Rutson Maury, Fourth Street, New York, New York, to his sister, Ann Maury, Liverpool, England, 1955 July 2
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Scope and Contents
Has still not received the letter from Bolds & Co[mpany] that should have arrived on 9 June; is sorry that she is still in Liverpool instead of visiting people in the North; understands that Mary Bold will be sorry to see her leave Liverpool instead of visiting people in the North; understands that Mary Bold will be sorry to see her leave Liverpool; wishes that Tom [Bold] was not in politcs and could live quietly at home; wrote a long letter to James about the prospect of setting up a partnership between him [JM] and David Spence in New Orleans; advised James and Rutson not to drink alcohol; James was disappointed that Rutson was not in Richmond when he arrived; they do not know exactly where Rutson is, but assume he is visiting friends in Balt[im]o[re]; told James he could buy some more clothes in Richmond, but James did not want to; wants Rutson to stay in 4th Street when he returns, and will try to get James to stay with Reuben; James will work with Mr. Magee if he can't make enough money on his own; hopes that it will be necessary; though Mr. T.J. Spence wants to stop dealing with Rutson in New Orleans, he does not want to break all ties with Maury Brothers; is hopeful a partnership can be arranged wit David Spence and James; feels that he spends a lot of time arrangin other people's lives; thinks he is not yet too old to control his own business affaris. 4pp. AL [Final pages of letter appear to be missing]
Dates
- Creation: 1955 July 2
Creator
- From the Collection: Maury, James, Sr., 1718-1769 (Person)
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Extent
From the Collection: 6.31 Linear Feet
Language
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: French
Repository Details
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