of the Indian^
by George Bird Grinnell^ and 'The Indian Dispossessed' by
S. iC. Humphrey. The latter belongs to your Aunt Florence.
I am also enclosing a copy of .y 1905 paper on 'The Indian
Population of California'. «hich you will find of interest
in this connection. There are volumes of material bearing
on the abuses of Indians by white men. but some of the
worst cases of which many of us have personal knowledge
are too bad to be put in print. My copy of Helen Hunt Jaek-
son'i 'Century of Dishonor' is at Lagunitas. I have here
however her 'Eamona'. cuA if you ^ould like it I will send it.

Grinnell'a recent mona«Qntal work entitled 'The
Fighting Cheyennes' abounds in plain ^tatements of terrible
atrocities against the Indiana by whites, including in some
oases the An^y. But it is a big book, and I doubt if you
would have time to read it in addition to th* othe-ra before
the date of your talk. However, if you would have time 1
will send it.

The map of the Heservations you asked for. is enclosed
with the books.. I doubt 5f the recent Report of the Indian

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Commissioner would be of anch luse to yea.

The statement you saw as to tjie large number of
distinct Indian tribes in this country was under the merk.
I hare myself collected Tocabularies from 100 different
tribea in California, and at least as meny more have be-
come extinct. Some of these tribe* are related; others
belong to utterly distinct linguistic stocks. In Cali-
fornia alone there are today about 24 distinct linguistic
stocks — stocks whose languages differ fr<Mn one another as
greatly as Snglish from Rttssian, and much more widely then
English from German.

The effect on the California Indians of the dis-
coTery of gold you will find dwelt upon in my pamphlet on
the'Indian Population'. But please don't spsak of any
Indian tribe as "Diggers". This tem is merely one of con-
tempt .and is used indiscriminately by white men for con-
siderably more than 100 tribes, ranging from western -Tyoming,
Idaho.and Utah to the Pacific coast. It is worae than "nigger'/.

In California and Nevada most of the Indians are
not on Reservations, but are scattered over the less acceasiblf
places. ' .

ion don't want a list of all the Indian tribes, Tnu
list is far too long, there being, as already stated, con-
siderably more than 100 in California alone. A ssleltion '
of the more important is enclosed herewith.

Ae ever.

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April 3. 1916

Elmer H. Catlin Co.
309 13th Street
Washington
fif C.

Dear Sirs:

The accompanying bill for 6 eleotrio light shades
contains an error as to the anonnt^ivfaich is given as $10 .50 <
lonr salesman made me a special price on these shades of
$1*35 each, amounting to $8.10 for the lot. I am therefore
enclosing my check for this amonnt«

Bespectfally,

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Ir« Charles R« Bopp
U.S.Bttrtau or i

Dear Sir:

WaahiqgtMt ^« ^

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Land the order oari

■an vho delirered it had in hie pooket also called fcr 2
tons. He told »e hcwerer that there were 3 tons in the
wagont ihidh I told hia was an ohrious mistake as the wagon
ims not big enough to hold 3 t<^3S« Fiirttiexw)re|When fut
into the bin it ocoi^ies the spaee ordinarilj occupied hj
2 tons, llierefore it seena to me a mistake haa been made
in the bill* and that tlM amoimt actually deliTered was 2
tox» as originally ordered. Is this not correct?

Tory tru^y yours.

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June 0, 1S16

Mr* Charles E. Bcpp

U. 3. Bureau of Mines

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Dear Sir:

Od May 1 I wrote ycu conceminf; what seemed to ue
an error ?s to tlie amount cf coal delivered «t my hcuss,
your bill calling for 3 toi^s,.. vhile I thoi^fc cho aisuont
was 2 touB a? ordered* Itiue far I have not heard from vou.
end an anxious to settle joiir hill before I laav* for tl©
West. Ecve you not a positive record of the anount delivered?

Yqcj truly yours.

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Herewith I enclose ohcck for $1C0, the r.cme oora-
i)lr^ti£%' pa^nneDt for 25 shares /xraerican Motors Ccrporttiua,
the first reyniont for T/hioh {-^) is acknowledged ixnder
date of May 17 on aecuinp£;iiying certificate, which I am re-^
tTirniMg herovath to be exchanged for a completed certificate*

In Ihif? conrecticn I -ronld like to svj that rny
faith in yonr Corpur^ticn in due lo my belief in the acility
and ir^tegrity of your vice-president, Louis Chevrolet. It
is iry fina belief that had he been alloived to develop rn^
perfect t^^n car he designed in the winter of 1912-15, knnwi.
63 the nh0vrolet*6. It '::c^j1^ n^ today the best car in /rx »■•:-•
I ixa^e crossed the continent twice in one of these cars, si:l
it; is Ljtill ' Ivioff axotll-:it service*

Vvry t— ly years.

City Treasurer
Buffalo

New York

Dear Sir:

I. shall be obliged if you will kiodly send ne

City Tax bill for the following described piece of usitt-

proved real estate on the south side of Ferry Street^^

Buffalo, between Pillaore Avenue and Kehr Street in block 52«

belonging to estate of Caroline H. Merriaa, deceased;

frontage 166|, depth 366, distance east of Pillmore 720

Very truly yours.

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Mr. Charles H. Bopp
Borean of Ulaes

Dept, of Interior

ibshio^on, D.

Dear Sir:

C.

Ibanks for your letter about the ooal. reoeiTed
> ■olming. The cari you mention, receipted by sone
at ay bouse, was doubtlesa signed by the cook, who of
course had no knowledge as to the quantity delirered. One
thing is certain, that only one wagon-load was delivered.
•iHl it was tco small to hold three tons. I em glad to kaow
therefore that you agree with m that only two ton* were
actually delirered. I aa therefore enclosii^ i^ check for
ni.lO, in accordance with your Be«orandu«. and am obliged
to >ou for your courtesy in the natter.

I would Uke to add that were there any reesonabOe
doubt a. to the amount delirewd. I would much rather pay
you for three tons than leaye the natter in doubt.

"7ery truly yours,-

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Dr. p. Edward Gars on

c/o Skidden Brush Co.
Hemilton

Ontario

Dear Sir:

This i, to rr,dnd you that Int.Twt on th, „„rtgae.
« th. Buffalo property »h,„h you an. your «lat.r puroha.^
from „e last sumor will I,, du, n.it montl.. aud alao th.
ftrat payout of $UB5 on th. principal *f tho .ortgag.. Can
I count on rooei^ing thi, payMont .h.n it falla du, July r '

Thar, was an error in th. January Int.r^at; H,
«.<«mt paid by yourself and ai.t.r .a, *112.50. ,hloh is at
tb. rat. of ^. but th. not. and Mortgag. call for «
u.t,r..t. aaounting t. 1270 par annn. or $135 semiannually,
m oth.r «rd. your peymant «a $32.50 short. I shall b.
.Mig,d if yon will lindly sand m. a ch«k for this amount.

J^ '^«^«- -"1 J"» 20 rtll b, Washington. D. 0. .
during the remainder of th. m™.., t ...

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June 19, 1916

Pear !>« Paine:

Tho vririou?; members of iiij* foF.H.y prefer r^e
front viow to t'>e side tIcw of tbvt two T)h:^'^(. ;,ri-:JiS yo\i took
of me soms tire* rujb, T ar; irxliiied to c^c^ree v;dth ^f^n in
this, ard axa taking the lii>orty tu encicsf^ '\- l--ir« 'itL '"^ ^'
v/hich I shall oe greatly r-'bligod if jcn v/ill v '.c fr^' -'^
half a dosen arlditioaal prints of tlic fr-.rt ^;io'^> ^ " '"''^
care for the large i^rapoers — the priiit'^ r^i^^r^ll u*=i cuf-
ficient*

Tsry truly yo

Mr* J. H* I tire

4204 New ^teipr^^^r

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c/o Stridden Brash Co,
Hijnilton
Ontario

Dear 3ir:

Icnr letter of the 13th inet. came sev ral days ago,
for ?:hich I eit obliged.

In view of the fact that you and yoiar sister are plan-
ning to pay off the entix^e mortgage on the Fen*y otreet property
B-affalo, purchased froai ue lart sicimier, it is important for me
to look out for other investments. I shall be obliged there-
fore if you will kindly let mc know as early as practicable
just v/hat you rdll do in the Bat tor sc that I may plan accord-
ing!-.

Instead of sturtir^g for California tomorrow as intended
.Then I wrote ^cu last, I ~.ill remain here until the end of the
munth, and shall be obHged if you .ill ^.nrite me at the above

address.

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Ac I ..n I-aviij>T- for Califcmia net later tJian Tuesday,
Jul^ 11, I ^.hould >5Q grr^aily oLli/jed if you v/oiild ^cindlj soi.d
m'^ ^.he Certificates at once so th^t I mr^y place the ssr.e in my

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Waehingtor, D. Z.
Dear Mr. jUte:

Herewith I ;:- ' ;-^^itjg you a Bond. and Mortgage
for ciSOO, on property on ^. -ry street, Buffalo, New York,
e-ecuted in fi.y favor by I. I!-- ard Garaon and his sister
^..rgaret ^. Ohr-nberlin. . ' Disuliarge ,f seme, they having ex-
pressed a desire t. ^ay off the ^nort^^.^^ in full. Am also en-
clooii.^ Title Search No.35y04 (^ew York Title Insurance Co.)
relaling to said property.

1 shall ue gr^^atly oM'ged iT you vill kipdly
for^vard these four documents at ycur early convenience to the
Fidelity Tn^st Conipany. %^falc, Kew York, with "-.he request
that on receipt of payment in full of the Mortgage and Interest
the dociunents oe turned cvor t-^ th^ .^arty rr ^.;^rties making-

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notify Mr. iilliaias.

• Ctutement of amounts to le paid:

interest from July 1 to \.tn of settlement

Tery truly yours.

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July 5, 1916

Itr, GeoT{p L. Guinthor

Gumther Tlevltv Co.
510 .Tni te Bldg.

aiffalo. TJ.Y.

Deer :;ir:

^Bvy r,,,ay tJunks for your prcitptness and courtesy
^n .ending the Ucrt^,, Helease for .hich I .ired yoa yost^r-
day. It arrived this noon and I h.ve already e-xecuted it
and started it on its wny to Buffalo.

Flea^e let lae know my indebtedness to joix in t^e
-tter. and I .ill romt at once. I g^-eatly a,prec5.te "
your kindness in attending; to the details.

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Deer Zentida:

Mv

We have wfiited to the last moment of safety
oefo'::^ r/ritirig tou in t'te ho\>e of hearing v:hat you had to
say cihout t1:e routes west, Vat as we liave not heard, and
as it see-^s necessery to raade the decision "before you get
your ticket at Boston, wo have decided to {jo from here to
Chicago by 2. u 0., thonce by best connecting trrdn (C.3.ib^:.j

end thence D* 2: R^G. and 7e?tern Pacific to San Prcncisco,
returning by 3an Pedro and Calt Ijejjiq acute to Salt Lake and
t'lence east by Union Pacific, C. i S.u^^or Milwaukee & St.
i'ovljto Ghicago, thence ?>. <x 0. to ?ashi:.gton*

We have decided to purchase ye turn trin tickets
bec/^ir^e of the enormous savii^g in cash, the j.»rice of tTf\a
round trip being only tl05 as a^^inst $155 for the two
single way tic'.ets — a saving of $50 on each rourd trip
ticket, or -tlOO tri clear cash for you and your mother. It
vfo^old be wicked not to take advantage of this enormo\:^ saving.

I have just had a t^lk -rrith Mr. Hege of the B. i 0,
and :ia3 givert ae these figures. Gcing by either of the
routes which '^ as far north an Portland we \/ould have to pay
^?.:;;C auuilional, and as you dia not se^i able to make any
deoi^^ion as to th^«, we have decided as above, subject to your

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tr, Hege advises that you purcliase a round trip
ticket from Bcston to San Francisco, by means of which
you r/ould save at least $7. If you are not satisfied
with the route we have selected and would prefer to talk
the matter over after your arrival, you can of course
purcliase your ticket to Chicago as originally planned,
getting a 10-day stoxcover here. In view of the possi-
bility of your getting- a return ticket to San Francisco,
I am enclosing herevvith my check for $115.

..'e shall not be able tc get away before Tuenday
the 11th. let Us know ^vhen to expect you. TJe hoped for
a letter today but none came.
iVith lev? to you all,

i!s ever.

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liiss Zenaida Merriam
206 Hemington Gables
Ctanbridge, Mass,

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Henry !)• Williams, Esa.

hilliams, Hiijard 5 Howelx
514 Erie Co. Savings .

Baiik 31dg.
Buffalo, New York

Dear Sir:

Replying to your letter of the 6th inst# concerning
the discharge of the 3ond and Mortgage given me by ?• Edvvard
Garson and his sister. Margaret T. Ohamherlin, would state
that on the same day (July 6) I executed a Dischai^e of the
Bond and Ucrtgage similar to the one you enclosed, and trans-
mitted the same along with the original Bond and Kortgage,
and Search pertaining to the Ferry Street property in ques-
tion, to the Fidelity Trast Company of your city, rd th the
roviuest that on receipt of the same they immediately com-
municate 77ith you. I assume that they have already done
this unless you were out of tovm yesterday, and that the mat-
ter r/ill have heen closed before this reaches you.

I do not know that I have any other papers tliat
would he of any value to your clients in this connection.

Respectfully^

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July 12, 1916

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Le»i Higginson & Co.
43 jEzchaiKe Place
New York City

Dear Sirs:

Thanks for your letter of the 5th inst. in reply to
aay inquiry about the Russian Government credit, iictir^ on this
infonnation and yo'jir recommendation, I shall be glad to purohase-
$1000 of this credit.

I 5mll oe^lad alSS tc puTchaw $1000 Sfc* Lcuis Ter-
minal 4« of 1953.

Please send bill for these to above address on the
13th inst. if possible, in order to reach me on Friday the 14th ,
as I am plannii^ to leave for California the evenizg of the 14th*
On receipt of your statement I will raodt by return mail, and
shall be obliged if you will forward the securities addressed
to me in care of National Metropolitan Bank, Washington, D. C«,
where they will be held until my return.

Very truly yours.

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July 15, 1916

"Jrocke-r National P«nk
San Franc J sco
Calif.

Dear Sors;

Herewith I enclose check on the National iiotro-
politan Bank of thi« city for ;^oOO. v.Juch I shall be obliged
if you v/ill kindly credit to my account, I am leaving today
for California, .vhem ny address rntil fall will be as usual.
Lagunitas, Ifarin Co., Calif.

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i&r. Frederick; De P. Hone
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New York

Pear Mr, Hone:

On retiirnir^ from a field trip in the moim-
tains Vtirnon Bailey and I foimd your letter of the 7th irmt.
awaiting attention. Wa iinderatand what yon mean by rsntirg
the farm at the rate of $25 per cow per :/ear» hut when von
corr» -o add something about the numiber of quarts and porirds
of milk, that complicates the rnatter and renders the previous
statement ambiguous. If you mean to offer a fiat rate of
$25 per cow, irrespect 've of quantity or weip:ht of ndlk, vt
are inclined to accept your offer, altho for the firett vrear
or t'TO this would reduce or.r Incofns from about $900 to v750.
I ara willing to accapt your propoaition tv«.t w« pay taxes, in-
surance, rapairrflTp irchHse th« ft,caLB» ssod, bt:t before Hgredir^
to pay for ingprovaments I ehould want to aas soma d^firita
•t interne nt an to whsra this would land us.

I think I vA-jid a^raa to a 5-yoar contract on this
baais provided the terms of the contract as finally written
are satisfactory, and would a^rso to give you the option to
purchase at a price to be detftnnined "by one or an average of
not moie than three Savii\T;8 BarJt appraisals" as yon suggest,
but I would not agree so long in advance to the option of re-
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easily uritterstand my point of view when you stop to think
that I am well past 60, that Colli s atout 70, and that Florence
has already abandoned her girlhood. To say the least, it is
doubtful if we three will be alive 5 years hence, and when
you mention 10 years, it is tying up undivided property too
far into the future. Think of the number of hairs who might
be in the squabble later onl

We sliall want the contract to contain a clause
giving us the right to sail at any time (you always havii^
prior right ur4er the contract) the sale to be rnade subject
to the terms of the uneipired contract* This would protect
both you and us, and would not deprive us of the possibility
of sale in case such a possibility should arise. Personally
•I am overwhelmingly in favor of sellii^ the property if this
can be done, in order to free ay estate from the cotnpli ca-
tion of divided ownership.

Bailey agrees with my position in the matter, and

thinks that Florence will do the sane. What Collins* view of

the matter will be we of coiirsa cannot say. I would suggest

that you show this letter to him and discuss the matter with

him. If he agrees I would suggest that you draw up a contract

aloie ^->i« lines indicated, and with sufficient definiteness so

that there may be no misunderstandings in future. It is a pity

that we three owners are so far apart that we cannot meet to

discuss the roatter. Florence and Vernon expect to be in Wash-
ington about or soon after the 1st of October, but I do not
expect to return until tha eiMl of October.

Very truly yoiars,

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September 17, 1916

D©ar Coll:

then Bailey and I returned from our recent trip in
the mo.mtains of the nortbrestarn part of the state, we found
your letter of the 5th inst. awaitipg attention, and also one
from Pred Hone on the same subject. Hone nakes the proposition
that he take over the management of the fam. payir« us $25 per
cow per annum, he paying the feed bill, we payii« taxes, in-
Burance. repairs, grass seed, and improvements. I don't know
just what he means by improvements. but have written him by this
nail, and have asked him to ahow you the letter so that you may
know exactly irtiat Bailey and I think about it without havii«
had an opportunity to talk Htl: you or Florence.

One thixs seems absolutely certain, and that is that

the time has now arrived wh#»n ^* ^« «

»rriTea wnen t is necessary to replace Simon

Frank with a man who can brl,« the fann up instead of let-
-*^^ It drop backward. Whether James Cannan or Howard Fairchild
or some one els. 1. the bast «« we have no mea^ of knowi^,
out a change mat bo mda.

It MM, to Bail^ M»i ™ that th. «>.i.,t nr u»d.r
th. o.rc».tanc.. wouM b, to «nt th. f«, to Fr«l Hon. if h.
«11 dr., up a contract which 1. ..ti.factox, to ».. Thl. «„ld
.a., you no end „f troubl. a^ „,.,. ^ ,, .„, ^^^^ ^^^
.noroaa. our^r.,,nu. aftor «. „„t t„ „ thro, y,„..

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Thu^ar you have ramainad gilentr-cr at Ic^b.

1 have not heard from you- on the suhjaot of r.ntirF the
CclUnB Farm to Frsd Hone- Time is flying and if the
criango is to be made, the sooner the hatter- Hone in a
letter jurt received accepts the char:ge8 Bv^seB^.ed by me
in his proposal. And both Vamon ar^ I thirJc t-nt we
o-i^ht %o 1 aka a contract with him alon^^ tbes3 lir.as.

If you objoct^ ^hy net torrm^lats ymir objections
at onoe so tliat they may y^ ccnbida^ad bsfcre it ia too
late. I sliculd think that tt you nnd he oonld r^- tor^tf^r
and draw up a contract that would '>3 satisfactory to b^tih
Aides, as you are on the grcvmd and crn talk matters over^
while Flo'-ence and I have *o wHt© at arm's length.

Va expect to Btart for Tiuihir^ton next week, sciiig
by way of SouUiarn California, and will probahly arrive in
Washington hafora the end of the ai^nth.

Ve have ^een iiavir^ a rainy week hare --a very
unusual thirp. at this early se€tson-

With lo)i8 to you all.

As ever.

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Dear Mr. Hone:

Thanks for yours of the 6th inst. acceptir^
Bsy cuggestions as to limitation of time to five years, and
right to sell subject to your first refusal. As to the milk
unit, I really don't care whether it is by the cow or the
wei{rht unit you suggested.

I have not heard from Collins on the subject,
but have written him a{^n ui^ging pron^ptness and siiggestii^
that you and he get together and draw up a contract which
can be sent to Florence and me for approval. I hope he will
do this at once.

With best wishes to you all^

Yer^r truly yours.

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Hew York

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Mr. George F. Barlght, Secretary
Amco Uotor Co.,

141 Broadway

New York City

Dear Sir:

In accordance with the offer recently trans-
mitted to me by your company, I herewith aubscribe for
100 eharea of Preferred and the eame niiriber of Coninon
Stock of the Amco Motor Coi!|)any for the etm of $500,
with diecount for cash amounting to $490, which amount
is encloeed herewith by my check on National Ketropolitan

Bank of Waafaington, D. C.

I am writiT^ from California but expect to re-
turn tp fashington next week.

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Dmt Ur. Kendall:

A long tiiw ago Urn. Iforriam gavo m a
bill (Jf $2 tot hardware you had purchased for the hou8e»
and eaid that thefe were a few other iteraa vMch yao would
look up and let me *^now about, but thus far I have not
hejurd from you.

I had expected to eee you but have been
away on eeveral trips and am goipg back to WasMi^.on in
a few days. I am therefore enclosing check for $2.50 tc
relfflburse you. In case this ie not enot^ let me knc^; -rd
I will remit balance.

perous winter.

Wth best wishes for a pleasant -jl d pros-

Very truly yours.

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to. C^^orp:e E, Kendall
Fairfax

Calif.

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0. R. Bvans & Brother
720 13th Street
Hashington

K C.

Dear Sirs:

On returning from Califoniie I find 7««r bill

for electric fixtures for «y house. 1919 16th Street, impeld,

i*ich I regret. Had you eent it earlier it would haTe hew

paid before ay departure.

The hill includes one itea for bracket in sewing-
roc ($2.00) .which was not put in. I have therefore stricken
this ite. out. reducing the hill fr« $26.20 to $24.20. for
which latter amouny ay check is enclosed herewith.

You were requested to put a bracket en an a^ile io
the sewing-rooa but the man you sent to the house was not able
to do this. and nothing further was done about it.

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Deceirber 11, 1915

lee HiOTrinsot i Co.

4rr jxahangc) Piece

Mew Tork Hlty

In c^TipXiarcc* ^ith ycur instnictions contaired
in your letter < f the 7th ir-t, today received, I herowith
enclose my '^-mporf.ry Receipt Nc. A 3027 for ^000 Imperial
:?ussibn GGvomnent 6^ 3-yaar Credit^and ghall be obli«,ed
if ycu .dll exch>-n/j9 the sane for the Pefirdtive Gorlifi-
cate refen-ed co in your letter.

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i>aar ^irs:

In o^-nplianc^ -^ith ycur instnictions contained
in your letter -f the ?th irist. today received, I herewith
enclose cy Tr^mpor&ry Receipt No. A 3027 for $1000 Imperial
I^ssifcn Govommer.t 6^^ 3-year Credit^ and shall be obliged
if you /HI exch^snge the sar.e for the Definitive Gorlifi-
c&t« referred to in ycur letter,

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literary Digest

354 Fourth /venue

New York City
Deer Sire:

a=clo,«, nm oh.ck for *6.00,-. fc.oc for „.
nawal of subscriotien ''or ifi*.- - .

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*^ ^^^ Sfiffi© IS our <«vmm/.^ -.^J

">. siata: addr,.. b.i„ 1915 i^j, ,, 7 «!5SS "«■••".

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&r(! A. Cesasdy. Egr.
Corning ^i&sa Wcrks

32 East 42nd Strwat
Now yr.rk itj

Dear Sir:

Enclosed is my cheok for $4.50. for which plees©
send Tne l pair cf j^-ar jMo^'iox l^uk^^ .it^i^uwi^

lard S3, 1^16 4-eyi;.ud';r osr. I do not kiiow the ex£.ct si
o/the ertass. hut' it app.ar. u. ^- ^ trifle loss than 10 i.chee.
You douhtless know the ..ize -re;,uire'^ for this headlight,

7ex3 truly yours.

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Jancary 22. 191'

— r the l"?'"*^ inst. (.ncloL>i.ig cheol<
0^ "50 on i-.coi.uiil of -'.Uivw fi'rr. income. I ha^^ b«an vorider-

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rUad /ou ^ V3 talk VI th Pinion about his drink

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seeired obvious for ^^tuiu tl::ie t'-^t under Irs cr^re t:' rOf-rm

has stccsdily run dorm*

The tinie -'as !;ow arrived co jauke up my .:iiiih|pl h\-

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■"honks for yo^ir l?tte/ of the 13th Inst,
just rjoiived. I om frlad to kncv: th&t the hci--^ is all rig^.t

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also p-lad to know th*;t vou hev^ finlsh.ad cleaning cut and
burning the biTi3>,, < nd tnst ycu hKve covered the fspring' •ith
huckleberry and ferns. This .vili 'e a ;-reat holp and much
pleasanter to lock upon than these old boerda.

We had anrw here yesterday but rein in the ni{jht
took it all off. f^>^ v/uich \;e f.rc very jled.

I iM enolosins my -'.heck for $5S in aooordf-noe' Ith
your at^temeat, and «i>i oblie«d to you for Icokins efter the

piece.

■Jith kind recf^rds ^r> ycu all,

Very truly yoars.

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Lpfjunitas

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American Motors '^orporstion
141 ]?rofcdway

New York City

Deer ?irs;

J'.oHns ■-'■'" y'-''ir letter of the 22d ihst, I en-
close herevdth my check for $485 in subscription for
100 additiom^l 3h;ares cf Preferred and the same lumber
of CoEnion Stock of iancricsn Motors Grrpcration.

I 2in also enclosir.g check of Gartruf^e IL. Allon,
The North^jmborlami. 'Tashincton, D. 3. for $60 as. part"
payment for 50 shares of Preferred and the aBme nunber
of Coinmon :5took in your corporation, the remainder to
■b« 1)8 id in four monthly p.-iynents.

recent report is reassuring and shows great
enei^ on the part of those in charge cf manufncture"
I i.m ahvays interested to revive any literature you may
issue relating to the car, and if you have any circular
to de.aers -.ould suggest that you send a copy to "'hryer
Garage, ^an ^facl, Oalifcrnia. The Thayers con'^uct"ihe
best macldne ,.nd repair shop in northern California, nnd
are agents of the Oa.Ullace. It occurg to me that they
mi-ht aso like to carry a less expensive car.

When you eStabli.^h an agency in tliis city or -hm.
ono of your cars can be seen here, I chould appreciate the
favor if you .ould kindJy notify roe.

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Ei-lc Jacli Co.

140 Green Street
Worcester

Deer '^irs:

Pieferring to your letter jiist rf^-^eivcd, ^i-ned
A. ?. Lanier, I am enclosirg herev/ith 0*t.5O in payment
for one of yr.ur touring aiito jacks, and shall be oblirjed
if you vzill send s^;.ine to iny house addresf?, 1919 loth Stro^^t,

Tiashington, D. C,

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Dear John:

It i3 ^od to hear from you end. to Le able to
answer your inquiry alout U.e d.eck li^^t of >.^rd«. 7n.nt
yon 'mtit 18 the /. 0. v.. a!ie-v T^cf i^ -. .K , ' '
Birds. 3d e.Htion, rsvi..^. TLIs you c.n obtain of the
trefeuror. T^r. J-n^f^un ^.j£.:t, 1-4 '7e^t -1st Stre^^t. No.v
Tork City. It coaieg rcJher hi£^5.^ f- ■ ...fc in clot|i loind-
in^ ^;•ir^./> .,50 xjIus ?,5e extn, for -ostr.^-e.

I .=m p-lad to knov Ihat joa ere- sttrti-i^ ft liird
olub i.n 'TilliBirstoTm. Doi.Ltlecs j-u s- 'PdrdloT^'. Jt
bn? nivr,]; -,. .p,.v 0^ ,>,^3 ^.^j.„, .iEilar-s,-l,>cts, Ernest
Harold ?iiyr.es hi^K .^ojif.- .^r^^ \u t\m v.-.y cf exciting interest
and ostfl'lishin^i tir'l cLjl.s in v.-.ricaf tcvijs.

In -rCiJitxttii;!^- tJ;e ": ._^li-.h npavro? p'est, wiro
Irc/fS ;!?;v'.. proved cf :"icl. use. Tf you ,72nt tc Itcrn about
f.h'Jir.. '.'/rit* to Dr, .'. K. "ir.her, IJ. 1. riclo;.:ic?;l ^urvey.

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Horowitli 1 r.i returning '"-'- ''e'-ters you marked

to "be rtlarned, '^ne Terdict of tluit. surrofflU corti^ir.ly

cane Bf. ^ -v^nrlaw. "ut the iP.r.^-ti^r nhonlu ^e ore of "'sw

rather than opinion.

I '>v<3 i tten "^Mn'u that If V e a adiririistrator
is entitled tc a^jpeal at thft expense of t^G estste, ^e h::d
Lettex- Jo no, 'out if the -r.cr.bf •.•ou.ld have t: "be p.-^id hy e
fe-.v of us, I ah'uld "Let the lu^tt-.r drop.

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D^LV Clint: . . l^ •r.^^^o-r.-n- 9Q

Florence .hc.Ted me Hetts's letter of .aruary 29.
e.n.lcein, :..tter. from Kr. liertin. .oocnunending .n .ppeal .
in the caso of Ihe .urrog^te". decision as to the disposal
of ?.dith»s estate. I ^ook tla^rtin's letter to K'Jl^nehan
«...T airtcn. a prominent firm of It^wyers in this city, end
asked thoir advice in the mtter. Their reply, 'hich came
thi? rr,crr.inc, is enclosed hsrer/ith. They ho 14. you -^ill see.
that the surrogate's deei?ion was in conformity "ith the law,
..ud onat thore appei-rs '-o be no t'ood ground" for an Tippeel.

Thi.v if hard luvik, but there sfiems to be no help
for it. The galling part of it is the great injustice it
dees J:cIi*^^>^-' ivirht^s. It cdds enother to the m£.ny thousands
of exfiitiples c.lreedy on record of the evil results of not
having a will •

Ycu hrve had o lot of work and worry over this
ra^Lter -ithout ihe satisfaction of winning. And I don't ^ee
that nry of us ot:n help. All ve can do is to tender you our
ttenks and syrn^^athj.

With IcTe to you both,

As ever.

February 5, 1917
Dear Coil:

. thanks for yours of January 31 enclosing another
check of $50 on account of Oollins ?am inuome. Shall be
-lad to receive ycnxr smmcry of fann account for the year,
so that I can send in my statement under the income Ux law.

That beaver matter certainly is serious and oogiit
to be recompensed by the state.

No. I did net see the clippinfr about a. wolf chas-
ing 3 child near Rochester. 3uch statements usually require
a good dose of brine.

A few days arro I sho;7ed to my iav/yore tho letter

from Clint's lawyer fdvif5in£r an appeiil in the nWlith oa©«^.

The lawyers here state that the surrot;ate^8 decision was in
accordance with the present law.tind that they see no jr^et
ground for an appeal. Ho it locks as if the decision vfould
have to strnd.

7ery truly ycurs.

Mr. C. Collins Merriam
lyons ?s11b

New York

Dr. Clinton I. Brp^

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Buffalo

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Dear Sir:

I shall be obliged if you :^ill send me the
Ifcunty tax bill on 8 piece of unimproved property on
the sout^i side of Perry Street between Fillmore Avenue
and '<rerr Street, in Block 52, described as follows:

Frontage on ?orry Street 166^

Depth 366

Distance east of Fillmore 72^^^

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bear ?lo:

Your letter and erclosures rbcut ycnr nei. Plorissante

eirctilar nvrire^ -hiB ncrnin^. em I hrve nprn ovnr the sme
vith 'Doric o.^rG. The circulor striI:eB mo as excolltmt, : nd I
Iiavo no c^han^ces tc -i^^jjest. ^ elG^^n copy end ra-nifcld are en-
closed b.erovritIi lv. yen vished.

The bid frcroi tlie DuBois ?ress{$18.25) for 4C'0 -c.)ies
inclii.iihjv^ t.liO vvo half-tories, strikes vie as entireli' reasoii-
el>le, and I hrve no doubt thct thia concern v/v uld f^vo yen a
neat job. The other bid sppe^.-rs not to include the hclf-toneB,
and I Essuiiie that you did not send ".Tiliard the photogrraphs*
^0 he had nolhing to Lid on.

I think you have confused the sample of paper sent
by the DuBois Iress (which is vyhitg c'nd of the coiTect .^:ize'^
v/ich the rurcular on (irreen paper, \vhieh is larger and not in-
tended ar, B Bam: le for p-^per, DuBcis havin^-^- gi/en you in h?' =»
oid the exact ciir.e of ^he j beet (5-| X 6 3/4}. I ho;.e you

here ;:po6. phcto^vcphs from ^vhich satisfactory Iialf-toiies can
be miide,

advertiBO .1^ :o n- to ^.t in t^^^^T^^s.mc cu.U.oers.

Vdth love to yc.^ r.11.

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A mutual ac;iuaintancG hen frufi»'i:jst9d your name r?
oue y/ho mty possibly be interosted in "Florissrinte^, e com,
fortable end commodious furnished ccuntiy hcuse, fcr rent
during- the satcon. I shall "be hu-ypy to piovide you any in-
fcnsation additicntl tc what is c.ntcined herein.

Florence Lyon L'erriam,

Lvons ?tills. Lev/is Co., H.Y.

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S3CBIP-ICN OF "PIDKISG/uN'TE. '^ 1101". mUJ3, LE^TIS nO..N.T.

"FlDBISa/H^TB" is situated in t: forty-tore perk, border-
ing on the VTdstora Adirondack foothills, 300 feet from the
highway, surrounded by old trees and shrubbery, v;ith a we? torn
outlook iicross the mack Rirer. a half mile from its farcous

oC-foct v/aterfall. , - , - —J

TliE 1^CU3E is tLoroughly •aodcm,>v.ith hroad vertrndas,
fifty feet froni; by ^lixt^ deep, besides kitchen extension.
The first floor provides a Reception r.corr.. Library, Den.
Cirdne Boom", B<>udoir. I^fch «nd Bed Room. Butler's Puntry.
Kitchen. laundry, extra Toilet, end .^4>«cious Uallv;ay. The

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second floor includes Music Room, vdth Steinway grand piano
in excellent condition, five Bed Kooms, Sleeping Porch. I^ciu
and three Isrge servants' rooms with hath in rear. There are
laroe closets thrcughout the house, hesides numerous Pire
Places, Electric Lights, and Gtahle or Garage, There is an
unlimited supply of Adirondack water, an ice-house already
filled, fount£,ins en the la^vn, and t famous garden (sui-ijlied
with irrigation pipesi the planting of which. Cor best results,
should be don© by May first*

THE 'XWHTf is full of beauty. The fltate Hiehway from
Utica to the Thousand Islcnds passes within tv/o end a half
miles, with spur from the village, "hich is a mile distant,
with railroad station find excellent markets. Brantin^am
Lake is seven miles distant, affording boating and bathing.
Other Adirondack Lakes are two hours by automobile.. There is
neither country club nor enfoi-ced society.

RENTAL for the season of five or six months is *2,000,
a deposit of $'1,000 being decired previous to cccupcncy, the
remainder the first of 3eptember. The owner v.-ill finish

beds, blankets, pillows, plain £.lass end china and ail kitchen
utensils.

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Tlienks for your several letters received, with
statement of Collins Pam account for tlie yep/r 1916. This
account is f (biirf:ble except that it does not begin anyvvhere
nor end anywhere. Instead of being a ciean^iotit sfcetement
for actual receipts and cxpendittiros for' the jeer 1916, it
gives the ex^nditnres end receipts during the year 1916.
You htve supplemented it iu ycur letters of the 13th r nd 14th
by mentioning receipts during Jtnuary for milk sold prior to
December 31. You mention borro-ving and repaying ^;25,shd
have entered it aa s charce against ycurself . but have
neglected to credit it ;7hen ycupaidit hack.

rne total receipts for milk for the year are
therefore 52051.28, instead of^&81.12 mentioned in your
statement.

Your account for the year, corrected by ycur let-
ters, I interpret as follows:

received for milk

Received fro! ether sources fincluding- the
,vi5.0C ro turned bv von )

Total receipts for year

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Balance

$2051.28

$2383.46

352.06

Less taxes paid flTashinston cb Buffalo)
Balance of income for division

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According to this, each of us three should have
received $246,06, t;nd Simon should htve been jjaid in
full»as the emount due him is covered in the emoxint os
stated 'by you.

Bu.1 we tiave not received anjthinr like ^-246. 06.
TTor heve you anyv/here said »hat each of us received or
is to receive from the T^rofits of the, veer 1916. In

your account you mefiticn tlie *80 paid each of us prior
to Deceir.ber 31. Dtvring Jrnuary eik February you >iave
sent us three checks of ;t>50 each, raakiBg $230 paid each
since Jpnuary 1916.

The iir-i)ortf.nt question is, whether the whole of
this $230 received is from the income for 1S16 or whether
any part cf it {and it so how much) is frcci the income

for 1917 J

You can easily see th^it by this sort of an accoimt
it is utterly impossible for i;>& to complete my statement
of income en the income Tex schedile according to law. I
am requir«i*to svfear to this stateme^it before the end of
the rionth,&nd as it may need correction fM rewriting. I
should have a few days leeway, '^o I vm still holding up
tbe Kciceule in ■■•rder to learn from [y-ou vhat I liave asked
all along, r.^T-elylJqthe incc

ye^91o2_ :ie«6e'*'>;ive me this information by return mail.

liion ycvT begin to mj.ke payments for the year 1917 for

Heeven's -ake say.,o. no vre can keep our accounts straight.

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141 Bread wey

Hew York f'ity

Deer Sirs:

In accordance with my recent conTersation with
Mr. P. M, ^ichards^ I am enclosing herewith my check for
$485.00 in peyment for 100 additional shares each Common
and Preferred of American Motors.

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Doar Coll:

Thanks for yours of the 23rd as to the Collins
Farm account. But you do not {jivo me any informati on that
I did not have "before, as your statement is merely a repe-
^tition of the figures previously sent me.

The trouble seems to be that yoii fail utterly to
discriminate between ,tjie income for the year, and the income
actually received durin/x the year». If you sell a batch of
lumber for tl.OOO, your profits on vvhich are $200 in a certain
year, and part payr^ent of the srme .^es Over a week or t^ into
the next yoar, is not the amount received for the goods F^r.?.d
during the ye^r OlfOOO and your profit v200 just the same as
if you had received complete payment during the year instead
of a few days later?

Tfhat 1 have been trying tc p-et at ell along, as I
have told you repeatedly, is a concise statement of receipts
and expenditures for a definite period, that i«eriod in our case
being the calendar year* This you persistently fail to give,
but always repeat the figures for receipts during the yeer,
leaving out several hundred dollars belonging to the year but
not paid until a fev/ days later*

When your orm account shows a balance of profit
(after uaying taxes) of $730. 20, to be divided among three
people, is it not utter nonsense to give each 1/3 share for
tha year as only .^0? In this case how do you account for

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the remainder of profits amounting to t498,2(M

Your letter received t^ is moming- states that with
the income from milk sold during TlovemVsr and Decemf:»ei^ 1S16
but not paid for until January, you have paid Simon $250
"besides paying ourselves $150 ^ach." As a matter of faot I
think this is an error, ~ince it appears frcoi your previous
letters that the tv/o checks of $50 each paid us on January
IS end February 3, were from the 1916 income, T/hile the
check of $50 paid February 19 was from the 1917 income, i^

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Mr. 0. Collins Merriam
Lyons Palls

Lewis Co,

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Dear Coll:

I have ju3t returned from the annual moetiDF of
the iimericen Telegrephone stockholders , To say the least,
the outlook ir. cot encouraging. It is in the main the same
old story of incompetence or mismanagement or both. /. num-
her of mfP talked criticiaing the msnageraont — some of them
7ory severely. 'Statements by the President and Treasurer
showed thst during the year there was a profit of if;,22,000 —
apparently the first profit ever earned by the company. Un-
happily this v^as not on telegi-ephone machines, hut on the
^'8r.ufc;oLure of a muchine gun in v^hich the company engDgod.
Of tolegrt;phones th3 onm/.cny fnanufactured and delivered onlj
25 i^achines, .nd state that they are s-^uipped to turn out 4
P'^r day. ^e act.ra prr^fii on these was only ^430.

The company drains to have 100 machines in pro-
ce«. of building, and about 85^ finished. President ..cd
^olds B .crtgage for $50,000 against the company; or ^-u-^h
cer a ^,,^,,^^,^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ..ut.tanding"
o^^^eot^r.n .n in .he neighborhood of ^.ooo. r.e oapUal

stock am.>unts to :^.000.CC0. ^i.t>-ib-,V^ -..

^.A I » . ^u. ..ist.iba.ed ..Mong 15,u00 owners

^nd lias no rrprkpt w.,i»« « • . v*vxiers,

....rj.et value, /.g^.^.t this enormous fictit^'ous
vjiluation the actual assets nF -

i'M o^-, ^ "'^ C'>mpany amount to abo'-t

v63,00U. Hood claims to h.ve ^me^t^a n <.,

<i-ve .nvested over ?lbC,0C0 in the

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xness. and caiTna that they have now a wall

^(impped modern factory.

a X, .,ces=.r7 to obtain in s^, «,., , considerable s„
o. »one,. probably at lea.t m.OCC. One of the p.,.te,t

-el. i. that of service .tationa In ..e principal ciMea.

wh.ro ■^.ohinoa .ould bo p„,«rljr ,.oj,ire, „t a reeson.bla

cost,

r*o propositions were made: o<.e to issue Preferred
Stock to be sold to presant stock-holdera orly, assuming
that preaent owners would purchase, which seens Joxibtful.
The other wus for the stof^kholders to grant exelasive con-
trol of stock to a proposed new company in nolnw^.rv.. anid

ne-w company to r-^v&nce ^250,000, erect a ne^ plant, and nanu-
facture machines on a conaiercuil basis. This seemed to me
the only proposition tiiat is likely to rrean anything at all
or the stockholders. 3o the outlook is anything* but en-

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As ever yours.

Mr, C!, Oullins luerriam

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ili^nks for your letter of "'r.biiui;/ ?:o
just reo-ivod. T airr p;l^i(^ to know t}u:t our house is all
rif!;?}t in spite .;f the ntom,

flont the brick::: If there uro t;rj ^^hite Irrict
I -OTild liko "0 kooj i.hein for repiirinr; tiie firc^pliao.
,/oi:Il c.l;;r li^^o lo keaj. four of the ordirinry roci Iniajk*
7iu cthors /cu ciro r/elcoiae to ajd I :/ouid make no ch^r^-«
for thChU

We iic^ve had 7n>ry storray v-e;»i.hor hero u:tA}.7 o'^h
e rro-t d»3fc,: ' f rail., j;:t it clef^rod off in tin,, fv^r U:r:
inru^uriition procession yesterd^^ afternoon.

/rc^i '/ilbert nnd his wifo^^ho you nail r-^ivvibc-'
as having. occupied our hov;se h yeer or two ^^r^, h:~, ^-^^
to 0^1if(r5U£ a^in, nni. may 7r.rit to use "he houjs <.^^n.n
this fiprinr. If tliey do 50 up there it v;ill bo all rityt
to let them have the key.

Vith rigprdf! to you all.

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Dear Coll:

letters*

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.' special -nxfh of work at this end cf - Ve

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The Davis feea 'i-nj, 3^^ returned horew'th:
cilao your a"b3tract cf atntement of C^oHins Fnni', ro-
sources for the 'gricultursi ':^u.i7l'v; Committee cd

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lork. •...•hich .?^i jrow say, is intsresting,

Wairhingtcn taxos ere due this ricnth, en of

course .rru know. '7e httve not j-eoeived the 'biUs yet,

'^ut expect to jot them shortly, and I will send ycu the

one for the estste lots on 16th 3troet,

Th« leaves sn nearly £ll the oily tr^ss are

ful?.y oat, and those iu ihe country are growing repif':;^.

As ever ycnrs.

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D'e&r Collins:

P<

^epiyiiig to your letter on the subject of
c -.c-j.i._ ,^nn to Frea i^na .,v.^^b^. ''one. -vould

s^y tltat Florence, Ternon, ^lid I ha^e t.-ll; -^ 'he rriatter
OTer a.;d o^ee to the gen.rnl prcpc^ition. the detHls
to be ^7orked out in ths coutrect a? per my letters to
^^ore col yourself written from La^ronitas last nepte/aber
aiio October, the Isase to "he ^or fa-e y^^rn. subject to
prior sal^, ?M if not c^old. subject to resdjurtnient and
reneivel, TTe ogree to the general tem.^ mt^ntionod ^vith
the pic/isc that eaiy imprcvQitionts »nd repair*? l^e r^ade
subject to our ^xp^^^^l, ^^^nc;h mear>5^ that we -onld nut
of course carG to r^ake cursel^es lif.ble fcr exr.onditures
under thcno hoads yi thcut first £i/jreeing to sa/ne.

If tho Lliiiig is going to be done, the sooner
it goes into effect the boUer for all concerned, so you
and Ho::*^ had better g'ot buJ?y end, dra\7 up your contract,
icu ill of cciiTPe include a clause covcririg the manner
f-nd frequency of pay-^ientff to u5» with forfeiture of con*
tract if several successive i^eyments are in arrears.

As ever yours.

Kr. C. Hollins I'erriem
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I shall be obliged if you v»ill kindly send me

tax bills for lots 46 to 50 inclusiye, Square 190, Dillon
B. Groff '8 subdivision, fronting on the east aide of 16th
Street, between ? Street and Caroline Street.

There should be three separate bills for this

1. ^« '-^iines' let 46 eM Darts of 47,
property inade cut as xuxiuW». xoi '^-^ ^-- - •

A3, .nd 49 in the name of Caroline H. L'erriaa; part of
47 'and 48 to Florence Herriam Beiley; 6 ft. of 49 and
all of 50 to C. Hart Kerriam.

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The ^eshingtoii tax bills
carae today. The one for mother ^s
estate amounts to $i45o60 end is
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anolcsed is jrour ^ells Pergo
receipt for ^25,75 in p3jffic-r.t of ez-

you just shippad to Californie. They
wocepted jrcur check without question,
er.d a'fi"!^© jfie the receipt in return.

ITe hed another shower after
yea Idft, but the clouds ere now break
iiifc awfty, and v/e hope ycu are havmg
a clof.r sky for your westward jcurrej,

7:t>i be-^t wislias.

As Rver yours.

Mr. G. K. GilLert
Reed Hotr}

Cgden

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T?bgrettin^ my lyEbility tc 'ill cut c::- llat^k,
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I shall he ctli£;ei if /©:; will tindly aoad to
ray brother. ". Collins Herriam, Lyons Polls, Lewis Oc..
Ile^v ^cA, the '?ity Tfex 3111 on a piece of tmiiupro^ed
property on tbe south side of ?err/ street, 'oetween PilL
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July 13, 1917

Potomac Electric Power Co,
Uth oc C 3tB.

Washington

P. n.

Dear 3ixs:

- Today I am clofdng my housat 1919 16th street

for the season, - nd do not expect to return before Novemher.

I h^ve turned off the electric current at the ci^in switch in

the basement under the stone steps at the fi-ont of the hcniae.

My office, Apartment 7G1 The Ncrthuaberland^ also

is closed today, rnd no current should be used until my re*

turn* The meter is in the basement.

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Water Department

Monicipal Bldg,
rTashington

D. C.

Dear 3irs:

I have todcy closed ny housd (1919 16tli 3t.)
for the reiBainder of the sumer, r.nd h.ve turned off 'the
water where it enters the house. No water should U used
m the house until my rotum the early part of novem:.er.

"^eiy truly yours.

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July IS. 1917

July 13, 1317

fashiagton Gas Light Co.
411 10th Sti^et

IfefS'ilii^ton

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Dear 3ir3;

To&ay 1 Fxz closing my house, 1919 loth otreet,
for the snason, tnd -^o not expect to retttm before Novcmlrer.
I have turned off the gas where it comes in from the straot
just bef<re reaching the meter, Nc gBS should l>e used iu
the house until cfter iny return,

TJesjjectfully,

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Dear ^Ir:

Until further notic. .lease forward' to ^e et

• Liouni tea . i&rin Co., Otlifcrnia sn --f '' •';" .'
. , ,^ „ -liicrcia. all ^y.t^r --^ f^ddrcssed

to ae. f-t 1?1Q i/^fv. "fw.^i . „, - ^- - ' -i '• '

i-i^ loth street or et The RorthioaberDrud.

" "■ ^l^^'^r^^-o-«il n«.^.ine. newspaper, .r^ ^^
yi delivered at the Nchhu.herW; .,,er3 i t .ill U oared
lor ijuitil TTij return. -

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letter Bril addr^^odtc £rs..?:ifert .•-.erVi^ .^culd
for the present be^ for*a,^d to" "in ,^ui^ ^^^ ,,^^,,^^

E'a3s. letter inail for Hiss :enaida J^errieAhculd Le 4nt '
to IfigimitaS-.'^'v: ■>■■'' ' —

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T917 truly yours.

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Tfesliin£;ton
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Dear Sir:

Today I rm closing my houae, 151S 16th Street,
for iiie season, and do not expect to return before HoTember.
I shell 1)6 o'BTiged if you v/ill kindly have your pat roliiien
keep en eye. on the house from tiirje to time as they pass*

Should anything occur to require et ten t^ on, please
notify H. a. Kelson, or Dr. A. K. Pis her or H. W» Benshaw,
If* 3* Biolofjical Surrej^jDopt, of Agriculture^

^y address u^til Uo\feml)<^':^^/ill|be LBgunitas,
Marin County, California^

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W. V/. Stuart, BiQ,

1912 Pl«iS8t St.

Des Moina«
Iowa

Dear Sir:

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at th, .be. «wr,.. OM of ycur Stwt .to,...

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July 21, 1917

Ghesapeaic© & Potomac Telephona Co.
Wttshington
. D. 0.

Dear Sire:

On l©avir(g Wa«>iington July 14 I phoned central to

diaconnect the phone at ray house, 1919 l^th Street, but was

infomwd that in order to have this done I would have to write

a letter. I therefore reciuoat that t'le phone he disconnected

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until I notify you of iny return in the fall.

Respectfully,

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July 21, 1917

Dear Florsnco:

"Jour latter from Glacier Park cains before we
left VasMn-ton. as we did not actually get away unMl the
14th insti

^9 had a comfortable trip acroae, and reached Lagu-
nitaa a little before noon on the 19th. Everythii^ here
•oains to be in excellent condition. The hoiiee is dry and
does not appear to hare been visited by intruder, during
our. absence. The ferns, huckleberry. a.>id other shrubbery,
are in splendid condition - better than ever before. In fact
everything is attractive, and we ar, mighty glad to be here.

At Omaha we received a telegram announcing the birth
of our granddaughter. Doubtless you have already received
the news.

At San Rafael we found Susie waiting for us, and after
taking aboard a load of provisions and an old woman to help
with the ho'OBe-cleaning, she brought us safely home.

A pair of &Eldomjt.di.fficij^4 are ngsting as usual
undar our piazza roof. As there are ergs in the nest.it is
.yideiTtly a second brood. We hear oUve-sided flycatchers,
and in the late evening the sublime so7« of the r-.sset-backed
thrush. They will not sing much longer, as it is now well
past the middle of July,

You stu-ely are f ortionate to be located in w^wonderfui
a region ae Glacier Park, and under such unusrmlly attractive
condati<5B0e

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Yesterday afternor%»; I saw four deer close to the house,
and heard them in the sajne spot today. Evidently they are liv-
ing hore just as they did last year. One is h- old doe with
two large spotted fawns, the other an odd one not fully irrovn.

Probably Elizabeth will have her hands full with the
new baby for a c nple of weeks bafore setting out to join us.

The weather here is perfect, tho a little warm for
Lagunita«. Yesterday and today the thernonieter reached 86*.
but fell both nights to 50^ There has been no fog at all since
we came.

I suppose VB is finding out lots of interesting things
*ont the na-^OTals of the Park. I hope he will dig up a few
Grizzly Benr skulls, or lay ropes that will brig in some dur-
ing the season. Tell him to tell the hunters oxit there that I
pay $26 apiece for skulls of fully adult rnales in gnod condi-
tion; $10 or $12 for females, and lesser a/Qoimts for young axd
badly danaged siaills.

As ever.

Mrs. Vernon Bailey
Glacier Park

Mont«u»

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kup4ibt fi, 191?

Dear Flo-enc© and 7B:

On return! r.5 f ^ora Cles^^ Ucv W3 ^ryrr^d
a letter from you, written just as you worr« ab? t to set
out on a CHrnpii]^ trip.

We had not expected to frp *n Clenr L'i-.e before
fall, Vut Dr. StspJiena urged us so etroi^-ly tlml we :aj} aj-
there lor a short visit, and tlia doctor and I wint tc lowar
U^« and thence easterly o Icrig Valley to see tne uytt^riouB
Grizzly skull of whi^h we l-jave heard so 'mich iurinf/ tho ^ar
few years, hut which we ver^ not rr9vio.;,.iy --.je to lucite.
It turned out to ^e a sure-enotr-h Crrizi^ly, ard a fine old
nale . tho a rather weatherau jkrll. B.;-', the mi; *ho c-^no
it decli-es to part with it during hia lifetitM. altho I of-
fered Mm *50 fnr it, sud «lthc he Is at rrseent only 62 vears
old. We may joasilly ret ]iold of it later. We ou^A U hiive
the skull becH--? :.t . r., g^cond one I hn//? ^vgr soer nf
one of my species — Irajaeji<jndo_cine;j8i8..

''e rv-d*? t..,e round trip frora la^-ar^tae without a
sinrrle soft tie, hut f^uai • did boil on the hi^h ^adet.
We cane back over n. -t. Helena and throucii Napa Talley. "
Wo went up by way of Russian Hiver, IJkiah, a-d Bl-^o Ukes
Cani^on. Vemo i ..il.l i,eil yon ^imt a baautifrj plctut^soue
route this is.

I have rot been 'o ^he C7ty since the lay I

visited t^e O^Jcl^nd ::,«.., bur ,:e;9r<. tr. v so.aetine dur.r^
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Aa a reBUlt o watftring^our polypodieB are COTiirig
out finely on the reck walls, and mil 'oe altogether lovely
by the tirt>*^ I51izal?<>th arrives^

The open aeaaon for deer is now on, and we have met
many p'u^ties of huntere along the roads, but have not yet
taste i any venison.

With love to yon both frora us all,

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AlaTjeda

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txif^iBt 9, 1917

Mr* Georfje W. White
PrsBidont

Kati^ral Metropolitan Bank
Washington, D. C

Dear Kr. White:

Herewith I enclose check on th'.e Crocker
National Bark of San Francisco for $300, wuoh kindly
credit to ray account. I Hjii enclosi'^g ale.o a c}ieck for
$150, whidi please apply toward balarK^.a due on the Liberty
Bond wliicli I purchased from you hef^re le8,ving Washington.

When ny pass book was balanced last, you
credited loa with sortie $20 or r^o raoi-e ^han I wa€5 able to
make ay balance, and I have not been able to find the
error. I hope your figr^ree are right.

If it is still hot in Washirjgton yota had
better ta>e a trip out here to cr>ol off. Our inicidav tem-
peratures here in the redwoods run about 76^, while t/ie
nights are actually cold, the mercury fallir^ nearly
e?ery night to 50^, and once goi:^ as low as 42^.

With bent wishes.

Very truly yours.

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August 9, 1917

American Inters Corporation
14] Broadway

New York City

Dear Sirs:

In response to your request for additional sub-
scriptions, I enclose herewith ray check for $121.25 in pay-
ment for 50 additional sliares of 0:)rTinon Stock of Anerican
!£otors Corporation at $^.50 per Bhare (3^ discount for cash)

Kindly send certificate to ny suranwr address,
Lagunitas, Marin County, California. }fy permanent home ad-
dress isl919 - 16th Street, Wasliington, D. C. as heretofore.

Very truly yours.

^•t^iouC

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Septsnsbor f>, 1917

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Natl onr 1 M9tropoii+,ftn Bank
Wasi'.i rvr* oti

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Daar Mr. White:

ISnnioBM is iv^j ch&ck for ?.I00, w'ich
kindly orndit tom^rd baiance due on my $1000 Liberty
Bond.

With bdst wJdlidB^

lerv tniiy youra.

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Septamber U, 1917

Vr. Oeovse L. Quinthar

Ouinthar Rsalty Co.
510 White Bldg.
Buffalo

Nm York

Dsar Sir:

It ie a long time since I have heard from you,
and I aaj wondering if there ie any innediate Ukelihood
of beii« able to sell the remainii« Ferry Street lot, con-
cemi.T\g which we had correepondenoe a yeiar or two age.

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Oct. 3. 1917
Frank L. Elliott, Esq.

Lagunitaa, Calif •

Dear Frank:

At varioiis times during the past two years you have
brought up trunks and boxes ^ and have d-^ e other hauling
for me, for which you hav^ politely r^• ^ed to take payment.

Your father has now repaid me in full, and I want to
pay you what I owe you. I have not kept a- ' act account
but believe the amount to be about fifteen dollars, a check
for which is herewith enclosed. If this does not cover,
please let me know and I will remit balance.

Yerj^ truly yours.

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October 12, 1917

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Uailliard & Sduniedoll

230 California Street
San Francisco

California

Dear Sirs:

Thanks for yoiir comurication of 'ho 9th inst.,
trarisinittire Atlas Insurance Policy No. 2853664, coverir^
insurance for thrae years on m house at La^wiitaa.

Itj check on Crocker National Bank for $59.75,
in ra3rn»nt for sai^ie, is enclosed here^rith.

?ery tnaly yours.

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October 16, 1917

Arthur H. Clark Co^
Cleveland
Ohio

Dear Sirs:

Please send a copy of ray book entitled •The

Dawn of the World* with the enclosed card to Mr. Madison

Grant, N. Y. Zoolo^cal Society, 111 Broadway, New York

City, and send the bill to me.

Very tnaly yours.

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October 26, 1917

Dear Florence :

Herewith I am encloeir^ Atlas Fire In-
surance Policy No. 2853654 on twj house at La^ninitas,
coverir^ insurarxje to October 5, 1920. Kindly pi;t it
in yoiir safe until ray return.

When Zenaida left us for Cambridge a few
days ago she was not very well, and did not know whet}}er
she would t^o straigiit throi:;gh or stop off to soe you in
WasMr^^on. We hope she stopped.

Wa are having wonderful clear and rather too
warm fall weather, a>id are lioplng for jrain in the near
future.

As ever.

Ifirs. Vernon Bailey

1834 Kaloraraa Road
Washington

D. C.

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Dmot Srs:

I «ip«ct to in«t;ni to fWdi^toB on or tJawi
Doc«#«r 10, and d*»} r» to pine* an ordw v.^ th yoc for 10
t«n» of whit« aah •t.ovo coal, fj^r. you dtljv«r a part of
thia ordar ir^nwijataly on :trf r«V nj»

I triad to gat yoo to d9yii9r 4 turn bafo>« I
laft tha oity in *hf, -wly aowwr, hvt yor. Mra not aVla to
do ao at tha* tirm,

"^try filly yotira.

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Rovanber 15, 1917

Crockar I-lationAl Bar*
San FrHncieco
Calif.

Dear Sirs:
•h»uMiik.,„ °'^''-^'" ••«»'" b^^yBoai. i

^©■FdCtfully,

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Nov amber 21, 1917

Dear Florence and Vernon:

On returning to Lagiinitaa froii San
Frfctncisco a couple of days a^'O, I received ynur second tele-
gram containing the joyful news t}iat the heart-rending case-
moving at the lAiseum would not be ao serious as at firet an-
nounced. It will he ^Rd enou/^ at hest, but I feel that vnth
Nelson to coiirpromise with the authorities, and you, Preble,
and Sheldon to look out for the details, the terror of the
thing will be softened do\ir:i considerably, arxi taa injury to
specifflens reduced to a mininnna. The greatest difficulty
I suspect, ?.'ill be in t'-^e vvay of accass to S]>ecimen8 after
the cases are etacked. However, we must trjr to ^-mk^ tiie
best of a bad job.

As I wired you, it is inj^racti cable for me tc
start East before December 5. I am still under Dr. i^tepher-s
care, and am talcing uy head to Mm for treatiTient two or tr^ae
tiraes a week. Tiie tning is now in its 9th week, and appears
to be about worn out, so I have hopes of throw! ^r: it off en-
tirely within the cordng weak* It has interfered sadly nth
field work, but during the past fe,, days we have been s^a^tirg
in again.

Dr. Stephens spent ona^ night with us, and we took
him on a most won^iarful automobile trip coif5:.letaly arourd

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Mt. Tamalpais. We turned west abo^it 3t ^^^^ north of f?au-
salito, crossed the hill cm-p^^ry to Big I^oon on the coast, and
followed t}ie coast north to Bolinas Lagoon, from which wa
took the steep Bolinas Grada up over the shoulder of Bolinas
Ridge, crossing at an altitude of ISOO feat, and descending
through the redwood forest to the junction of Cataract Creek
with Lag'initas Creek, where construction operations are now
in prDgress toward the buildi>^ of a hugs reservoir intendad
to supply water to pr?%cticaily the whole of ilarin County.
FroiT! this point westerly we traversed the chaparral and sparsely
timbered country to Fairfax, and thence back to la^initas —
shout 58 miles for the round trip. The ^oute gives one a num-
ber of surprises arid also a diversity of scenery, incl^idipg
some of the most pictiras^^-e a a boav<)fvl ov.tlooks to be had
anywhere. Besides, the road is fairly good all ♦he way. ^nd
it woulQ have done you good to sea the wsi^ Su83e climbed the
1600 foot-grada with her new radiator. The old giirl is surely
rejuve-iited, and apparently g-od for many trips to corrie.

We brought hot^e an minful of Toy on, gorgeous with
red berries. The .^drone berries also are now more tlmn half
red, ana cC-a becoming mora beautiful every day. And the tra^is-
luclnt scarlet berries of the climbing honeysuckle are at

their h^5^t.

Yor, retoeiaber t>M the roof of our f^aga ner^ has

, ^ • v^.^i^Ar nf Tilacas. Todai^ the roof doctors

alwa^^s lesiced ma nrmber oi places. ^ ^^^^

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cams from fSan Francisco and cured the trouble. They browd-t
a huge kettle-Btove, and three boxes of liard tar, w/dch when
split, looks like obsidian. This they malted, and when hot,
syread over the r of. On this they iirmediately laid a layer
of heavy tar paper feltir^, ard then coated it all over viith
hot tar, v.hich they sprinkled with fine gray .^^xavel. The three
men arrived by automobile about 8:30, arxi Ixad finished their
job and departed before noon. After havir^g suffered for four
years from the lea-cs, we noi^ feel quite comfcrthle and Imypy.

Tlja rain we had a week or ten days ago washed the
dr.st from the trees and brush alor^ the roadsides, starting
the grass ar^i clearing the atmosphere. Since then we have had
continuous sunsliine without either clouds or fog, with mid-day

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temperatures of fig to 70 , and daylight temperatures in the
nel^borhcod of freezirg.

It is a pity you folk* carjio* sea the ferng arjd inoBB
around mre juet not —and Elizabeth add., the woodpile on the
piazza. The quantity ^£ wood our fireplace consumes nowadays
is pretty n^^ly beyond belief, and I doubt it wa ever li3.ve any
morf5 ^Aood to ^ve away.

Col. 0. L. Ha,™,xl of Crown Polrt feld«t .on oi C moral
Ha:=^..xl) h». tin-., son. in the war, on. ha.i... th, r^ „,
colon.!, ana on. .on, Rob,rt, , n th. Rod Cro.. at Wa.M„gton. Th.
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or ,x>ul., or anyon. who ccuM gi., Un, th. .ddr«. of any of
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th3 colonel wants hira +0 call on the Hippeaus. I have written
Mm that I do not know the address of either Aline or Louise,
and have suggested that he write Hetta. If you h^rpen to know
either of the desired addresses, and will drop a line to Clol.
C. L. Hfc'inond, Box 991, Rockford, Illinois, it will be greatly
appreciated.

I have regained one of the 26 pounds I lost driring
the su-'inor, but hope I shall not reeain any more.

It is m>£;hty good of you to offer to put us up
wriile oui house is being warmed arxl cleaned, and we shall be
only too fclad to accept, but on the other hand we realize
that you already have or \^ill have a houf^eful, so we a! 11 try
to cut it short.

Our love to you both.

Aa ever,

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Decerabtir ^, 1917

Mr. D. J. Huning

Par tiffin© Paint Co.
34 Ist Street

San Fra^dsco
Calif-

Dear f?ir:

Replying to yonr letter of the 3rd inst., ^ror^ld
Btate that your tar kettle was sMrped hy loe a waek ago.
I personally £;;ave it to tiie oondiictor of the freifjit -train,
and saw hira put it in the car. He eirrned the enclosed re-
ceipt, but, I notice with rafrret, neglected to date it. So
if yon r^t husy on the phone, you can doubtless locate it.

}fy c'neck for v32.50 in fwyrnent of accorapanyl ng
bill, is enclosed herewith.

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1?lisrbeth his written you of the "begiiu-in^- of our
!.'.»-, r.nC flood troubles it tlio house. It developed thrt every
radii'tor ^nc ;^ipe in t\:e house .••". th^i time of cur e rriral '^vas
solid full of ice, and thf^t sections in ill t^o radic tcrs,c.n5
riciDv of th'j ^jipes in both he, tinp; ?nd v^ter syf^toms -vere broken
Every Kudi. tc-r in the house v.-ithout exception '.lae trken ?j)srt
and thu sections full of ice c; rried down cellar drip^iinf^ dirty
•vcter rll over ell of the floors ev-tryvhere sll d-. y Icng* —
in all C24 sections.

ht prrsent the prrlor rrdiator liss been reccn-tnicted
out of p; rt? of sevf^iT.l ethers, l'D^k c..nothor rcdiotor no-v in the
dinlnr-roon \7F:S reconstructed from tho unbu-:ted pc^rts of the
t.vo forinerlj in your rooms, so that 'e nov b?. vo u fire in t- e
furnccG nnd he^t on the first floor. Nothing ;vhatever has been
done on tho second floor, ^very tl e soctioii'- for another
r^dic' tor ore mi tc^^^ether ^nd -v ter turned en fcrr tcntinc:, no /
bro. kg appear, ^e hope for : rrdii.tor in the librrry McndLj,
but rre not bl r 11 vinTO th?.t \ie can ret it before '^edne.^.dry or
Thursdcy, ..s Tiier.dr.y is Christmas.

The ^.ipiri[^- f tho w-t^r py-tem broke in your brth-roor.-,
in the kitchen, tnd in thj pr;rtiticn bet^veen the second story
bathrcorr: and tell, .-^nd bot-ve^n tlio floor i rA ceiling, mtking'
;• dreadful ir.er^.s. The pl-'aiMber, however, hrs prrcticelly

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finished his job, so that ve now hvjve hot and cold 7/ater in
tho house.

The new rrdiir^ors fcnnerly kept in stock by deplers
in Tashington have been conscripted by tho Governnient for
various nerv temporary buildings, so thf:t nothing of the kind
oan be hi d this nil' of Bi;ltiniore, and there is a frei^-ht em-
bargr on Paltimore. The ynm telln me th> t in etnergency c^ses
he sends a truck to Baltimore for a lord of ndiatcrs, bur
ctnnot cilways get the kinds he ^vants.

le ordered coal c. month beforo leaving Iplifoi-nia
and telegraphed t' p d^y?^ before irriving, but (^id not get
any until we lu:d been here t«vo or three diij'S, c.nd then only
two tons, le ordered fire-plr.ce //cod clso, but did not j^ut
ta^ for five dcys. Me<:nv.iiile * e Uiied .11 the remainder of
last year's supply and all of Kfirion's. .^s long rf= the wcod
held out I slept in the house, but lifter that slept at
Florence *s. Elizabeth v nd I ::r^ now sleeping and have begun
to eat at home, end N: ida hi,^ notified us that shr; is coining
tomorrow.

T'-^ere was about six inches of snow on the ground
vhen .76 '.rrived, tnd at th^t time a very cold spell fmini-
mum 0 ?.) was beginning tr let up followed b ci tha? and
slush. It is no;, col^"^ rg^cdn^^nd everythin^j is frozen over.

3o you sec the iirnedi te rutlook is net rory
fcvorrble, but we hope for hr^ttor thin^* Vf^f^rn 'he -nd cf
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good rantcl. If our Sixteenth Strcot lots were dcnp ^rou-fi, rvA
the sUny l;el:ir.d them were v.-ide enouf^h, I v/ou.l..i fcvor Vaiiainrr
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this v/intPr, end t;:£t you ^IJ ,,rn -veil. 7g f^lso lirvo Lcen rhlo
tc ;eep well. tlthonHi V hou?= i <-; rc -' — d fully cold.

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the north r.nd south streets, hut not on the cros?' ntrects. Per
the two cr throe nifjht?^ preccdinc l<^st ni?f:t the thermometer has
gon'^ ^rrm tc beiow zero, 'jnd tor <=!ev'^r::i rtr.ys the terapernture in
our huase Tics no I "been ebovo forty, except in the lil»mry with a
hig vood fire in the fireplace, -^.cn it has passed the fifty mark,
Tode;!' .vith r ^-ocd fir: it i?^ exj^otly sixty in the lihrti^.

For four days we heve beon reduced tc swecpinjnrs in the hin
tc ^^'^'^n G nmfill fire r'cinpr in the ^-^crt pert of the furnace, just
eno-. '. to '-^op the water from freezing, but we have not heon ahle
to £^et any more coal and have net ttie slightest intimation as tc
Then ipore --ill he delivered. Tr^t'^r-^ny the ^el ildininistrati on
issued a ne7 ordrr reducin*-^ the quantity for each house at a single
delivery tc three bushels. If this is enforced it will m^on ttet
each porson mast delivsr his owr cosil, es '* '^^^ '^^en absolutaly
imprn^ilDle for th'? vario-s dealot^ to nielro tho rounds on the basis
of ono-ton dollTorics. Nirht before Inst tho newspapers stated

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that there were several tiiousand families in this city withou'
ahy coal Tliatever, ^nd the jnercury was below sero. We got a
(quarter of a cord of pine wood a few days a{;o, as the oak had
<^iven out and there is no telling^ when we crm rret any more.

So you see the present thaw is e God-send to Washingtoniens
and doubtless also to everyone living 7/i thin its reach.

During all this cold your den hrs been the warmest room
in the house, pc.rtly because of the position of the pipin--^ and
pfirtly because of the large sif.e of the radiator.

Dfiy before ye^'terday I hr d to tha\v out water pipe?? in the
basement four times, and once in the middle of the nic^^^to teep
them from bursting — and finally turned the water off to ?.vert

the danger.

Marion Tfeker is in the same fix that we are, as to coal,
beinr reduced to swee-inr^ and unable tc get r^ny assurance from

the coal dealer.

If tho thaw continues, TTasLineton -.vlll doubtless receive
many inoro trainloads of ca^l nnd -.vc may be able to get hold of
some. If so', I will let you know. Keanv/hile you are fortunrts

to be ^here fuol Is plentiful.

Aa ever,

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At Ic^t 0 :r oorZ rirn nrri^ed. They call it a
ton, but it in the sraall^^;nt ton ycu ever saw! However,
t-.. ^-.Urfaction of hf^vinp- it is enomcus . --r'^. ^'-y it^
aid — a -sis ted l^ the ^hrv/ ~ we Lc . - rotur.llj raissf!
the tfrn^a-fcture in the librrr ui *^c 6A^ , the hi^^hept
point it hen i^or.Mif^d sineo lant^^'.uinnier.

The ntreetr. are ex3eedirj-;;ly icj e.;\d slippery
and there is still, much snow, ':ut tic mid'?!''^ pcrts of
the ncrtli and aouHi strict- ere cloar e::cept for ic^.

E. /. . Gold/ncn, whom you m£:y remejLJor ns orir
of oiir fl^lr! men in tho Biolo>;icsl Purvey ics 'jeen
comniissicned major end 1^ lecvinr: for ?\ '^ to tske
ohare:e of the bunino:-- of destroying rrtc oi ':hG
." .0.1 f J uxas.

As - :.y^ ap.rr both :/oc^ snd coel, ■( .in keep

the ho . .Ji-^..:M^ comforteblo until tlic 'r^^^mxt

Ivea u'. ^y vhich ti-;'^ '^ hope for mors — so
we will be ^^Ix^a to sec you at any time.

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ycu csn net send twol rf :7hit-, Ash Stove Coal, to
be del'.vored at j^cur co.n7on--.ence, but if pcsri blc
net lat^r than the 13*:'- ir."*--nt.

If you iiavG any oak wood in the noar future,
I SiialT be cblit^-el if ^ou -riii -end rne hnlf a
cord -.it 18 or 20 inches in Ipngth.

Ter^ 'ruly yours.

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Secy American Motors Corporation
141 Broadway, New York City*

Dear Sir: •

Thanks for Annual Report, recently recieved.
Although the financial statement is not encouraging,
and the outlook not over bright, I nevertheless have enough
faith in the car, and in Chevrolet and yourself, to respond
for the fourth tiue to your call for additional Stock sub-
scription. Therefore in about a week T expect to send you my
check for 100 additional shares*

Sorry you were not able to see me when en route for
the Annuel meeting. In view of the immense increase in the
population of ITashington of late, and the announcement by the
Government that 31,000 more are coming during the summer, it
seems particularly unfortunate that American Motors is not
represented here.

With best wishes

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Bobert Bursner. Esq,

President American Motors
141 Broadway » New York.

Dear Sir:

ilarch 26. 1918

to your letter of the 23d Inst.. I hand
you herewith my check for $96 in payment for one Treasury
note of the /m. Motors Corporation.

"n On or about April 1st I expect to send Mr Uensl
my cheCiC for 100 additional shares of stock.

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Deer 3ir:

The ev.cioeei asserpment blanks asking ^or in-
fon^etiuii ccncernii-cT my property tt L^/jaintrs arid my
California autoiaolile havo j-j?t reeohed mo.

Tha property- blanlic I e^ xin^Vte to fill oom^
plotely, net hevin^j the nec^>5='S^ry (Uta hero in ?ferhine-ton,
but the property ir exactly the s&me as in previous ye.srs.
There h^-ve been no addition?? either of buiidin^^s or of
furniture nincc the grrago vas Wilt two or throe yenrs
ago. I shall bo grts:tly obliged , therefore, i! you will
kifcdly ba\^e the pap-e rc^l^tlng to ?e?^l Estate and Improve-
ments filled from -r-^viou^? 3chcdul*^r on fjlr in your office*

The 8utcr.o>>il« bl&nk I Lr^v^. fillen aid cm
return^* ng here^/ith. The cer is. the s^nc one in wliich I
crosrad tne Continent in lSa3 and 1914, sin.-^e which time
it ha3 remained in CalifonJa. It ir uo,/ in the Thayer

gnraga at Sen Rafael.

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pajMBt for • TNWttzj ••%•• «>« horwdth I m owslooinff
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Secre tai7-Treasurer American Motors Corporation
141 Broadway, New Yoifc City
Dear Sir:

Acting on the suggestion in your recent letter I
have been making inquiries among business men here concern-
ing a likely ^an to act £S tfashingtcn Sg82t fcr the American
Motors, and am glad to report that I think I haye succeeded.
The young man in question holds an important position in one
of our most prominent banks, with which he has been connected
for a number of years. He has a large acquaintance in the
city and is ol unquestioned integrity. He is thinking of
taking the matter up with one or more associates in order to
be sure to have enough capital to make a proper beginning.
Before determining positively, he is anxious to know a little
more about the present financial condition of the company and
also as to whether he could be certain of obtaining all the
cars needed during the present season, as it would obyiously be
extremely unfortunate to give up his present position on an un-
certainty.

I should be gaBtly obliged, thGrsfOTe, if you will
tell me frankly whether or not the recent sale of additional
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the satisfactory continurnce of business; and else whether you
can guarsnte- delivery of all the cars a successful agent
might need du. -»^ the present year. /.ny recent literature
concerning ^hn ^ar would be thankfully received, also your
circular of teras to dealers.

Should you come on here in the near future I should be
glad to see you.

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Chief Accountant
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April 25, 1918

Dear Mr. Adams;

■iss Stella R. Clemencc is now recieving from the Herriman Pond
$135 per month. I shall be obliged if you will increase the
amount to .$140 per month, and at the same time change her desig-
nation to "Research Assistant, to accord with her duties.

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Tbanks for your letters of April 15 and 22 and your
postcard of the 30th. Have been mighty busy of Vate.

Bev/are of the Kuilmen Company, who S)nt yc\: those
circulars about the telographone. I have kno-vn of tlioir
doing.v.for several years and hare regarded them as clever
scoundrels operating mighty close to the daigcr line. You
have doubtless noted the engemess with which thoy advise the
purchase of additional stock at $3 per share. At the same
time they pay no attention to my offer to sell them 150 shares
at<5^5 per .hare. The telegraphone is all right as an in-
strument, and undoubtedly will have a brilliant future a.rter
we are dead and gone. The trouble is it has beezi handled
by one or mere sots of rascals.

Sorry to herr of Robert Ktrkham's death. This
reminds me that probably you have not yet heard of G.K.GilU-t 's
death. He died about a weak ago in Jackson. Michigan. ;iere
he had stopped I. see his sister. He was cremate! ir. Det.-oit
day before yesterday and his son Arch is due tc ^rrive here
tonight or in the morning. '*

, Iheve written the Collo-tor of Taxes for our
16th Street bHls and will sond you thelt;fcate one in a fev.
days; if I remember correctly. It has to b,e paid the last of
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The demaod here for houses is enormous, but for
unimproved real estate, aero. Building outsido of the Govern-
ment is practically out of the question, the Government
having coramandeerod all of the steel and iron in the country
and much other tiaterial|and with it the services of most of
the workmen. I bad hoped the land market !f^ould look up during
the month of Kay, but there seems to be no call whatever for
vacant InpA except such pieces as are available for Government
use.

We shall probably rent our house before leaving
for California. If not, it is likely tc be comiar^^ndeered by
the Government, as it is now'steted that houses can not be left
vacant more than threo months or th:y ill be tak^n over. We
are disturbed also about my offices ,'.vhich if found vacant are
likely to be confiscated.

Yery many thanks for the iiiHplo syrap, which we all
Will enjoy when it arrives. Sxpre^is packages are subject
to all sorts of delays nowadays, but I will stir up the American
Company and see if they know anything about it.

ftarks for the tnagpzine clippings. Some of them

1 urns very glad to have.

Summer hit us suddenly yestorday and a little
harder today. The thermo»eter in my office at the present moment
registers ai^, and mak-^s us wish we were in Lagunitas.

TTith love to you all.

/.8 ever.

Mr. 0. 0. Merriam
Lyons Polls ^
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I Since writing you the other day I have connects "ith American

.Express tnd rn, iniomed th«t no package iror. you adiressed to me hes
^eoched this city. They advise thet you stir up your agont to ho^e the
iifickage trf.ced from your end ot trho Im?^.

I The tax bill lor Kothe-'s estat.c lots on 16th Street ret chod

.we this momins end I 8:5 enclosine the Bj.mc to you hcre^nth. Itc
total ancunt is $108.

i Plordnce hes sao^vn m« your latter of the 4th agnin urping the

^^'^' °L'^°^® ■^*^th Street lets. '.Ve feel .-u^t es you do about it, the
uilterefjce

^only tkkmg bcinr thtt we dc not seo any iiklihccJ of a sale under
present conditions. However, so long os you Yicvc such extreme fti th
in adrertising, im>y>.e 1 will draw lip en ed. end publish the ssroe in
the Star or Post. There is no question as to the value of the proper-
ty. The difficulty i? to find a buyer et c time when building is
utterly out ci the question.

I have just put in twelve tons c*' coal for next winter -^
all I am sllowei to buy •• and have peid ^115 for it bepi^es ?5 for

' having it put in.

Arch Gilbert arrived yosteniay. HLh f«ther was cremated in
Detroit on Uaturdey and tne remaint- are expected to anive here any

moment.

The lecves on our trees are new full gromi rmri most of the

oprinft migrants imve alrf.ac'y r^crac. Lsst evening wo herrd chewinks.
wood thrushes, water thrushes, a\?en oird%and aatbirds. Kingbirds end
gfood p-^wees had prt^viously ^rrived^end a pair of mocking birds has
establ). Ii6d itseli for the seesou In IJheldon'^ grounds just north of
the city.

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Meoers. McLenahan i Burton,
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Dear Sii-s:

Ky Mctlior, 'Jai-clino Kart Lerriam, who died in
lBy3, left thrss parcels of reel ostcte in three widely
separated localities, which real estate was inherited by
her three children. C. Collins I/errian. of I^ons ^ftlls,
Lewis County, ^ew York, ". Psrt rerricn. cf ■'farhingtcn,
D. ^., and yicrcnce I'erriam, now Mrs. Florence Uerriam
Bailey, of .Vashii.^cn, D. 0. Thif' property h-s remain'-
ed undivided.

Tho three heirs {m^ hrcther, sister, and ryself)
are eniiour tc divide the property in siich nanner as to
acquire in^fvUu- instead ot joint holdings, and hare afjre«d
upon the following aprroxinL'.te vlues and tonns C t-.ttleirent:

1. 'Jol]inr HVr«!, 'Jollinsvi Jlr , r. ". (Uan^.^o

(Dair, farr: of about l8t, ccrri .vith buildings,.

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his one-third interest in Washing^ton and ^ffal% lots ;^''6,()CC)
plus first fortgsge for ^6, GOO at b/b*

t'lorence I'errian Bailey and U. ^!art Merriam xo acquire
individual holdings as ^*611C77S:

Jflorence Uerriam Tteiiey to take the Collins Kferm b^rt*
gage and one of the Washington ictSo'

0. Hart Merriaa to taJce the other '.Tashingtoii lot, the
Buffalo let and ^XO.OO csshc

The lot to be deeded tc Florence liferriaa Bailey may
be thus described^ the south A,\ feet of lot 47 and the THaolb cf
lot 46. Dillon 3. Groff »3 subdi/ision of Z^, 190. The lot to be
deeded to C, Hart KerriamJ the south 12 feet of lot 49 and the
north lOl- feet of lot 48. Dillon B. Groff 's subdlrision of 3q.
190. • Eich lot thus described will have a frciitag© of 22i feet
on 16th Street, by a depth of 80 feet to alley,

I will be obliged if you will draw up the necessary
papers and attend to the distribution of the property es above
described. In so doing you will find it r.ocessory to coi-Tes-
pond with my brother, C, Collins Kerriam. 'ivhcse address is Ij-
cns yslls, Lewis County, New York; snA prob&bly J^lso rith Geo.
L. ^ointher. 1022 '.Thite Building, Bttffalc, ::. I. Kr. Guinther
1.. the real estate agent with whom you denlt a couple cf years
am in the matter of the sale of other Buffalo real estate,

I am hsnding jou herewith deeds, releases, tax re-

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ceipta and other papers relating to the ITashington and Buffalo
lota in question, as per accompDnying invoice,

Mrs. Merriam and myself expsct to leave for Califor-
nia in the near future. It would save a good deal of time
if soffiR of the necessary papers could he made ready for our
aignnture* before we go.

Very tmly ;oars.

r. S. :7hen you have finished with them, please
return to roe the deed ccverinj my house lot full of lot 50
en- north 6 feet of lot 491, and also the one covering
north lOj feet of 43 and south V: feet of 49, T^^^ ^ W*'*^ '^l"^*!

Tiic deed covering all of 46 and south 4^ feet of
47 will go to jryr sister. lirs. ?lorence ?:erriam Bbil«y.

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3Y C, HAirp Ki^:-^!/.-, j^ine 7, 1919

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3. Tax >le '^ertificateg: 2 to '-f.T.Tnrr^r, ?3l).9,1869;
ii to R.". Turner, Ji- " """"^ ' '
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4 ■Redsm-jtions ■"nsdew-'t- rn"' ^^ted K«v 2C. 190J*:
Peb. 21, 1903; >c. 31, 1902; July 14, 1890).

5. Tax Pcc3ipt8: City, County, and ::5pecial.

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1423 P Street,

rteshington,D»C,

Dear Sir:

Replying to your inquiry of the 6th inst. Trould say thct the
proj^erty in question fronts on loth 3t. between mj home (I9l9-I6th)
8nd the house next south (I905-I6th)^ It consists of lots ^6,47^
48. and south 12ft. of 49, Sq. 190. iHllon B. Groffs subdivision,
haring collectlTely a frontage of 66 ft. on T6th. !Te are now
arranging to suMividc so that my sister will own the south 43^
ft. Thila I will owa the Lcrtli 22^ ft. [ad^ciUtg nj Louse).

■.7e prefer tc sell cutrif,'tt, but night ccnsi'i<?r exchange for
desirstle improved property os pert pojcent.

I expert tc leave for California in e few drys to be gone*
till late in the fall.

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UcLtiiuihan oc Burton,

Union Trust Building,

Washington; D* C.
Deiir Mr. Burton:

Replying to your letter of the l^th inst., would
say thet 1 do not think thiit 1 possess a description of the
Collins fiirm, which is iocMed in Coilinsviile, Lewis Co.,
New York. My brother, C, Collins Merriam, probably

h^z v/m;t6ver pspers remain re li. ting to the faim.

Mr. Guinther of Buifi^lo knov/s nothinr -bout
this iarm bud probiibly never het-rd of it^as it is located
8 couple of hundred miles tiway. He knows tbout our

Bufffalo property, but not c oout anything else.

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My deer Mr, Burton:

Herewith I am hf^ndin^j you e certified co^y of
the Till of Cbnrles ?. 'Collins. ^^ ii^- in 1B81. Cherles
B. Collins, o\Tnor of the ^ollins farm, web my mother's
brother- and es you will see by the will left the bulk of
his property to her; thus the Collins fanri c^mr- to my
mother, and through her to my brother, sistf?r^and myself.

by Till^ not by Deed.

A letter just received froin my brother, r*. ^ollins
Merriam, states that he has examined the old records in the
County Clerk »s Office at lowville, Lewis County, N. !•. and
found in Boot J of Deeds tho record of Deed from 7!m. Con-
stable, by his attorney, Hathaninl fJhfiler, to Jonathan ^ol-
lins, dated July 30, 1300. This Deed conveys 197 acres ir

lot 49. town of ^est Turin fthen Turin) for a conniderntion
of 135 pounds and 4 shillings, legal money of the i:^. lo of
]]o , 7ork. Th^' original 197 acres ™3 later reduced by the
aale of a few small lots, so thrt the Collins farm at ^.re-

sent comprises 130-185 acres.

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be noted thst the Jcnnthan ^ollins above mentioned wr- ^he
father of Levi '^ollins, who in |iir^fos the father of
'ih£rles!w Collins, my mctEerH brcTlier.

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Uon« U. B. ?. Uacfarland,
12^^ Street, N. ff.,
T^ashington, D. C.
Hf dear llr. llacfarland:

Herewith I rb ancles in^^ my check for
$24 in paysent of my pro^i^ed contribution tn thm
Red Cross fund throng ycu, making in all $96 con-
tributed in connection with the recent Mrive^*

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July 17, 1918

City Treasurer
Buffalo

New York

Dear Sir:

Herewith I am enclosing certified
checJc on the Crocker National Bank of San Francisco for
$104.17 in payinent of city tax for fiacal year 1918-1910
on 166t ft. front on Ferry Str^-t. in accordance with
accompanying bill.

I notice that this property is assessed in tm
nane of Churi.s B. Collins . who died nore th.^ thirty
years ag). It siiould be assessed to me.

llie audress >to r.ich the bill was sent (1919
Sixteenth Street. W.^Mngton. D. C.) is .y present
aadress. but as I al. U . .^in at lagunitas. California
untU October. I ^h^n ,, obliged if you will kindly
serxd tie receipt to ma hero.

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Dear Collins:

Since arrivinc here I have paid the

Buffalo City tax on the reraaining Ferry Stre<^t lot
l'^ ft. frort. This tax I find is divided into 2
ports. The first araounting to $5P..b4 raust be paid in
July to avoid per^lty. The second half ««®<i '^ot bs
paid until the e na of the yeay. .^nough I h.ve just
paid the ^vhole thi:^ to save v-^her. It occurs to r»
that the first half ($5&.^) -honld properly be charged

to ths Collins Far-. I« ^>~« ^^'^ ^°^^*''*-

It is ^ole' here +iiar. I remembered, tb^ ther-
^raet^ faiing nidits to t^-^A and the .hi.:hert day
tenperature so fax has been only 74'. The thn^sne. are
still sintang sublimely. but will quit BOon.

I have about finished pulling the ^aeds and tall
^rass out of the fe^r. beds so that the place begins to
look as of old.

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Ur. n. OoUina Kerriam
Lvons Fallft, LewiB Co.,
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July 17, 1918

Wood^jard ai.d Lothrop

Washi rv^o >"i, J. C.

Dear Sirs:

Mrs. Merriam and nyself have just
received our bills for June, ffiailed July 11 and for-
warded from Wasliinpton to our summer address as above,
Mrs. Kerriarfi*B bill of $1.50 gppears to be correct,
eiC3pt that you have not chaii^ed for a plated platter
and ve^-etable dish purchased on or about June 10.

The bill made out to 0. A. Merriarc at the
Northumberland for $5.50 is a mystery to me, ard if
intended for me I iaall be ol^ligad if you will kindly
tell me wha^ the amount is for. I am returning this
bill to you herewith. On receipt of corrected bill
we will reidt pronptly.

Respectfully,

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McLanahan h Burton
Union Trust Bldg»
Washir^on, D.C.

Dear Mr Burton:

Thanks for yours of the 17th inst. just r^69i?ad.

I am glad to know that the business incidertt to the
final division of the real estate left by my mother has
been cofi;)leted9 and mm obliged to you for takir^ care of
the various papers until ny return about the end of October.

I had expected to see jrou before leaTii^ Washir^on,
but the securing of railroad accomodations conm»!ied sonuch
time that I was unable to do so. The fact that I was
obliged to remain in Waahir^on to sign the papers several
weeks after the time set for going to California will ex-
plain D^ ii!|iatiance, which I trust you and Mr Boyd will
forgive.

We are all much pleased with the way you have accom-
plished the division. Please send your bill to ray brother
C.Collins Iferriara, lyons Falls, New York, and oblige,

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jnftl Xbtropolitan Bar*
lashington, D.C.

Sncloeed please find chock for $40, the earn being
balance due on 3d Liberty Bond of $100, as per acconipAigring

card.

Please hold bond for oe luitil called for

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PoBtrauater, Euraka,

Humboldt County, Cttlifornia.
Dsar Sir:

I -.Till be obli^.5ed if you will forward to the above addreea
an envelope of pliotographfi sent to me at Btu-eka a week or bo ago
but *hich I v^aa unable to obtain becaus.. the Post Office ^as closed
dv-ring the mornings and evenings I spent in Biireka.

Very tnily yoizrs.

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Aiigiist 13,1918,
Mr. &o..r^',^ W. White^President^

Njitional Metropolitan Bank,
laBhington, D.C,
Dear Mr. White:

Snclosdd 18 rrj check for $100 in payment of August and September
inatalmentB on $500 Third Liberty BondiWhich jgu are holding for
me until painoftent is completed.

I should ha^e sent this earlier but returned only last night
from a nine htmdred mile' trip fn the northern part of the State
where I Yisited Indians on Humboldt Bay and Klamath Oan^^on.

With best wishes,

Vary truly yours.

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August 16, 1918

Dear Florence and VB:

On returning from my trip up tha
Coast a nd in the Klmath Canyon, I found VB'a l*ter of
August 9 about the Liebig skull, for whicli 1 am tharkful. I
Have written Liebig by this nai ]Jb t ra i^t eni ng the matter out.
,Z:£a|denu8 grows hare at La^nitas, but is raiglity acarca.
I remember finding only on^ijbwo specimens during the years wo
have lived here, but if I corae across any more will try to dig
up the bulbs.

(Silorof^alejm does not occur her* at all but is corirtwn
5h Russian River and ^ Clear Lake. If I go up there later, I
will get some.

But wliHt is thtt use wasUng time trying to dig up bulb
poisons related to stiuills when stn/clinina is so much better?
Some yoars a^) I .asted a lot of tine i n a similar way, Ut
cane out at the end with ths feeUng that stryclnine wou.ld do
whA any of tho others would d^ do it c^ui cker and with gi-eater
certainty.

Please hola my tax reasipctsent by Coll until my return.

D:. S'^ephens and family spent a week-jnd with us Just
befoi-B I started North. They are all well.

That trip up North took me^nto saae country I had been
before and sorre that was new^arji impressed me ft -j,My with the
variev ^A attiucUveness of the scenery. gel River above the
Raa«rood belt is a » od daal like ?^ : in County, only more rocky

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placea. Tha Redwood forest you know about^ "but lumbering on tha
Lowdr Eal has destroyed wsL^rr of the splendid stiC^ds whdoh TB
and I rode ViW 19 years ago.

From Hiimboldt Bay I went N by stage to Orick,then crossed
the mouth of Redwood Creek and went up throu# the Bald Hills
for IS or 20 roiies to an altitude of 3f300 ft, erd then descended
to Klarr^h Canyon, crossii^ on the bridge at Martins Perry,
and efi'^r}^ thence up tha N side of tho river pai Wetchpek to
OrlearB Bar. I saw no lifS^ pines though expecting to find them
whe'-e the Trinity joins the Klamath. There are some ^nderosa
pinee and rm-m Tlouglas sprue ee scattered throu{^ the forests of

oai£ and^drone.

This part of the Klamath Canyon is deeper ard finer
than other parts wldch I have traversed. In one place tlu -oad
is a thousam feet above the river and the canyon walls t9 on
up above tiie road for anotis r thousand feet.

I stopped at the house of a half-breed at Orleans Bar artl
expect to stop there lorigeijtn the next trip, which I am planning
from Happy Cacj» S to Orleans sc.d Wetchpek andphence W to the
coast . Sixty miles of it is by trail. I m^ take 7. along
although there mc)Ti le trouble in getting horses at Happy
3aii|). From WettlipeJ-o the coast I plar^ o tT >iy «anoe with
an Indiari.

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Today, whidi is brif^ht an clear, tha Merest is 6d? At Hxim-
boldt Bay thetenperature ranged from 5(f to 6C*, bvvt when I
readied Orleans in Klarcath Canyon 4 7 PM it stood at 94|and
during the same after noon hid registered 104? The cool redwood
belt of Kliioath River stops at Pekwan^ between Reqiia and
Wetchpek.

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r«ar Sirs:

On r9turni?;g from a trip of 900
miles in non.hwHstem California, I found your belated
bill of $19.f/) for •repairs on battery" ~ y/>ich I
inta>pret to mean, care and storage of battery last
year and rental of ^.attary triis year. Ify check
in pigment is enc;iosed herevdth and I wish to tharJt
you for your marj^ coiirtesB s.

Ver;^ truly yoiirs,

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Mr. Arch M. Crilbert,

San Francisco, California.

Dear Arch:

The encloBod letter from Professor Oatteli,
Kciitor of -Science, • exi^lains itself. I have v^ritten him
that I liave no photofTar^^ ^f Y^^^^ father here in C»lifornia
but that you loif-^ht have one which 3^ou would be willing to

send him.

I have just returned from an exceedingly ^i^-

a^reaable thoii^h interastinG trip in northern Trinity County

The iTiid-day teraperaturw every day ranged from 10^ to lOf? ard

I found the same temj^erature in Sacra^nento Valley on the way

home. li^unitas searis like another^world.

I had hoped that you v^oTild drop in here last
niglit or this mornirig, but you seam to be otherwise enritieed.

Trustir^ t}\at yma are getting nn finely in

clo8ir]g y^ViT various business affairs,

As ever yours

Room 411 llills Bui Idir^

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Deer Collins:

On returning ni.-ht before last from a field

trip amon^s the naggid mountains of northern Caiifornia, I
found your letter of August ZZ contai ning two checks, one
of $S5-54, reimhursemertb of buffalo ta^xes to July, the

4^ ^4. r.^ n-iiir^R^ farm for both of which I an

other Jon account of Lcliins laru, aui

very much obliged.

The interior mountain country I have just

been workine in is fearfdly hoi. IC^to 108-e,en.. lay. and

forest fires are destroyir^ lots of valu^.ble timber, mainly

PonderosR Pme and Dou^-iias Spruce-

where the thertnomter rarely reachofi BOT i-s a great relief.

I traveled part of the W V)y autorroMla sta^.e
over fair roa^B which were only hors.-K.C. trail, when Bai lay
ard I traveled the. .ith a pac. outfi t twer.ty-odd years 0^0.

Ai ^ /r,r\ irn^<^ V' BtaF3 ^^ have
Have recently traveled /rre tl^n ^00 rales ... s.a^. ^

M^M ,r».+ erial from the raiidly vftniBhing
collected soroe important rnttteriai

Indiar.8 of th.e reeion-

You seam to be up against it with Smon.

It

Ytes not mV '^0 .eep a --n after the drir^hahit^a^
hXeo 10^^ as the war «f ^^J^^j^^« /'^i^^ 5f S5rk. The young

lis ever,

C. Collins Marriam
L/oim Falls, Kew York.

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Sept. 8, 1918

Tour, of yeeWday ju.t reed. GLui to know just a little
of lAat you hate bean up to. and that w ^. ,pkt to .«, you hare
m the near future. But dont cona Wednesday ooming. ae we all
*ra going to the City to lunch with Vtb Harrimn on that day.

Why not coma hack with u. Wednesday eraning? We zpkt to
tae the 4:45 train for San Rafael.

Wish I Bright hate been with you all on Saint Helena. I We
trw5,ed down a lot of manzanita bruah on the big plateau top more
thw once, and your good friand Mollie haa mora than once kept my
rib. from fallipg inl And .till I would'nt mind tryir*; it again.

The .aria, of panorama, one behold, in clear weathar whan
coiling down the grada from Toll Hou.a are hard to beat, even in
the Siarra.

We all are most aniiou. to ri.k an eye on the picture, of
that Oilbert kid->.o do 'at on ary account forget •em.

Since you are .o kind a. to .ugge.t errand., I'd be obliged
if you will coax yoiir friand Tower to make decent print, in place
of the two encloeed-'i^Gh he should have had enouf^ ..If respect
to withhold from public giaze.

Till Wednesday,

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ii cations ol prerdura and div^denri t o
herewith for ^34? 4^ the 7. " "'"' '''' "^"^

iesB the dividcoxi, $22.10.

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'/Imt haa becone of t}« dividend for nWch
1 lailoa a blarJc last Jky' T infAr- f,-

., ^ ^ ■ -^ ^ -"^^'^ ^^'^'^ y^ur r/^tificati-n

that the present dividend of $22.10 has a..n.ed since the
laet ann.u.1 dividend and is payaUe now in .rder .. cha.^,
the date nf pajoaent to agree with that of the prerni;^..
So far as I ^-n aware. I did not receive th^ last annml
dividand.

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■r. Geo. W. Ihite^Presidant

Hatiooal Uetropolitan Bank
WaAhii^eton, D. C.

Daar Mr White:

Knelotiad is ny check for SftSO in pajT^nt of October
inatalniMft on $60r> Third liberty Bonds whidi you are holdir^ for
Be until payoaent is cctspl^t^^

Ye are having the first rain of the seasonCfirst since
last April) and it is vary welcomss

With best wishes,

Tery tmly yours.

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W Oeo. W. White,

Pr»«iQ«nt. Nat. Motroioljiaji Fank
^HPhirigton, n, C. ^

Deer }hr Wiitar

^ere^.ith ? hand you nry check en the 'Vock-^r National

Bank of Pan FrarKiis«o for ^510, -^Vich i shall be oLlif-ed if

you will kindlv apportion hb foilowe:

Final payt on rnj' *500 of 3d Tibert.y Boma ^200
Or\ &c rsy outBtanding note loo

Piircbaee of $100 4th LihArtv T»ond ^or

Ejr liHiv-hter, Tenaioa '"erriwr

let payt. on^^O 4th liberty for niyBelf

lat payt on another J»;iOO for ^enaida

On ft c $200 4th liberty for ^.Fliz»V.eth ll

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San Refael, Calif,

Ncv. 8. iri8

Dear Sir;

On October 10 I subscribed, throu{::h t:r iS.B, Gardner of
Sen GeroniffiO, for one ^f5100 4th Liberty loen ^ond, paying
for the same in full. Ur Gardner told me thfit the -cn^^ r^ouid
come to your Bank for delivery. I shall be obliged therefore
if you will kindly forward the Bond tc lashington, addressed:

National Metropolitan Bank

.Washington, D.C.
For Dr C.Hert L'erriem

Please send by Hegistered mail. Fostege and registration

fee enclosed herewith.

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Miss Ufabel H. .7b rd
0516 4th Are,
. Brooklyn, N.I.

Pardon the liberty of c .tranger in -.vritirg to ask where
you .re and whether it -.vculd be precticcble to neet r^. tc diPou.«=
the possibility of vcrK in my office here in Ve.shinfiton.

i cr. in need of «. competent steno/rrrpher, find have no end
of work on hand along the lin.s of ethnology, .oology, and bot.n,,
Kindly let me heer from you.

7c ry truly yours.

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Miss Mabel H. Jerd
5516 4th Bve.
Brooklyn. N.Y.

Uy dear Miss .Yerd:

Thanks for your prompt reply. I am very glad to know
that you are willing to consider the matter of a position in
my office. I had thought o goiuf: to New York, but on recond
thought feel that it would be much better for you to come on
here so that you may see for yourself just what I am trying to
^do and how the material is arranged.

If you can do this. I will of course pay your expenses.
And the sooner you come the better, as we both shall be glad
to hi:vo the matter settled. If you take an early rr^orninp: tnan
from fJew York you nU arrive in the early afternoon, and Tr.cy
return next day.

Mrs Merriam says to ask you to come direct to our house,
1919 16th 'jtreet, where we will put you up for the night.

If 1 knew you by sight, I'd meet you at the station, l^t's
risk it anyhow. /ire me the time your train is due to c- rrive
here, and stand in the doorway of the Nomas's .siting iioom, and
Pll try to find you.

'^ery truly yours.

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'pshirifjtcn, D.C
• Nov. 2-0, 1918.

Keceived this day from McL.nahi^n & Burton til the Deeds. Deeds of Trust,
Title Searches, Tax Receipts end other papers giyen them by me J^ane 7,1915,
relating to properties then o^vned in part by me low. ted on Sixteenth Street
.ioshington, D.C. (adjoining my house, 191S loth Jt.), and on Perry Itreet
Buffrlo, New York (166^ feet front), together vvith new Deeds conveying
stme to me.

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De^r kr. Burton:

Giud tc know tii^t you htve uiidett^ken
to Iiei^ the desor/ing Kounu.niMis to ret en
thoir feet ufi^m. laid t.m encic-in[: mv check
of ten dolUrs to help tlcii^i v- little.
..'itri uG.^t vdshes.

Very tnily yours.

kr dm R. Burtcii
,if:Ehiiii^ton, j).C.

,J?2jLrrT lo 3i)ee(I .afioeQ 9rf;t LL^ noJiuR i) n3djfl.iJoJd moil \iib airii bevieoea

,oiyi,V oaul om id merfJ novig sieq^q lerfio fcns 3;}qieo9?I xsT .sorioi^eS eliiT

i99i;tc itin99;txxc no Bei ^ool 9m y/ :fii5C[ ai borvao aedi eeiiieqaiii oi ^^iiQlei

iaeiic y;ii9'5 no bna ,l.:t<. il;tol QL\iL .93x;ori x^ aflxniotJbii) .O.a .aoigniriaaii

3xiiY,9vr[oo ebeeC v/9n xl;tx?/ leri^teaoi .(inoil ieel ibdL) iioY W9W .oL^llu^

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Detr Mr ilc-rtinelli:

Gif d to heer from you ..nd to kno^ thr.t
you hc.ve planted the porch .nd planted the
young trees. Did you fi^ the chimney so
the renins will not bott in?

I am enclosing my check on Crocker Brnk
for $28 in peyment of your bill ($15 for the
p^int £ind $13 for your services.).

I hrve prdd the IfetionLl Geographic
Society your dues ($r) for 1519, and will s
send receipt when it comes in.

iTith best wishes to you rll, in which
Mrs Merrif.m and Zen^id^i join,

Very truly yours.

Mr Pompeo ik.rtinelli
Logunitfs, Oelif.

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My dear Miss i/t^rd:

Thinks for your letter which srrived
Isst evening. ffhile regretting your decisicoi
we f 11 cpprecic^te your feelings, especi:.lly
the dreed of homesickness emong strcngers in l
stn-nge pUoe. It is herd enough for e young
men, end nLturelly must be worse for e girl.

But I cennot let you suffer the loan of
your expenses in coming on here £«t my request,
£s thrt is in the line of officicl business.
I check for the emcunt will go to you ec-rly in

the month.

Mrs Merriem end my dKUgHter wish to be

kindly remembered.

Very truly yours •

Misi3 Idibel H. nrrd
Brook lyut N.Y.

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Wuaj thanks for the aoonu; they oaae in tine shape and we
will sea if we ean rig np the proper Machinery for reducing them
to floor.

I aary yon yoor youth and legs— not to sent ion hea t— and
wo«ad give a iriiole closet full of old shoes if I could stand a
walk like the one you took to Bear Valley and the coast.

Don't blaae you for feeling lonesome et Ifignnitas erenings
when all alone. 1 haTo had the saae feelings wyself . And
speaking of lonesoaeness » just for a Bonent think of the hundreds
—yes, thousands— of poor girls who hsTe coae to this town as
utter strangers, to help in the war work, and mst spend most of
their erenings alone in a strange place thinking of the hoaas
they left behind then/

If you ooae ttist, coae right to the house. Our soldier
rooaers (a Colonel and a lajor) hare just left, and ay brother
and his wife zpkt to start north this week.

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•Bie Secretary of the Treaeury,

Washioigton, D. C.
Sir:

On NoYembar 8, last* I deposited in the
proper office in the Treasurj Bailding two Liberty
Loan Bonds of $100.00 each» along with the necessary
cash in payment of one coupon each, which had been
detached. Jfor each of these » I receired a receipt*

I hare now receired from you under date
of December 14, one $100.00 Liberty Loan Bond, 4-1/4
Second Liberty conrerted. The other one has not yet
been heard from* What has become of it?

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Kr. A. L. Johnson,

Asst. Treas., American Motors Coro..
U\ Broadway, ^ *

New York City.

Dear Sir:

Tours of the 16th inst. is at hand with
enclosed Treasury Hote in renewal of a previous one
which I held. In compliance with your request » I
am returning the original for cancellation, and with
it the original of the prerious note, which I was unable
to return, since I was in California at the time of
extension*

While not wishing to put you to the trouble
of writing a long letter, I should appreciate the favor
if you will kindly tell me what the present outlook of
American Motors is.

With best wishes.

CHM/IIG

Very truly yours.

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Jan. 5, 1919
Hjr dear MIsb Ward;

Your change of heart came too late,
at least for the present, as 1 have two
stenographer-assistants on trial. One
came a month ago» the other the middle of
December.

After the signing of the Armistis I
let it be known that I wanted a stenogra-
pher. The response was a deluge — no fewer
than 57 calling at my house. Jfor a few
days my daughter and myself were dHTea
almost to the verge of dispair, but we
finally weathered the flood ai}# are now
settled down to the usual office work.

Should a change be necessary later,

I will gladly keep you in mind.

Very truly yours.
Miss Mabel ifard
Brooklyn, N.T.

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Accountant,

amithsonian Institution.

JL»ear Mr Adams:

it your convenience will you kindly send mo your annual
statement of receipts and disbursements under the Harriman Kund.
for the year ending uecember 31, lyia. «nd oblige.

l^shall be further obliged if you will increase the salary
Of Miss Stella ti. Clemence from $14G to ?150 per month, and add
to the Harriman Fund pay roll until further notice Miss Manie B
Gandy and Miss /ranees Mulheron. each at $110 per month, all to
take effect from January 1, lyiy.

Very truly yours.

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Dear Cl C:

Terj manj thanks for the concentrated
juice of the maple tre^ which has arrived in
splendid condition* and has already been sam-
pled by the entire family and found thoroughly
toothsome# We appreciate your thcu^tfulness
in sending it.

We are having pretty fine winter
weather at this end of the line« with no show
at all. Apparently you would like a little
more in Lewis County.

t% are glad to know that Dillie
has returned to comfort her husband; and that
Augusta has gone to New York for a much
needed change and rest.

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With love to yon all,

Ab erer.

Bear J. C. :

January 27. 1919,

lou have now been gone in the niighbor-
hood of a «,nth and that bleaaed boy of yours
has failed to show up. We are still holding a
letter fro. you addressed to hi., but it is
aow 80 long since he was to faaTo arriTed that
w fear he may not be cdng at all. Please
tell M fiMther I shall return the letter or
whether there is still hope.

Trusting that you found Mrs. J. C. .uch
improved . and that you all are thriring and
enjoying the privileges and blessings of the
Golden State.

As ever yours.

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January 31. 1919.

Rational City Ebnk.
56 Wall St..

New lorit City.

Dear Sirs:

Enclosed is Ownership Certificate for my
Imperial Russian Goyernment 6^ credit, the semi-
annual interest of which, now overdue, has not been
received.

Re f^pect fully.

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Mr. Robert Burson.

President, American Motors Com..
New York City,

Dear Sir:

Pursuant to your request of the 27th inst. ,
juflt received, asking me to subscribe for another
Treasury Note of $100 in American Motors, I herewith
enclose my check for $96 in accordance with the accompany-
ing subscription blank, making to date three of these
notes held by me*

The company evidently has had a hard struggle
during the past few months, as shown by your report for
year endei December 31* I trust however that you will
succeed in marketing the new Ownerships, and that the
coming season will be a record one for the corpora tion*
I hope also that you will succeed in establishing an
agency in this city. And if I may be permitted to make
a criticism, I would like to express the additional hope
that the appearance of the car be improved by a different
hood, the present one giving it a pug-nosed appearance
too much like that of the Overland,

th best wishes.

Very truly yours.

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Dear Mr Adams:

Peb. 21, 1919

I shall be obliged if you will raise the salary of my
stenographer and Assistant. Miss Manie Gandy, from $110 to
$120 per month. When Miss Gandy came she was reluctant to
accept the position at the initial salary of $110, and did so
only on my assurance that if she made good her pay would be in-
creased at once. She has more than made good, is a rapid and
neat stenographer and an intelligent and willing assistant, so
I do not want to lose her.

Please continue Miss Mulheron^s salary at $110. as per my
letter of January 11. last.

Very truly yours.

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February 24, 1919

Col. H. C. Rizor,.

U. S. Geological Survey.
Washington, D. G.

Dear Colonel Rizer:

Enclosed herewith is the copy I
promised to send you of my tribute to
G. K. Gilbert.

ith best wishes.

Very truly yours.

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Dear Coll& Flo:

The liunster Cheese. Flo's letter, and Col's
postal all reached us dulj and were properly appreciated.
We shall enj.^y the cheese tery such.

I thought Col would be pleased with that hatch of
Springfield Mountains which I found sandwitched in between
some Indian tales in the Fol^-Lore Journal.

It is good that you both are going to Boston for
a little visit with Florrie Fisher Jackson. It will do you
both good; and Dorothy will be mighty glad to see you and

have you see her little ones.

So far. we have seen nothing of Clarence Fisher.

but hope he will drop in some day.

Our spring weather continues, and we are hoping
that winter has forgotten us altogether this time. It is
only a fair offset to the misery of last winter.

With love from us all to you all.

As ever.

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Dear Gertrude:

You have not received the February interest on
your Visalia Building Association, and the Secretary of the
Association, C. L. Johnson, has written me to inquire for
your address, saying: "I am holding her interest check,
as she has not notified me of her whereabouts.''

Furthermore Johnson writes: "Owing to accumulation
of money, we will have to take up some of our Pull-paid shares,
and would ask that you send in your certificate endorsed to
the National Bank of Visalia for collection* We wish also
to take up the Gertrude Allen shares •''

Hence on receipt of Johnson's letter this morning,
I went to my safe deposit box and took out your sealed envelope
labeled as containing your c^>-tificates of ownership of Visalia
Building Association and American Motors. I am sending this
envelope to you by registered mail, insured* I trust that it
will reach you safely. You will have to endorse your Visalia
certificate on the back to the National Bank of Visalia and
forward to C. L. Johnson, Secretary.

It is a pity that we have to txirn in this admirable
security which pays such high interest. On receipt of their
check I expect to reinvest mine in Liberty Bonds.

The envelope of your securities enclosed herewith.
you will remember, is the last one left by you in my keeping.
If you wish to return any securities or papers to be held for
you in my safe deposit box, I shall be glad of course to take
care of them; if not, kindly sign and return the accompanying
receipt. ]^ fli^^ . .x.>-f^-io<c feXl^^-^^te^^Q

You will be glad to know that the present outlook
for American Motors is much brighter than ever heretofore.

With best wishes.

CHM/MG

Miss Gertrude M. Allen
415 W 118th St.,

New York City.

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Mr. C. L. Johnson. Secretary

Viaalia Building Association,
Yiaalia, Calif.

My dear Sir:

Tour letter of the 6th inst. arrived this norning

with enclosed check of $30 in payment of interest to February 1.

for which I am obliged.

I regret however that you have found it necessary
to take up my ten shares (value $1,000). but'in compliance
with your request I am .enclosing the same to you herewith
by registered mail, endorsed to the National Bank of Visalia

as per instructions.

' Miss Gertrude Allen is in Row Tork (415 f 118 St.).
and I am writing her by this mail asking her to forward her
certificate to you, endorsed in the same manner.

Kindly have payment sent to my Washington address,

1919 16th St.. and oblige

Yours very truly.

CHM/MG

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American Motors Corporation,
141 Broadway.

Hew Yort City.

My dear Sir:

Many thanks for your letter of the 4th inst^
telling me that your new cars are much improved in appear-
ance, and that the company is now assured of ample funds
for future requirements. This certainly is most gratifying.
I an also glad to know that you are about to issue a new
catalogue illustrating your new models. Shall be obliged
if you will kindly send me two copies, and send one each
to the following addresses:

George Bright, TIat'l. Metropolitan Bank. Washington, D. C
!• I. Thayer, Thayer Garage, San Rafael, Calif.

This is 'Automobile Week' in Washington, and 1 am
sorry that the American is not represented here. I earnestly
hope an agency may be established in this city during the

oc»ing year.

If you have an agency in San Francisco I should be

obliged for the address, as I shall be out there again in the

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CHM/MG

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Mr. Proctor W# Uansl, Secretary
Mericsn Motors Corporation,

141 Broadway, New York City*

Dear Sir: '

Acting on your suggestion of the 13th inst. 1 am

enclosing herewith your application blank for the coUVBTZlC^

of one of your Treasury Notes into American Motors Stock.

I infer tliat this relates to the note falling due the 27th

proximo. L^^ - • ^>J

I hold two other Treasury Notes, both of irtiich also

I am willing to convert into stock if you so desire. If so,

please send another blank. i 4b ^ ^jLO ,

Respectfully,

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Glad to hear from yon again. We hara been wondering
whether yon had escaped fro. the Inrea of the Sonth. and if so.
how yon were getting on in California.

Things here hare bean goi^^ m abovt as nsnal
nntil day before yesterday when Dorothj, ffenry. and thoir
two kids arrived. Henry went to Philadelphia this noming
to a Meting of the Shipping Boarrf. after which he will retnra
to Gainbridge, coming back here again, later on.

Many thanks for your purchases for Elizabeth. A
check for the anonnt is enclosed harewith. with obUgations
for your trouble.

The mild winter we were havii^ when yon were here
has conUnued to date and it is now so late that we feel
relieved from further anxiety; besides, the leaves are beginning
to show on the Tulips and a few other trees and the early
Jfagnolias and Pbrsythias are already in flower.

last evening JJlizabeth and 1 dined with the Fonts of
Kentfield— first time we hare seen thea this winter.

With kindest repards to Uiss liastwood.

As ever yours, •^

CHii/KG «

Mr. Arch M. Gilbert.

411 Mills Building.

San Prancisco, Calif.

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Mr. F. He Cochrane »

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Itefaei; Calif.

Uj dear Sir:

The assessment blank for 1919 relating to ■y
property at lagunitas has just reached me, having been
forwarded by the postmaster at that place.

Hariqg here no inventory of my property at
lagunitas « it is impossible for me to fill the blank. However
there have been no changes whatever since last year or the
year previous except the gradual deterioration of the auto-
mobile, which I have had since the early spring of 1913. If,
therefore, you will be kind enough to base your assessment on
a previous schedule, I shall be greatly obliged. There have
been no changes either in the house itself or the contents of
the house.

I l^ve filled the automobile blank as well as I can
away from the machine, but I do not remember the license
number for 1918, The car is now in the Thayer Garage at San
Rafael, so if you desire the 1918 number please phone Wilbur
Thayer and he will give it to you.

Begretting my inability to fill the schedule properly »

Tory truly yours,
CHH/MG

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■r. Proctor W. HbbbI, Soeretarv,

Ul BroMlwiy. low lork Citj.
OMr Sir:

Thaokt for your, of the 27th instant enclosing
certificates for eo shares each Preferred and Co«on stock
iMrican Motore in exchange for ay Treaaurj Notes. The
three aotes. Roa. 95. 165. and 220. are enclosed herewith.

Tours Teiy truly.

f.S. Please send one of your new catalogues to
irch M. Gilbert, 4U Mills Building, San Francisco,
and another to Joseph Mailliard. liq., 1815 TaUejo St.,
San Francisco, iad I think I can place three or four m
copies te adTaatage in this city if tou hsT. th«. to .«-

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April 1, 1919*
Tour letter of Haroh 21 addreseed to the Jafe arrired

a few dajrs ago, followed hy a package of the most glorious greens
laahingtOB has seen for many a day. Sone of then wore inclined
to droop a little on srriTal, but picked up iioiediately on haTiqg
their stens stuck in water. The Madrono branches ha^e taken
I think fully a pint of water a day. It is rsnarkable how such
and how steadily they drink* The Huckleberry is wonderfully
beautiful and as fresh as the day you picked it. And we are
greatly pleased to haye the %tbellularia^ for as soon as it dries
up we will begin to bum a few leayes at a tine every eyening in
the library in order to enjoy the wonderful fragrance.

Sorry you had that trouble with the padlock. I supposed
it was trouble-proof » but a fellow is often fooled by such things.

Thanks for toting up the jugasine and book mail. I
supposed Uartinelli bad bean doing this fron tise to tise to
prsTent its accumulation in the postoffice. Am glad to know
that 'Steep Trails* is in a safe place. It nay rest there until
our arrival.

Thanks also for the contribution to the Chinese trunk.
JBlizabeth seems to take a particularly gleeful view of this, and
thinks it is the first tine the aforesaid article has been put to
any good U5»e.

Dorothy and her two babies are here, all well and happy.
Senry case for over Sunday, but had to go back Monday^ stopping
at Philadelphia en route to attend a neetiog of the U.S. Shipping
Board. We expect fain later for a little visit.

Our fine spring weather continued until three or four
days ago, when a cold storm struck us and is on yet.

With love fron us all.

As ever.

CHM/UG

Ur. Arch M. Gilbert,

411 Hills Biiliing,

San Francisco, Calif v

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Union_Trtt8t ftillding.
Washington. D. c.

Dear Mr. ^rton:

Thanks for tho naw form} bf lease for the ▼acant
lots south of .7 house, ftis is entirelj satisfactory, and
I m retundng ho th copies to you h<iriremith in order that you
■ay ohUim the necessary signatures* as suggested by you the
last ti.e I saw you. J. ^ McCahe told Mrs. Merria. that he

has an office in the Colorado

lours Tsry tru^yi^

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Vr« H« Ralph Burton.

Union Trust Bailding.
Inshington, D. 0.

Doar Mr* Burton:

The noon vail, irtiich arrived after I nailed mj
letter to you this aomingt contained the enclosed letter
and cheek from loCabe» which it seeas best to send you
in order that the ntter nay start rig^t*

Tours Tory truly, •

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April 22. 1919.

Collector of Taxes,

Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:

I shall be obliged if you will kindly send m
tax bills for ay hoase. 1919 16th St.. the sane corering
Lot 50 and the north 6 feet of Lot 49, Square 190, at SB
comer of Caroline and 16th Sts. ; also tax bill for ad-
joining lot coaprising soath 12 feet of Lot 49. and north
10| feet of Lot 48.

Bospectfully.

CUH/MG

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April 23, 1919.

Mr. Gilbert H. Grosrenor, Kditor

*«*^02«1 G^ogwphic'SocietJ.
WaahinglEon, D. C.

Dear Mr. Grosyenor:

H.r.rtth I fonnrt th, application of lira. n«r.nc,
.hn«,n. 1700 Uth 3t. N.. fc.hington. D. C. for «,b.r.hip
U th. Sooiatj. alone with ohaok for $3 m p.^.„t .f a».a
for current jear.

CHl^lfG

Very tmlj yours.

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April 26, 1919.

Collector of Taxes,

Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:

In response to my recent request (of April 22),
you hare sent me tax bill for my bouse property, 1919
16th St., covering U>t 50 and part of Lot 49, Square 190,
a«)unting to $165.41, but apparently have omitted the
adjoining lot for which I asked the amount of the tax.
I shall be obliged therefore if you will kindly send me
tax bill for south 12 feet of Lot 49 and north lOi feet
of Lot 48.

Respectfully,

CHk/MG

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ipril 26, 1919^

Dear Collins:

In poking through one of ay safes I have just
COTO across some tax receipts for the Collins farm and
Cedar lot, nhich you evidently sent us last year when we
were arranging the settlement, and irtiich had since escaped
iqr notice.

Henry and Dorothy returned by boat this morning
from a short trip to Old Point* During their absence
'Naida acted as mother pro tem, and the youngsters seemed
as happy as before the departure, which means that they
were very happy indeed. They are lovely kids.

We have been having a cold snap with a gale
of windt but no damage seems to have been done except the
loss of a few trees along some of the streets. Host of the
city trees are now in full leaf, the others about half out.
The early flowers are past, and the Bl^e Iris is now in
full blast; Redbud and Dogwood are a little past prime.

Our love to you all.

CHH/MG

Mr. C. Collins Merriam,

Lyons Palls, Lewis Co.,
New York,

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May 3, 1919.

National City ftink.
55 Wall St.,

New York City.

As holder of $1,000 certificate of the Imperial
Russian Government, 6^, 3-year credit, maturing next aonth,
I shall be greatly obliged if you will kindly inform me
whether or not the certificate will be paid and taken up
at this time.

Respectfully,

CHli/MG

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pleasure Dr. Bell's kind inritation
for dinner on Friday evening, Kay 9,
•t 8 o'clock, to meet the President
of the National Geographic Society.

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May 8. 1919.

Lee, Hiffiinaon & Co. ,
4j Exchange Hace,
New York Citj.

Dear Sirs:

Three years ago irtien you were floating the
Hossian Goremiient 6i^ credit, I purchased ^,000 of
this inTestment through you. If I an correctly informed,
this issue reaches Maturity on June 18, next. Can you
tell me whether or not it will be paid at this time?

A prompt reply will oblige*

Respectfully,

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May 9. 1919.

Mrs. R. T. Parker, .

232 Bereeford Are,,
Detroit, Mich.

Dear Mrs, Parker:

Mrs. Marian Baker wishes me to tell you that
the reason she has not answered your letter in person is
that her daughter Barbara is ill with scarlet fever. She
is doing well» and we trust that she will not be very sick,
Mrs. Bsker will write you as soon as it is considered safe
to send letters out of tha bouse—irtiich will not be, of
course, for seyeral weeks.

CHU/MG

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Mrs. 9. M. Ugenfritz,

1220 Uillcrest Ato.,
Kalanazoo, Mioh*

Dear Carrie:

Doubtless you will be properly elated at receiving
a conBunication fron all that is left of your antiquated unole,
and also to know that your other uncle of the sane category.
to-wit» Dncle Rizer* is likewise doing as well as could be
expected at this season of the year*

But the imnediate prorocation of this epistle
is a telephone message tram your Aunt Uarian to the effect
that the doctor maintaiM that Barbara has acquired a mild
ease of scarlet foTor, and therefore will be confined to the
bouse for a period* She is doing well»and has a good nurse.
Under the circuwtances^ Marian does not feel that you would
appreciate a letter from her personally.

Dorothy and her two babies are with us for a visit,
aiKi the babies are certainly of the proper kind. In fact,
their grandma insists that they are "^simply adorable*^ and
grandpa h^s no kick.

With love to your little self, and kind regards to
your husband, whom I have not yet had the privilege of meeting,

Very truly yours,
CUM/MG

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Mr. Sidney D. Strong.

City Manager »8 Office,

Sault Sainte Marie, Mi oh.

May 9, 1919.

Dear Sidney:

Marian, as you know, has had trouble with her
eyes of late, hut is now so auch better that she considers
herself practically well. But Barbara unfortunately dereloped
a quinsy sore throat a few days ago, and her local physician
announces that owing to her grasping disposition, she has
acquired a aild case of scarlet ferer. She is doing well,
and has a good nuirse. Marian wishes ue to adrise you of
these facts, and you of course will tell your aother.

I will at interrals of two or three days keep you
or your Bother posted as to the course of affairs. At present
all is going well.

With best wishes.

CHM/MG

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510 If^idelity Trust Building.

Boston, Mass.

May 12, 1919.

Dear Henry:

feny thanks for your letter of the 5th inst. with
forwila for water-proofing concrete. I shall try this thorough-
ly as soon as the rain period lets up and the concrete and
adjoining bricks dry out. Ton say that the concrete and brick-
woric "should be thoroughly dry, and if possible warn from the
aun." If you can tell me how we are to induce the sun to shine
down in that pit by the kitchen door, the information will be
thankfully roceiyed. We hare had about a week's rain, as you

doubtless have learned fro. Dorothy, and it is still cold here.

I should hare acknowledged your letter earlier but

for two facts: one, that I was under pressure to finish a

manuscript; the other, that Sunday interrened depriving .e of

a stenographer.

The keys came all right, and were welcome, though
we should have been more glad if they had come in your own
pocket.

The children have recovered fro. the slight colds
they had a week or so ago. and appear to b. well and happy.
3.th has not yet shown any signs of diminishing enthusiasm
for the type of amusement she aptly calls "Go by-by in car."

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with us until the time when we must begin to close the house for

our trip to California, which will probably be sometime during

the first week in June-^t least this is what w. are still ai..:r^
at.

Dorothy seems entirely well except in one respect.
She has caught the 'Movie Gent' from her mother, and it may
be difficult to eradicate it thoroughly from her system, but
inasmuch as this lets me out evenings. I personally have no kick.

With love to you from us all. and hopes that you will
be able to spend a few days with us before we go.

As ever yours.
CHM/l»G

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May 12. 1919.

It was mighty good of you to send us that tank of
now sweets. Your letter came some days ago. but the perfected
juice of the maple has only just arrived. We have opened it.
and sampled it for lunch and found it.as usual in spring, most
luscious. Elizabeth has filled a jar for Florence, and we will
take it to her either today or tomorrow.

We are having a return of winter weather. The past
«eei has been chilly, with much rain, so that the Potomac and
Rock Creek are chuck full, but we hope it is over now.

Clarence Fisher phoned me when he was here, and I
brought hi. and his wife and big-headed boy up to the house
to see our folks. We were all glad to see them.

Dorothy and the babies are well, as are all of us
for that matter, but Barbara Baker is sick in bed with scarlet
fe^er-an unhappy complication. Her case seems to be rather
»ild. and she is reported as doing well. Shs has a trained nurae

We saw the Sheldcns last evening. They are planning
to le«ve on June 2 to spend the summer in the wild woods of
Nova Scotia. And we are hoping to get off the fin,t week in
June for lagunitas.

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^ose little kiddies of Dorothy are most fascinating,
and we all a>» going to miss them greatly, ^^lizabeth wants to
take one of the« along to lagunitas. but I fear the supply of
trustworthy milk oa the train would hardly bo equal to the
demand.

With love to ycu all, including Augusta and her
folks and Lyman and his folks.

As ever.

cau/UG

Mr. C. C. kerriam,
Lyons ?&lls,
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Daar Doctor Stephens:

le were ell glad to hear from you, to know that
jou all are well, and that you have been alia to spend a
few dej? at Lake County-awea if you rlid he-e a hard tine in
pulling orer Bottle Pock grade.

Clad you found Cennnthn, ^tYnri-ntlin fwhich Jepson
unites with iflfiaaua). U is a big strong thorny shrub, whoss
whitish eteu attract attention.

There »n mi§ one or two laige bashes of it at
lagnnitas fin the Forest Kiiolls Division) , and it is eomon
in the Coast lunges farther north.

He, I hare not seen your friend John Srelyn's
*SylTa.» and shall be glad to hsTe a peep into it,

3o you are thinking of the Sierra for your surjaer»s
outing. Tcu wiU undoubtedilj have an interesting trip, particulate
ly since you hare been leamiAg so Miiqr of the plants. Bit I
fear it will not be practicable for ae to join fm, for the
reason that so much field work has fallen on i^ shoulders, and
■ust be attended to while I am still youi«. la shall wise yoi
and think of you all, all the sane.

We are working hard now to clean decks for Califomis,
and hope to got off the first week in June.

May U, 1919

Dear Sidney:

Your letter of the 12th cane today, just before I
was about to write you anyway.

Marian has just phoned that Barbara is getting
on splendidly and has passed the worst and feeling fine.
They have an excellent nurse, which is half the battle.

They both send lore to your nother, in which Mrs M.
and I join, but there is nothing that she can do to help.

With kind regards.

Very truly yours,

Mr Sidney D. Strong

647 Bingnan Are.

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.

youngs
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of all. Th
nating. Grt—
without then.

With love to you all fron all of us.

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Mr* George L. Gainther,
1022 White Building.
Buffalo . N. Y7

Hj dear Sir:

Tour letter of the 16th inst. is at hand, and
I BM glad to know that there is a prospect of disposing
of mj remaining lot of 166^ feet front on Perry Street •
I should be glad to sell for a reasonable price» Imt if
the sale is to be Bade this jear, it ought to be done at
once» for the reason that I em preparing to leare for
California the first week in Jnn#». and expect to be gone
uiitil the end of the year* All of mj deeds » tax receipts,
and so on, are in a safe deposit box here, and they could
not be opened during My absence.

Itenoe, if you are able to arrange a sale, please
let me know at the earliest possible BOinent*

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Tfwak & lagnallst
354 4th Ave*.

New Tort City.

Dear Sin:

Herewith I am enclosing check of $4 ia
pajMent of subscription for literary IHgest for
one year, to be sent to mj daughter Mrs. H. D« Abbot,
3 Chauncy Terrace, Cambridge, Mass.

Tory truly yours,
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o*f oinghaB Are.,

"^^l* Sainte Marie,

iJsar Sidney:

^'•^"»'» tercet i..uch better, and

wlr "T *' ~* "^''^"^ '^' -»*• '»-* CO...
wUhan reach. « the ..e ti.e. her throat i. .till
sore and troubleao... but the eTn«.»f ♦• .
she win K ,, wpectation i. that

she will be weU again in a few day..

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My dear Urs. Strong:

Your letter of the 25th inst. arrived this
morning, and I am glad to he able to assure you that
matters at 1905 are much improved since I last wrote
Sidney. Yesterday I talked with Barbara from the
outside while ^he was sitting by the open window inside.
She looks well, but is a little thinner than usual, as
was to be expected. She certainly had a hard time with
her throat, and it is a great thing to have finally come
out in such good shape.

Mrs. Herriam and .-lenaida join in love and best
wishes.

Very truly yours.

Mrs. Chauncey Strong.
Saulte 3te. Marie,
Michigan.

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American Automobile Association,
Washington. D. C.

Snclosed is my check for $5 for membership
dues in the A.A.A. to June 1, 1920.

I should be glad to have a new emblem, but
the only maps I need this year are your new Arizona-
New Mexico map and the strip acp from Washington, D.C.,
to New York City,

Wishing the organization continued success,
which Means increased usefulness.

Very truly yours,
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Jxme 30, 1919.

Inclosed ia your June ooupon. I should hsTe sent
it to jou seTer.1 days ago. but did not know your address.
•ad hare only just got it fro. Florence.

How are you anyway? I trust the temperature and
h-idity are Mre endurable there than here at the present
tl«e. The themceter in ay office today stands at St and
while this is apt so rery high, the humidity is so great that
in stirring around one is a long way from comfortable.

Dorotlgr and her two babies are still with ua- in
connection with which circumstance we have learned two'aur-
prising things— ne. that eren so small a family can occupy
all the spare room that is to be found aVout a house; the
other, that tao babies can occupy the time of all the women
folk., aloflg with a part of ttet of their granddaddy. ind
these babiea of Dorothy's are remarkably good and gentla
and wall behared and hardly erer cry. We shall miss the.
- -ightily. I ao.eti.es think that Jlizabeth would swap her
entire family for one of them,

Dorothyt. husband. Henry, arrired this morning from
B..to.. and will be here o.er Sunday. Tou of course ha.e hea,^
tfcat he ^ been ^de head of the New England Wooden Ship Building.

1^- .. . JtitJI love fro* us all, -»^wr*

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Hr Geo. L« Guinther
1022 White ELdg.
Buffalo. NTY.

My dear Sir:

Replying to your letter of the 29th inst
jnet received, would say that I will sell
my Perry Street lot of 166^ feet front for
$6500 cash net to me.

I now expect to remaim here until about
June 16 before leaving for California, and
will leave the Deeds and other papers with
my attorneys, Mclanahan & Barton, Union
Trust Bldg. , this city.

7ery truly yours.

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D©ar Irs. HarriMm:

It «a« a great pleasnra to sea jou here and
have you visit our office, even for so short a tiae.
ifter you left I found mj negative of *the tfuir family,
showing a full-face view of John luir, and had an enla'ige-
■ent made of the part you wished. At the same tine I found
a small photograph given me by Charles P. loais of Los
Angeles . which struck me as by far the best profile I had
ever seen. I therefore had an enlargement made from
also, which I sent you with the fuIUface print, and trust
that both may prove helpful to your sculptor.

I wBs disappointed that your time ma so limited
that it waa impracticable to get so much as a birt's-eye-
view of the contents of the office, and I earnestly hope
that after our return next linter you will be able to
give at least an hour to an inspection of the large amount
of material you have enabled me to collect and put in shape
for use.

In the effort to obtain enough specimens to enable
me to complete the monograph of the Bears, and io establish
Iwyond a question the validity of the numerous American
species, I have succaeded in securing and placing in the
Rational Hoaeum more than 1,500 skulls of the Gristly and

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Big Brown Bears, an approximately equal nmber of the
SMller Black Bears, and a few of the Spectacle Bear of
the South American Andes-making in all upwards of 3.000
skulls now available for study-a vaatly larger ttmber
than ever before coUeoted of any grorq) of large animals
in any part of the world. large series of specimens are
■•©•Mary for intensive studies of aqy group of animals
or plants, perticilarly in the case of large mammala like
Bears, which require a namber of years to attain the fully
adult condition, and in which the sexes differ widely from
•ne another. Ae aplendid aeries of Bear skulls you have
enabled me to collect is not only unique, but affords an
i^Jaralleled opportunity for the study of individual
variation and of the characters dependent <w age, sex,
gwgrtphio environment and other influences. Never before
has such a aeries of any large animal been brought together
aor do all the museums of the world together possess any-
thing comparable.

»»t you are more intereated in the litervry side.
Of the Bear material necessary for final publication-
manuscripts, illustratlona. extracta from eld worts on
hunting and exploration and other publicationa-we have
five deep file case dnwen full.

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^ «"« ^•rl,^ fl.ld »rt f.r th, „.» u or 20 ,„„.

(some of Bore tlian 2 000 »n^.\ *

oan ^.wu words) from more than 100 tribes
.".»! o. ^., .„ „„ „„„„,, ^ ^^_^ ^ J*'".

"n^i-e in th. ti.u ..ch .-.on .. opport™, ., o«.„. .

i» order to o«»l.t. it f., p.bIio.tion. I h«. ia.o
proporod colored «p, ^hortng th. di.trlbutio. of the
«««r.«. ClUo^i. ,„d lN„d« trite, .itfc ,„ ^ ,.^,,
»d .ccureo, .h«. h.„toft« .tt-p.ed. «^ hare located
tarred, o, .iiiege ...... o.r ..rd li.t of the ^ ^

.^^ Of O.zi,o™i. .nd n^^ .Hh... .^.Hh... w..

12 tho««„,d crd.. »i. ha. been . tre«.d.» piece Of
""* '"* ' ">'^" «»* " i- -ow ««rl, ccpleted.

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Ton nay reoMiber mj book entitled 'Dann of the
World' oonsisting of aytha of the Mewan Indians of Califomiat
published in 1910. These I obtained from the yarious tribes
ef a single linguistic stock. Similarly, I hare collected
from other stocks enoB^ additional myths to fill at least
one more Tolmme.

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And in order to complete our account of California
Indians t one of my assistants » Hiss Clemence, has translated
many of the old Spanish Mission Becords from the original
manuscripts; we hope to finish these during the present year*

Incidentally, every phase of our work necessitates
constant reference to maps of North America, both early and
current, and to save time in running about, we have built
iqp a reference series of many hundred maps—- most of which
hsTe been obtained without cost from Government bureaus.
And incidentally also, we have filled half a dozen steel
file cabinets with miscellaneous geographic material.

1^ assistants during the past year and a half
hare been Mi^s Clemence (working mainly on old Spanish
manuscripts and Indian cards), and an excellent stenogra^er;
with additional help from time to time in checkings copying,
indexing, and odds and ends* I have no competent gmieral
assistant, but my dau^ter Zenaida helps part of the time,
chiefly in checking the work of others anA indexing my
field Joumals-«-of which there are more than 100 rolumes.

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The offioe corrmpoiidttiK^a , rcmtinov and business oonsvie
a laxge sham of mj tis#«

I realise Tery keenly that I m getting on in
Tears and hare not mch to show in the my of final pnb-
lished resnlts as the ontcoM of all yom hare done for ae^
Die reason eeeas to he that the Johs I hare undertaken ant
too big-»they are lifetime jobs. Oki the other hand it is
gratifying to feel that the collection of naterials is
nearly eovpleted, that you hare enabled m to build founda**
tions such as hare nerer before been prepared along our
lines of researcdi, that ny health is excellent^ ^y oapaoity
for soik nerer better^ and the general outlook most n^
coursging*

Hoping to see you in Califoxnia during the swsMr,
and here again for a longer tiae next winter.

Very truly yours.

X.

Mrs* it. U* Uarrinan,
1 Sast 69th St.,
New Tort City.

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Molanahan & Burton,

Unicn Trust Btilding.
Washington, D, 6.

JO»ar Mr. Bbrton:

GeoiTge Lo Grdnther. Preaidenv of tha Gcinther
Raalty Coapany, 1022 While Building. Buffalo. N. Y.
writes n,e under date of May 29. isi9. that he has .'proa-
P.ct of sale for «y Buffalo property for th. sum of $6,500
cash nat to »•. less cost of tranafr-his commission to
come out of the a-ount paid by purchaser in excess of the
$6,500 coming to me.

The property in question conaiats of a lot
I66k feet front on 3ast ?erry 3t.. Buffalo. B. y. the
3a- being the identical pi^ce for which you arx^nged a
transfer to r=e of the shares pre^ously held by my brother
C. Collins ilerriam and my sister Florence Herriam Bailey
the first of last July. This deed ^s recorded in the
iSria County Olerk'« Office. Buffalo. I^. Y.. i^ u^r
1397. page 82 of Deeds. July 24. 1.18. at 11:26 i^'clock
«.«.. and the original deed I ^^ herewith handing you
along with the other documents mentioned in accompanying list

I shall be glad to sell at the figure nained ($6,500)
a.^ so wrote George L. Guinther on .ay 31 laat. I am therefore
delivering to yo. his letter of May ^ and t.e ..rio-. deeds
an paper, which it may be necessary to cor.ault in conation
with the t«nsfer.as per accompanying li.,, «„, ehanT

obliged if you will kindly d«.. fw

«. addressed tc me in . .. <^»rtified check to

aan JTrancisco. California.

procedure in' 1'""'" """*'" ''^'^ ^^ ''^ -'^'o^ of

in IsL tH r "" °' ''^ "'^ °' ^^-^-'-* property
l» 1915. the deed bein^ d.fiv-red tn p • *u
oa receint «f . '^"-^^red to Guinther by the bank

*^eceipt of p«yr<ient.

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U3T 09 PAFSR3 RKUTIMG TO BDKPALO PBQPI8IT

Airniabad Molftnaluui & Burton
^ C. Bart Msrriaa
Jua 4, 1919.

HOTAIO PHOPlRfT— 1661 feet front on South Side Perry St.

AMdB.

S"'™"^ S??f • ^«^.*« Sheldon, Ihroh 1, 1854 1
girrMtj Deed. Sheldon to J. 3. Merriaa: April 24. 1857;
Deed, J. 3. Herrin, to C. B. Oollins, May U, 1897

Deed (qidtclai. bUnket). Sd?1;*cJSliS-HjMl5i«i,

F^b 5 1887

Herranty Deed. Florenee H. Bailej et al ti C. Hart lerriaa,

wvly 1, 1916.

; Sheldcm to A. J. Rich, Ibreh 1, 1854.

2 to R. T. Jurnor. fleb. 9. 1869;

? *S ^S T. Ihutier, Jmlj 2. ISTOi
to W. H. Slado. JnlT afl 1^.

; 3 Tax Searohea; 4 BoAeutiona
(RedMDtiona dated M1F2O. 1902,
m. &, 1903,^Dec731. i902.
Jily 14, 1890.)

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HaohiogtoB, D. C.
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fticloead !• .j ch«± of $27 i„ p.^, ^,, ,^
9 Phctog^phio print. «o.iT.d frc ,«« yosfrtiiy.

I a« graatlj disappointed in tlwM. for tha
reaaco that contrary to ^ apacific inatmatian. jo«
ironad ont aU tha wrinklaa. giring an old mn tb. a^thlj
ronndad faaturwi of a bal^. to ahioh I r.rj «ch objact. I
apoka of thia partioularly to joar ordar olark. calUng W
attantion to tha faot that I a. aa old «n and prafar to
h«Ta tha .rinklaa stand aa in tha nagatira. and- aha a.«»r.d
■• that tha printa would ba ao nda.

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Mr. 0. i. Shaw.

Equitable lores taeat Co.,
QDira Tni0t Buildi^.
Wasbingtoiit 0. C.

liar I^r. 3iaw:

Thanks for jour latter of June 10 received thia
aoming, with enclosed check of $14 for rental for vacant
lata a<mth of mj house on 16th Street*

But there seens to be Eoaa nistake in this account »
aa jou entered total rents receiTod $20 , iihereas the rents
reoeired should be $30 for the nonths Aprils Uay, and Jmi%.
The rentt if I understaxil it correctljt ia paid in advance
the first of each sonth, at $10 per Mnth. The April rent
saa receiTsd bj ae on April 10 and foraarded the aame daj
ta Ir. Barton^ so that the acconnt could start at the begin^
ninga Haaee. if the June rent haa been paid* as I suppose
it haa. the total aaeimt should be $30.

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Water Department,

Uonicipal Building,

liVashington, D* C«

Dear Sirs:

I have today closed iny house for the remainder

of the summer, and have tume^^ off the water where it

enters the house. Ho water should be used in the house

until my return about the end of the year.

Respectfully,

June 22. 1919.

Potomac & Chesapeake Telephone Co.,
Wavhington, D» C.

We are closing our house, 1919 Sixteenth Street ^
today, and do not expect it to be reocoupied before the
end of the year. I should be obliged therefore if you
will discontinue the phone until further notice.

Respectfully,

851^

June 22. 1919.

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Washington, D. C.

Today I am closing my house. 1919 16th Street,
for the season, and do not expect to return until about'
the end of the year. I will be obliged therefore if you
will discontinue the »Star' until further notice.

Very truly yours.

June 22. 1919,

Iftshington Gas light Co.
4!l 10th sfreetr*
Washington. D, C.

Dear

Today I am closing my house, 1919 Sixteenth
Street, for the season, and do not expect to return
before about the end of the year. I hare tunied off
the e^s where it comes in from the street just before
reaching the meter. Mo gas should be used in the house
until wj return.

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Chief of Police.

Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:

Tbday I an o losing mj house, 1919 Sixteenth
Street, for the season, and do not ei^eot to return witil
abont the end of the j9$ir» 1 shall be obliged if 70a will
kindly hare your patrolmen keep an eye on the house froH
tiae to tine as they pass.

There is a gsng of mall boja in Caroline
Street who hare a habit of cliisbing xsp on top of sj
garage, ivhere thej haye broken the skylight and done other
damage. last year they poked a lot of bottles and pieces
of iron thorough the side openings in the skylight so that
they dropped on to my car in the garage. I hare now wired
the Tentilatizig slats tight and do not think they can
force then open. The fact that the gates of the high bade
fence are locked with padlocks makes no difference to these
childrent as thay boost one another op orer the top*

%ould anything occmr to require attention, pleasa
notify Mrs. Marian Baker^ 1905 Sixteenth St., or I. ff. lelson
or Dr. A. K. ?isher. Biological Scunrey,. Sept. of Jgri culture.

Ify address until about the end of the year will be
lagunitas, Ibrin County, California.

Respectfully,

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June 22, 1919.

FOs Piaster,

Washington, D. C.

Dear

Ihitil further notice please forward to ae at
lAgonitas, Marin County, California, all latter »i>i\
addressed to m at 1919 Sixteenth Street or at the

iberland

Please hsTe all wagazine, newspaper, and
package sail dwlifered at the Horthnaberland, where it
will he cared for until wy return.

Letter mail addressed to Mrs. C. Hart Merrian
and Mi5>8 ' "^enaida Merrian should be forwarded to Lagnni U

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PotOMc Bl^ctrlo Powr Co.,
14th and C 3tr»«t«.

nashington, J>. C.
OMr Sirs:

fodaj I m dooing t^ hoBse, 1919 Sixteenth
Street, for the ee«sc«, ^ ao not expect to «tu«

~^t '' '"^ '•"• ' ^- ^-^ ^'' ^'^ «^-*'^«
c«r«„t .t the «in switch in the haae.ent under the stone

•tops at the front of the honse.

Mj office. Apartment 701 The Horthmberland
-l-o is Closed today, and no current ahonld be used mtil
V ntura*

Hteapect fully.

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ABBeseor, Dietrict of Ooh:r?iVia
Dear Sir:

Hel^ewith I ani enclosiw; my Personal and Intar^ihle
Tax BchcKlule for 1919.

(toncemirug the Bond valued for July 1, 1919, would
lik5 to say that I have juat spent half a day in the Bond
brokers offices in San Firancisco, arri was unable to find any
rscent quotations or sales for those raarked with a cross (^)
or a ^u»stion mark. Possibly you may be able to suppljr these.

In the case of the Irtj^erial Russian Credit of 1919
which fell due last month, would stste that payment v/as de-
fa(tilt#d by the Russian (Jovemnent, and whether or not the
Credit now has any value I am unable to ascertain.

I aro in California for the suniier but expect to
retiuTi to WashirfHbon (1919 16th St.)for the winter.

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July 16, 1919
Rodney Dean, Jfeq. Secrst

Dear Sir:

I hare thi« day received a circular latter aadrsB-
.ad to holder of the I'^riHl Ri^esia. Govt,. 6. 3-yaeu' Crodit
latii^tinG that Oe«tincat;s^ he deposited prior to t^^^t 15.

I ara in OalifomSa for t)ie etnmr and cannot get at
W «»H,ificate. which is in a aaire deposit box in Washin^.on.
that shall I do* I wish to join in taking ad^ant«re of 'the
action of four Cbomittee.

Should be oblif^ed for a copy of the Protective Agree,
■ant mentioned in the circular.

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July 17, 1919

Thanks for yotir letter of the 9th inet. By a
curious coincidence it cwie in the sanie mil with a letter
from 1688 ttilheron enelosin.- the key-altho I wrnte her before
learinc Waehir^ton to f^ve it to. your mother. Hor^rer. better
late than_^,r, .o here it is. But do'nt bother abotrt ^joing
to office K»pt at lorjg intervals- just to let it be known
that soweone is on the trail. Ind there my be some letter
aail worlh forwardii^.

SUcier Park is a great place, but I do'nt advise
younc folks to eo there till their pocket books have had
tine to fill up. (h,e88 same is trw of pretty much all the
Natioiial Pkrks.

Yw and AuE^ie raiBt be most ndehty careful about
your doings down at the Basin. The ^-ater there is fearfully
wfft. Tell yoiu- mother she had better look out:

Here at li^-unitas I get all the wetting I need
evenings vhon watering the ferns. And there are plenty of
big ones this year, and plenty of hudcleberrfwi too, and
the Salal did wonders last winter ar>d is now a joy foreror.

¥• all are glad your upstairs room is occupied.
One do«i'nt feel half so lonesome with soneone else 5n the

hOUBOe

There are two rests of Thrushes in cltuTips of ferns
close to our >,o. ,•. Kd'nt know before that they built in
ferns . '^mr f*.^f,^^ ^. ,y^^ ^ ^^

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J«i7 22, 1919.

Viwtlia, Calif.
^/ dear Sir;

--t. „. I „,„.„,,, ^^J ■- ^ >-.» no »,«, ,,
P«»iM« how..«r that I ™, ' f, "' *..oca.ti„„. It j.

*2.000 »orth. '''^ *° """''■«»• ♦l.'W or

^9ry truly your*.

CHK:Ji;

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.% daar Sin

I tml VM7 WdUy «boat hfttii^ ns
7«gt«rdhigr» I liiir* lad gocd d^^a i^rMlf and
OM 1i»qwi atteolMd to thou

ovoryonr d«|;
kaov hov d»«p]y

Vdto I oawt nplMv a teii «««. I w peilMps
iMlp TOO to fivt a pr«idiii« ftmi^ mm* Alch in tlM aj
dovolopo into a miitablo ooiyirton. f9r this porpoM I tako
tho libarty «f oncloaiqs W cha«lc f«r ISO. Ai« I da as aa
ta^irsssioii of nerst, not as aa iaUoaiioa that I fool raipao-
siUs for tba aeoidMft. Ihs aectdani aMMd «»sidAls» aad
I vani jea to kaov that I fopl amaailicly aony.

ftruotiqs ^bat jon aiU !>• abU to flal tha rl^
sart of a dt^^

cakm

1 «fy tnUj yonra.

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AW»t 9, 1919.

D«Mr Mr. Ihit*

▼•ry irulj yoort,

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Rodaer D»an, Sia*. Secrotary .<
55 Ifcll StP86i.

Hev Yort 6lty.

Omu* Sir: ^

Raplyiqg to yotnr latter of the 7th last., wwlft

•tato that I hava aignsd and am ratunrfng h«r««ith a copy

of tha Protactiva AgraeaBot conowndiis tha laparial Rossiaa

6i Credit, iriiich mis aent as for that parposa; and on iqr .

return to letahiqgton in the fall, will send you qgr oertificatoa

Vary truly yours.

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1022 md bOTS^

Bitffalo. N. ??•

J^plying to your latter of th* A*k • *
that tha sal. of ^ F«.^ g ' "* '*** *""*•• ^ ''^•^

- .xpactadJ. m 1^ '^^••^ ^'^I-'^/ wa. r.t accc^liahed
**^*eaf- ia aeordanca with rour r*ftiu»-* t

•xtension of tha oofich ^ x. J ^ * *^*** *° ''*^

ox vas option to about Septartar 10.

CHM:» '•nr truly your..

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August », 1919.

a«, ^ / : " ^ '^ •'^ •«^«'W1^ ««t. fro. Y.B.
and «^ fn« P«a .n^,^ ,„,,. ^ latW i. ratum.* ^,

to «whii^A>a.

dW Bot rMch » until too lat,.

"* " "WT 81-1 If MSBttai h- »<« r.rt«*l.

B.* I «. tarrtfl^ to too, tli.t «». Ih- ifari^

'%ni Book ooTors • thoosairf t^mi- 1 1 1

-^ , ""warn Yjrpovritton pagM. it »«% 1m m.

dati^ii. T ^** *•• ■** la^ •mil

" rar. .p«a^ K* »» r«- tta «-«, «„. ** "*

«. W. d«» ««. „, t^ ^
«r«» i^,«„t ^ ^ ^^^^ Wl. ,« .^ J ]!J7

^ flrttiqs « Hm l«t of indiMi mt«riU Imtw
1-rn.i ftx« ftr*U rf th. f ...ipt of .om iiyorti^ Bmt dmlU
a lMta&nKlott-*«U of i44di ftr tho good.

im e^km to tht City toalg^ to imr a loetara ^
Jat lUlMard on tho Mrds of lako CowAy; ond nnct Sbturdaj
■Utabotfa and I 1^ to Alawda to opwd flnxUij «itli tho StoghMW
fai*lj.

mth lore to yon alL
iMNlqstott, 0. C.

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laafthan * Burton,

Union Trust Bu

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Qmu* Sirs:

Thanks for yoar lottor «f A^goot 7 cmtomiAi^ ^
Buffalo lot vliidi OuinthM- is hepii^ to soil. I ha»o nad a
lottor fro. hi. askipB to hawo tho Urn aztmiod to 8i>pt«i>M>
10, am h«o vritton hi. agroaii^ to this,

▼«7 truly yours.

oaiim

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August 20, 1919

Qatiowd Qoograpliic Soeioty,
Viihiqgton, 0« C.

BwlMiA is ir oliMk for $6, for vhidi plosM
OM espy oaeh of Kslson's 1114 Aatmto' and 8sBataMi*s
to e. I. Ulon, flail OoroniM, Ikria Oomty, CaUf •

faiy truly yours,

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Almost 25^ X9i9.

Bodn^T Dsan. Ksq^ Secretary^

Hew' York City.

Baar

Tour circular of At^^t 15 addrotsad to tha Raldan

of OHTiificataa of Participation in tha Imperial Ruaaion H

Credit haa Just reached no, 0^ I note that your Conndttee haa

extended the tins for depoait to Septeidoer 30. Thia date doea at>^

help matterB in tJbe least eo far ae I as concerned, aa I do not

ejpect to return to Waahiiigton luitil about Ghriatnu. I an.

vritiqg to aak therefore idiether in ?iew of the written stateaaxtf^

I hate sent you« positively agreeing to deposit with you iqy

cartificate inaadiately on ny retiu*n to Waahington» I may not

be included with those who are able to get eat their certificate

JBore proB|)tly«

Reapeetfullyt
CHIi:lC «i..iu.x>*^ U*-^

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I>»ar Sir:

A»W»t 31. 1919

Herwith I •nclosa ehsck for *I00 in p«,»ot irf
S.pt.*T «»l OotobT l»iall«,rt. on ny I5W U^y Um^
c^^or Which TO h«^th o^W (Bo.. 7525-7528. incln.iV

V«7 truly yoora.

CBU'.m

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SaptMdMT 5, 1919.

Hr. f . I. Btorm, Cbiridcr,

Igpit^jg^Mff ImuruMM Co.,

Dsar Sir:

forawiih I an enclosiqg ^r <^ck on the Crookor
BsUoml Bank of San Francisco for $196 lAioh togotbor «j
tho dividond no* due no of #66.55 bbJcm iho aarant of qr
prooiTBi $264.55, duo floptoBbor 21.

Roapoctfully,

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8ept«i^M' 8, 1919,

OUd to haar trm yon aegaii^ Iplr «orry you «rawt g«^
•»V '«r a ehu«B ©f ta^ieratiire; rtiii t rmUf that the fo«<
^MstioB !• iivorUuBW Mi also that in rwiai^ your MWMripi
yon wlU bo ■or* contMitad olwro yon oan lo«k up roforoaeoa aai
othor poiota tiMtt fliy arj

Y«ir coMBBia uiii fhoao of Immm tm tha eool aanr in

luliiqKtoii alwya «ttao w, partienlarly la viov of otter loUaira
writtoB about Um omm tiw froa tho aaM plaoo efli«>]ai]iii« of Urn
tortiblo heat. Tou two on-tainly oi^ to dmx^ your rMidaaco
to Tarn. Ro mat not aUy loqg in lorth IkkoU or ho wUl frooxo
to doath.

Glad U aoo CoU»a lottar, iMoh I m roturMi« harovith.
It ia dbviooa that yoa ani h» kaov aoMthixe about WilUmt iimt
ia nova to aa. Ftr«nal|y, I thoold faol iaolintd to aaU to the
hi^at blMmr. but U atM caaaa tha paraonal ofKticB oointa
aai thia aa«a to bo «m of mm. inyfaoo. it ^21 bo i^ docidad
roliof if yon can aid»«i Bc^iwioAfor oadi ovon thei^ tha prica
ia «ch IM. than tto plao. ia north. X» aooh caa... aa «q»ri.nc«
haa tan^ na, tho qoaition ia not idiat tl» tfai« ia north, but
i*»t «• oan gat for it duriqs mar llfotiMo, ai^ I f or on* aa
"i«^ty Urad of paying tazoa nithout air c«^»omatli« inooM.

I Infor that tha owm m ymn, in nhich caao tho
•«wnit roeoivad far tha» ahonld of ooorao bo poraona to you aa
diatinct trm tho prico of tha fa», idiioh I aiippoao you ani
Julia aro to divido 60-60.

480

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^•f** Stafhona an
thai no aspaot to atart

nth lava to

1m« to Umoh aaturday, a
to apoal tha ni^
an aato trip,
both.

Aa

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October 2, 1919.

•-.*• r o«i,.o,-«.4i.

Thanks for your l«ttors *ich ami tad ngr return from
tha Klazaath laka and OEuigron region.

It is good that you can get $6,000 for Hoemrood jim
when the ooney will be of sons use to you. and. as you say, sava
no end of annoyance and eiqpense for repairs and so on.

How in the world am I to raaoadser after so wyy years
what there is In the museum or back shop that I would want to save
if I had the chance' Sooo years ago I gare Coll all of 117 wagons,
cutters, and harness. You surely are welcoms to those slei#-

belU so far as I am <soBcemed. In f aet they never beloiced to ne

aqgpway.

If I had aiy monay to inrest I would buy

•wwd or fourthi^^se issues sell for about $93.60 which imUces
ti»m yield an ezeeUent interest. The reason thay are low*r than
the others is that when held ia laiig* (juantity they are not subjeet
to oartain «xea|>tioBs from the iaeoM tax. and therefore are leas
sought by rich iorestors, bitt ^w Jift they are fine.

1» are mi^ty glad that ?emon is in the field even if
it is late in the season for so far north. I envy his visit with
Caiester and little Teddie-I should like mightily to see them again

t can't answw your question about paper for half-tones-
too maiv change, since I was si^wsed to be a sharp on that line of
goods. Your publishers oi^t to know.

lore f. J , ^"^ '^^ particularly fruitful in M

I^re ^om an Old Shasta Chief in U^ KWth I got the 1.
ocatic«s Of 63 old rancherias on or near KWth Ter^^

iz: LT"'" '^''''''' ^ *^ ^-^- trip^-^rth^

.i^ire family ^. ^ ,^,..,^ ^^ ^^^^ ^

I located some 50 Odd ^ncheria. of the NB^lik-ka tTibe.

-It have just had two or three early rains.-enot^ to
P«t «rt the fire, and freahen up the country, fiah you could see
the moss and other green thir^ now.

We are all e.11, mi all join in love.

la ever.

^^'iUaP^* K. Bailey.
1834 Xaloraaa Road.

*whington7D.

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Omu*

Octob«r 2. 1919.

(to returning txvm the Klaoath Iak« country in Qragon
^ l^p«r Kl«»ith Quvoa and 1ft. Shasta rtgion in northern Cklifor-
nia. I find your l.tt«r amitii^ attantioa; and «i vary glad to hata
tha nam froa Ijrona rails.

Floranca alao has written me about the sale of Hooowood.
And lAile the price is ««h less th«i the place ought to be worth,
nefertheless it is probably aa ouch as you can hope to get in your
lifeti«».-«id what we want, we surely want in owr lifetinesf

As to the remainder of ^ stuff in the museos, I really
think I brox^ht away all that I felt sure that I wanted; and after
the lapse of so nu^r years, it i. ii^ossible for .. to recall lAat
i. left, so I don't see how I can do anythi,^ about it at !«« rai«e.

^ hate had a delightful mmomr, and hate Just been
faTored l^ unu«ially early rains which hate refr«Aed the country
generally, and ha^e retirified the moss and other green thi,»i.

I hare b.« .weadingly buiy. an* hate coll«*ted a Tery
la.«e a-«»t Of additional information from various I«U«, tribes.

ttei::""' ""• - "" "• -"^^ '-^- -^- --

With B«ch loTo, in *ich lUzabeth and Zenaida join.

^ eter yours.

Urs.

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Ifr. George H. Goldman.

Orosi. Caiif. R. 1^ Box 122.
Dear Ifr. Goldman:

Very maiqr thanks for your tf.««vi .

"^ <*«. r« put th«. 1 J!^* <T^, ^ ""*"**• - ' -

"W^fW If they were full rina in ^r *u
others were h«xl and cri. p. ""^ "pe. All of the

•co^pamed by regrets tlwit his p;
pret anted me from seeii^ him.

Again thanking you for i
the grapes.

c^'.m

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October 6, 1919.

lb*. 0^rg» R lhit», Preeident,
llational listropolitan Bimk.
Iwhington, D.C.

SBar It. lhit»:

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ftwlosad is DOT check on National IfatropoHtan Bank fa
♦80 in payment of October and VovmBtmr installnents on four $l(n
Tictorjr loan Bonds for Mrs. Merrism (Hos. 7884 and 8317) and ny
daughter Zenaida (»os. 788S and 8247), as per the four enclosed
cards.

^•xy truly yours.

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October 82, 1919.

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We are now back all safe and sound and well from one of
the most intereeting tripe I ha^e erer made anjfwhere. We drove oui
car about a thousand rdles. and on the last day ran 215 ndles to
reach hone. We were all pretty tired, but fortunately had a good
nighfs sleep before receiving Dorothy's telegram.

It certainly seems a mystery that such an absolutely
perfect and apparently h«ilthful child as Carol should drop off
so suddenly. Probably we shall never know the cause.

Both goiig and coaine we camped on McCloud River near the
salmon hatchery at Baird, only a short distance below where we
ca«,>ed with John C. Iferriaa and fardly 16 years ago. It was fortu-
nate that I secT;red excellent photographs of Wintoon Indian, and
their lodges at that time, as most of them are now de«i and none
of their old lodges are left.

One night we camped abreast of Shasta just north of Black
Butte. Our longest stop, were in Treka Valley and Scott Valley.
Vernon will be Interested to know that Scott Valley is wholly
different from the impression I carried of it from our pack-outfit-
trxp in 1898, 21 years ago. My recollection was that the valley
•a. of «all aie. ^ ^ ..^^^.^ encroached upon by Pond^sa
foreat. that there were few openi^ of any .ize. The con^nuy i.
true. Ihe valley i. 22 mile, in le^.. ^ ,,, ,,,, ,J^^^^
from a mxU to .i, or more in breadth, bord^ everywhere by
forests of pines and oaks. It i., to .ay the leaet, one of the
most beautiful valley. I have ever .een-I rather think the mo.t

baautifxil. It is c«!|)let6ly hanmisd in by higji aountaine. The
Salmon FdTer Alps on the west rise precipitously in an tiribroken
crMtline to the timber line region, above which cany of the peaks
are marbled with snow. I made two trips into it over the Ft. Jones
grade of 2,000 feet rise, and we came out at the north end from
Chillahan's ranch to Crazelle over the high grade across the Rcott
Mountains.

Ihen in the Yreka Ttalley region we had sublime views of
Shasta in the evening sunset glow.

.^e dorainant oaks stirroundipg Shasta, Yreka, and Scott
Valleys and also in Sacramento canyon are the Black and the White
Oaks (Q> calif ornica and Q. prarrvana), now in fall coloring. The
Ihite !iycs in particular are wonderful^ brilliant in mottled
yellows^ greens, and reds, to which was added the deep purple-red
of Camus glabrata on moist ground, and the intense brilliant scar-
let of the Poison 0^ on the hillsides. And in SacraoButo canyon
the red of the Dogwood added another element to the coloring.

Arch Gilbert was with us, and a great help in oBxnpo
Arnoi^ other thii«s he got up every morning before dayli^t and
built the fire, so that Rlizabeth had a bed of coals ready to cook
breakfast over when she got up. We were always dressed by dayli^^
sometimes earlier. The nights were very cold, ice fomdrig on oar
water nearly every ni^t, and on one ni^t the big mter \ms frose

^clid.

femon will be glad to know that I got several fine seri^

of distribution notes alor« lines not pr.eviously worked, besides

which I had the satisfaction of getting a very large qpantity of

al, inclndim a vocabulary, tribal

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botmdarie., and old r«ch«rla ««. and location, of a trfba on
targo of axtlnction-only two Indians remainii^.

S«»»«ial la|)ortant trtps are .till oiit.ta«dl«g. bat wo
cannot «ko anoW «or. nntll tho note, fro- the laat trip are
co-pletely written up. th« w. will hate to look <«t for rain..

Our la.t Une fro. Doro^jqr told of the baglnnii^ of
Q«-«r. brief illne^i. Nothi«« later but the telegram which of
couree we did not reoeiT. until .ereral day. after it had been .
lb were m Scott ialley lAen the little one died.

Our beat lore to you both,

i» e»er,

1834 Kalorana Roai;
^.hington, D. O,

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l"" trl- «». «, J 2L =- 1» » p-in* *^. ,.

^^ raw and staved and fl»ri ♦k— .
▼•rnon ha. ti«e and know. ^ "^ ^* *»*!»« good both my., if

•t «- R.. 0^. ^ J^'^Z-^T; *«» ■^. that h. ^ ««

4'«n.«..» not at a poatoffic.
we are h«rlig .up«rb autiai •••♦h.^ ,.
b«a«tlful clear dar. Th. o ^^ther-eold night, and

*w aay«. The Oragon Robin. rti.tle arm™-i

*•"* ^•'- It i. ^t. a^i,^, „.^ j;;;;^^ «-»- ■» .^-pi.*

Wth love to yoa both,
*attiington» J),r.

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Hear Coll:

We returned a few days ago from one of the most inter-
esting and fruitful tripe I have ever made anywhere, in the course
of which I drove our old ear about a thousand cdles* The day we
returned home we drove 215 milas, arriving at lagunitas a little
before midnight.

In tlie course of my work aloi^ Klaitath River and tributary
valleys last year and this, I have secured the nanes and locations
of 264 Indian villages, the inhabitants of most of which have become
extinct throiigji the kind services of their white neighbors* Allow-
ing ten houses of five individuals each — 50 persons in all--a8 the
average number for each villagOt the total population of Klamath
basin must have been in the early days at least 13,200.

The explanation of so large a popiilation is that the food
supply was exceptionally bountiful --the Klamath and its tributaries
abounding in Salmon, Be Is, and other fish; the adjacent mountain-
sides in game. Acorns, Manzanita berries, and other food plants.
There were three tribes speakii^ different lang'aages: the Shaste
reaching from the Modok country a little west of Klamath Lakes down
half way to the coast; the Kahrok of the middle Klamath; and the
Turok of the lower Klamath.

On reaching borne we found a belated telegram telling us
of the death of Dorothy *s sweet little Carol. She was a remarkably
happjr and lovable child^ and we shall all miss her greatly. The
blow to Dorothy and Henry is i^urticularly severe.

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M glad that yo\i and Julia vent ovmr th. old savinga at
Howwood. Could I havo boon thoro I night have laid asld. a ttm
thii^ as worth brirgii^ on to laahiqgton, but fwl that on the
iholo it 2»y bo just as iwll that I was not thor.. W. both ar. old
wioc^ to know that thwo ar. stacks of thing* on. hatos to part
with, and yet lAiich one do«B not miss and would nsir.r no«l.

Znadda say's that your family appwu^ to bo nonopolizipg
tho administration of Forost Churchy according *o *h« prograi*?Rclos

Do not know just when we shall go back to lashington.
but surelv not for anothor laonth or so.

With love to you all.

As ever.

Hr. C.n. Miriam,

L^ons Falls, N.i

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Nweofcar 2, 1919.
Ifr. B. B. Gardnor,

San Geronifflo, Chlit,
Dsar Mr. Gardner:

The enclosed bill for water rent from July 1 <rf the
current year to July 1. 1920, ha. juet re«)hed m, aloi« with a

notice stating ^Aat the biU la. payable in adyance on the let of
July.

IhiB leads me to aak if this is not the bill paid by me
Isnediately on bqt arrival last suoBer. and which was paid by check
on the a-ocker Bank of San Francisco and nailed to you on July 5.
Bus check came back to me from the bank endorsed -San Geronimo
Valley Water Co.- and paid through Clearir« House July 12, 1919.
But for this payment no raceipt was sent ne by the compaij.

Of course, your raeord.will show whether or not this was
for the bill received today. I .hali be obliged if you will kindly
let ma kncm.

nth best wishos to you all,

^ery truly yours,
CHM:)G

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7628, and 8489. ***• ^®. 7626, ?527.

Wndly hoid th. bond, until «, ratum . ..

»• Wa racantl. return^ t *^^«u

trip of about a^ tho««u^ l^,,;^ .^ ''T * "°»^ inWastl,^ auto
•^ -^ioh I- located naarl, 200 ll^ !? '^"''"'*- ^" ^* -—
oth-r inron^tioo of .all x r,Ta:t.^ "''- "^ ^^"^
trip north. "* '^^^^'^ t«orrow on another

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NOT«*er 13, 1919.
Mr. G«orge W. Wiite, President,
National Metropolitan Bank
Washington, D. C.

Hr dear Jfr. White:

The auinther Realty Company of Buffalo, K.Y.. inform
m that they have just sold a piece of property belongii* to m
on Ferry St., Buffalo, for $6,500 less certain expenses of perfect,
ing title.

I have asked Mclanahan & Burtoi^ who have the deeds md
other papers ralatipg to this property, to hand you the deed iriBn
the transaction is ready for settlement, and I shall be great*'
obliged if you will kindly fcr^d the deed to .c.^ bank lit fluffs
to be delivered to Ceorge L. Guinther on payment ot the purchase
price, and shall be stiil further obliged if you will kindly
deposit the eane to iny account after deductirg your diai^es. '

Very tndy yours,
CHM:IG

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Hr. Oeorga L« Ouinthar,
lOZZ Hiite BuSldingt
Buffalo, N. YT

Mr dear Sir:

m

Tour lattor of Noraiabar 7 has just raachad ma^ stating
that you hat a saourad a purchaaar for m^ last Farry Street
projparty, to net na $6,500 cash lass certain charges in connection
with cofloploting the title, your coonission to be the amount
received by you in excess of tl» $6,500* I agree to this and
shall be glad to have the sale coapleted as early as practicable.

The deeds and other papers ar#, as you knew, in the hands
of my attorneys McLanahan k Burton, with whom you are in corres-
pondence •

Instead of having the money sent to California as I
requested last June, I have arrai^ged with the National Metropolitan
Bar* of Washington, D. C, to attend to the transfer and deposit
to u^ Washington account*

Thankii^: you for your success in securix^ a purchaser
and for your various attentions in the matter,

tery truly yotirs,
CHM:)0

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Rodnej Dean^ Esq., Secretary,
55 Wall 3tt.

Mew Tork City.

Dear 3ir:

In compliance with my promise of last snsimer

(when in California), I am enclosing herewith the

certificate of my thousand dollar Imperial Russian

GoTernment 6^ three year credit, due June 18, 1919

(Certificate No. A2487)^ dated December 13, 1916,

and shall be obliged if you will kindly acknowledge

receipt*

7ery truly yours.

A . ^ ^c* 31,1919

Assistant Cashier
^tional City Bank
««w York City

Dear Sir:

JOplji^ to your l.tt,r of th, £6,h in,t. (Uui.I. -T.C )

would state that 1 hare sienad th- k-~i

°"° "«"•" '" bond power yon enclosed.

.tested by Geo... Mate. President of th. K.tlon.1 y.tropoli-
tan and. .f this city, and a„ returning th. sa™ herewith
. ong With the Ino«.e T.x hU„k. „ r.,uest.d--i„ the ^tier
Of the I.p.rial Bnssian Go«m..nt 6iX thr,. year credit.

Very truly youra.

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January 6, 1920.

Hqbt Julia:

HereTTith is your December coupon which I
have just clipped.

Our family spent Christnaa with Dorothy at
her Cambridge home, where I arrived from California
only a little before noon on Christmas day. little Beth
had been sick, but ms improving when I left, and
fflizabeth now writes that she is practically well.

Zenaida and I have opened the house and got
things started for the winter, but the house is rerj cold,
Blizabeth expects to return next Sunday.

Trusting that you are well, and that you are
able to keep warn during this chilly weather.

Jls ever yours.

""• ^gJi«„B«sh Merriam.
1008 Washington St.\
flatertown, N. T.

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Mclanahan & Burton,

Union Trust Building.
Washington, J). 'C.

Dear Mr. Burton:

TharJcs for yours of the 10th inat,
enclosing bill of $87.29 f^r services and disbursements
in connection with the sale of my Buffalo property,
for which I am enclosing check herewith. Your charges,
as usual, are entirely satisfactory.

With best wishes.

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Mr, Proctor W. Hansl,

American Motors Corporation,

141 Broadway t wew York City,

My dear Mr* Hansl:

Since calling on you in New York a couple of
weeks ago I have been trying to learn a few more details
about the American-6 as at present niafle, but without much
success. Some of your local dealer? say that the 1920
Models are equipped with Tiidcin rear axles and Timkin
bearings on both rear and front axles, viiile others say
that this is not the case. If you hove as yet printed t^
specifications of your 1920 Model, I should greatly appre-
ciate a copy.

Nor have I yet been ablo to find oat whether or
not the car can be furnished with a Bosch magneto without
doing away with the tire pump. 1 want both magneto and
tire pump. If you will kindly einlighton me on the^e points
at your early convenience I shall be greatly obliged, as I
now have an opportunity to dispose of my old car to good
advantage and would like to got an American-6 as soon as
practicnble. If the changes desired can be made in the
near future, I would like to give you an order for the car
with certain additions which I will mention on hearing from

you.

CHM:l!G

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Egbert Bagg & Co.,

191 Genesee 3t..
Utica, N. i,'

Thanks for yours of the 19th in?t. enclosing
insurance policies on mj furniture, baskets, and specimens
fHartford No. 6852 and . Liverpool London 2: Globe No. IE726).
both expiring January 18. 1923. The premium on these,
$20.57 each, amounting to $41.14. is herewith enclosed.

Thanking you for your attention in the matter,

Very truly yours.
CHM:JfiG ^^

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