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Richard Pell Hunt letter to Richard Townsend
06/13/1829
On front of document:
“Waterloo 6 mo 13th 1829
Esteemed Friend
Richard Townsend I entirely forgot to send a statement of our affairs pr Daniel. I now send it pr John Stuart The amt of Jugment is $146 cost 10
dated 1 16 1829 ----- Cr $156.00
By Pair of Horses sold to O. Baldwin for $60 I could do no better with them I took a note against a man who I consider good for it Baldwin said thee offered them to him for $55 --- $60
The Harness I also sold on a time for the amt fixed say fifteen Dollars Rec’d cash pr Mail 25 100.00 ------ 56.00
add interest 2 -
[add] Extra Postage on Letter, [county] money - 56
Ballance due ......... $ 58.56
Please to pay the amt to John Stuart and his recept shall be in full for the same I remain they friend R.P. Hunt
NB I have been very much afflicted with the Fever & Ague about two months and it now hangs on me so I am unable to do any thing. The rest of our friends are all well money is very scarce here”
On back of document:
"Richard Townsend Merchant No4 Bowery New York"
"Richard Townsend a/c Current 1829"
“Waterloo 6 mo 13th 1829
Esteemed Friend
Richard Townsend I entirely forgot to send a statement of our affairs pr Daniel. I now send it pr John Stuart The amt of Jugment is $146 cost 10
dated 1 16 1829 ----- Cr $156.00
By Pair of Horses sold to O. Baldwin for $60 I could do no better with them I took a note against a man who I consider good for it Baldwin said thee offered them to him for $55 --- $60
The Harness I also sold on a time for the amt fixed say fifteen Dollars Rec’d cash pr Mail 25 100.00 ------ 56.00
add interest 2 -
[add] Extra Postage on Letter, [county] money - 56
Ballance due ......... $ 58.56
Please to pay the amt to John Stuart and his recept shall be in full for the same I remain they friend R.P. Hunt
NB I have been very much afflicted with the Fever & Ague about two months and it now hangs on me so I am unable to do any thing. The rest of our friends are all well money is very scarce here”
On back of document:
"Richard Townsend Merchant No4 Bowery New York"
"Richard Townsend a/c Current 1829"
Content Location: Waterloo, NY
Women's Rights National Historical Park, Seneca County, New York
Latitude: 42.9025993347168, Longitude: -76.8444976806641
Women's Rights National Historical Park, Seneca County, New York
Latitude: 42.9025993347168, Longitude: -76.8444976806641
Women's Rights National Historical Park, Code: WORI
Organization: US National Park Service
Role: Archivist
Address: Women's Rights National Historical Park, 136 Fall Street, Seneca Falls, NY 13148
Role: Archivist
Address: Women's Rights National Historical Park, 136 Fall Street, Seneca Falls, NY 13148
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WORI_20644-BX01-Fl19-Doc_01.pdf
Richard Pell Hunt, 1797-1856 (Womens Rights Names)
Richard Townsend (Womens Rights Names)
Commercial Correspondence (Womens Rights Genre)
Richard Townsend (Womens Rights Names)
Commercial Correspondence (Womens Rights Genre)
Part of Series I. Richard Pell Hunt C. Professional Life 1. Correspondence ; Richard P. Hunt made a duplicate of this letter which is image WORI_20644-BX01-Fl16-Doc_09.pdf
Transcript 8.2 - huntco~1.doc
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