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Richard Pell Hunt letter to Isaac Merritt
01/20/1827
On front of document:
“Waterloo 1Mo 20th 1827
Esteemed Friend
Isaac Merritt thine of the 18th [last?] was duly recd and would have been answered , but I have been waiting to see what the prospects was for Clover Seed. I found it is quite scarce and the farmers require about 12 ½ cents p lb Wheat is now selling @ from 6/to 6/3 p Bu Corn 3/6 Rye 4/ Oats 25 to 30 [cts?] If thee wishes to purchase any Clover Seed I think I could buy 30 or 40 bus for thee. I am sorry thee settled with the Troy & Black Rock Line as they did not take the Wheat & Flour from Waterloo I sent it to Montesuma at my Expense 11mo 20th 1825 when they agreed to send it to Troy Imediately. I then drew a draft on thee for $50 to be paid on safe delivery of 50 Bbls Flour & 40 Bbls Wheat & paid them $13 in cash for all of Which I have their Recpt I wish thee to say to them I must have paid back to thee on my a/c 2/-p Bbl over charge on 89 Bbls is $22.25 also for one Bbl of Superfine Flour not del’d - $4.00-- Cash paid. L.F. Knapp pr Recpt 13.00 $39.25/100 They did not present the draft I gave on thee for $50 and of course it was not paid nor will not be paid, I told Abner not to Settle their Bill but send them to me as I had an off set which I presume he forgot from thy Assured friend R.P. Hunt [PS?] I will settle thy a/c in the Spring or before if Required please give me thy opinion about the Spring Market”
On back of letter:
"Richard P Hunt Letter 20th Jan 1829 S J. Knapp & Co."
“Waterloo 1Mo 20th 1827
Esteemed Friend
Isaac Merritt thine of the 18th [last?] was duly recd and would have been answered , but I have been waiting to see what the prospects was for Clover Seed. I found it is quite scarce and the farmers require about 12 ½ cents p lb Wheat is now selling @ from 6/to 6/3 p Bu Corn 3/6 Rye 4/ Oats 25 to 30 [cts?] If thee wishes to purchase any Clover Seed I think I could buy 30 or 40 bus for thee. I am sorry thee settled with the Troy & Black Rock Line as they did not take the Wheat & Flour from Waterloo I sent it to Montesuma at my Expense 11mo 20th 1825 when they agreed to send it to Troy Imediately. I then drew a draft on thee for $50 to be paid on safe delivery of 50 Bbls Flour & 40 Bbls Wheat & paid them $13 in cash for all of Which I have their Recpt I wish thee to say to them I must have paid back to thee on my a/c 2/-p Bbl over charge on 89 Bbls is $22.25 also for one Bbl of Superfine Flour not del’d - $4.00-- Cash paid. L.F. Knapp pr Recpt 13.00 $39.25/100 They did not present the draft I gave on thee for $50 and of course it was not paid nor will not be paid, I told Abner not to Settle their Bill but send them to me as I had an off set which I presume he forgot from thy Assured friend R.P. Hunt [PS?] I will settle thy a/c in the Spring or before if Required please give me thy opinion about the Spring Market”
On back of letter:
"Richard P Hunt Letter 20th Jan 1829 S J. Knapp & Co."
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
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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)
Isaac Merritt (Womens Rights Names)
Commercial Correspondence (Womens Rights Genre)
Isaac Merritt (Womens Rights Names)
Commercial Correspondence (Womens Rights Genre)
Part of Series I. Richard Pell Hunt C. Professional Life 1. Correspondence
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