J. Lawrence Smith, Smithtown Branch, to William Lewis Maury, 5 Hanover Street, New York, New York, 1867 April 5
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Went to New York [City] on Monday to see Mess[ieur]s Wetmore and Boune, but they had not made any progress on the title; his child is dangerously ill, and he cannot leave home now; gave Wetmore and Bourne all the information he had relating to the title, if their clerk will come to his house, he will be gglad to discuss the matter with him; if he cannot come, they will have to wait a few days until his daughter is better. 1p. Cy of ALS Bears Cy of AN from Rutson Maury, New York, New York to [Jourdan W. Maury], [Alexandria, Va.], undated. About the receipt of the letter, Bears Cy of ALS from Rutson Maury, New York, New York to his cousin, Jody [Jourdan W. Maury], [Alexandria, Va.] 6 April, 1866. [Letter is dated incorrectly. "1866" should read "1867"] The annexed letter is in reply to Lewis's request to Mr. Smith to come here to clear up some points about the title;Wetmore and Bourne [their lawyers] said they would wait and see if Smith came to town on Monday; they did not promise to send a clerk to him on Tuesday if he did not come; suggested that Lewis go to Long Island to talk to S[mith], in order to speed things up; the lawyers agreed and gave him the necessary papers; Lewis will stick to Smith like a leech "until he can come back with the deed of sale; does not think that Lewis will be bakc before Tuesday noon, at the earliest; he should not go to Balt[im]o[re] until he gets a telegram from Lewis. 1p.
Dates
- Creation: 1867 April 5
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
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