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D. Merritt and Son letter to Richard Pell Hunt
02/18/1824
On front of document on right:
“Troy 2 mo 18 1824
R.P. Hunt Respected Friend
Thy letter of the 14th is at hand by which we observed that Wheat Continues @ 8/ - & in sum instances 8/3 – & that thee had bot for thyself 1200bus which thee has got Ground, as thee has done that to keep thy Customers & [illegible] to have bot for us- we will if it is thy wish take that also, with what thy has bot of which [there?] please determine [write] us by Return of Mail----for the amount of which thee can draw on us or on Samuel Willets through the Bank of Geneva at 4 mo & Charge us with the amt - it is a Convenience to us to have the draft made at 4 mo as it gives us time to get some [part?] of our Flour to market before they come due the Cashier of the Bank of Geneva informed our Agent at Ithaca that he could draw for what he pleased @ 4 months should the price Wheat be not over 8/ we wish thee to buy for us --- [illegible] sales flour in N. York was $6 @ 4 months
We are Respectfully thy Fr’d
D. Merritt & Son”
On front of document on left:
"Richard P. Hunt Merchant Waterloo N.Y."
Postmarked in red "TROY NY FEB 18"
On back of document: "DeMerritt & Son 3mo 18th 1824"
“Troy 2 mo 18 1824
R.P. Hunt Respected Friend
Thy letter of the 14th is at hand by which we observed that Wheat Continues @ 8/ - & in sum instances 8/3 – & that thee had bot for thyself 1200bus which thee has got Ground, as thee has done that to keep thy Customers & [illegible] to have bot for us- we will if it is thy wish take that also, with what thy has bot of which [there?] please determine [write] us by Return of Mail----for the amount of which thee can draw on us or on Samuel Willets through the Bank of Geneva at 4 mo & Charge us with the amt - it is a Convenience to us to have the draft made at 4 mo as it gives us time to get some [part?] of our Flour to market before they come due the Cashier of the Bank of Geneva informed our Agent at Ithaca that he could draw for what he pleased @ 4 months should the price Wheat be not over 8/ we wish thee to buy for us --- [illegible] sales flour in N. York was $6 @ 4 months
We are Respectfully thy Fr’d
D. Merritt & Son”
On front of document on left:
"Richard P. Hunt Merchant Waterloo N.Y."
Postmarked in red "TROY NY FEB 18"
On back of document: "DeMerritt & Son 3mo 18th 1824"
Content Location: Troy, 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
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Address: Women's Rights National Historical Park, 136 Fall Street, Seneca Falls, NY 13148
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Address: Women's Rights National Historical Park, 136 Fall Street, Seneca Falls, NY 13148
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Richard Pell Hunt, 1797-1856 (Womens Rights Names)
D. Merritt and Son (Womens Rights Names)
Commercial Correspondence (Womens Rights Genre)
D. Merritt and Son (Womens Rights Names)
Commercial Correspondence (Womens Rights Genre)
Part of Series I. Richard Pell Hunt C. Professional Life 1. Dry Goods Store and Flour Mill
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