Letter signed by W. H. Noy, regarding salt, 1888

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Letter signed by W. H. Noy, regarding salt, 1888

Entry/Object ID

1997.98.7

Description

ACC. NO. 97.98.7 SUBJECT CATEGORY: BUSINESSES DATE OR PERIOD: 1888 OBJECT: LETTER DESCRIPTION: HANDWRITTEN LETTER ON LINED STATIONERY. STATIONERY DISPLAYS A BOLD-PRINTED CAPTION, " W H NOY.". SIZE: L 11" X W 8-1/2". HISTORY OF OBJECT: HANDWRITTEN LETTER, SIGNED BY W H NOY, ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA, DATED JULY 17, 1888, AND ADDRESSED TO THE AMERICAN SALT CO, CONCERNING MR NOY'S DISAPPOINTMENT WITH AN ORDER RECEIVED FROM THE AMERICAN SALT COMPANY. MR NOY WAS A PIONEER MERCHANT AND, AT A LATER DATE, BECAME MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA. ACQUIRED FROM: JOSEPH DUREIN (DECEASED) DATE: MARCH 1, 1997