Letter to Ben H. Berry from Fitzgerald & Lee, Inc.

Archive

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Antique Boat Museum

Name/Title

Letter to Ben H. Berry from Fitzgerald & Lee, Inc.

Entry/Object ID

2022.16.7251

Scope and Content

A letter to Ben H. Berry from Fitzgerald & Lee, Inc. Transcription: Feb. 7, 1934. Mr. Ben H. Berry, 901 Georgia Savings Bank Bldg., Atlanta, Ga. Dear Mr. Berry: In reply to your letter of Feb. 7th. We wish to advise that we have a party whom we expect will take over a mortgage on this property within the next week. In the meantime we will try and pay the note which came due Feb. 1st. At this time of the year our income is practically nothing, our business being seasonal. While we have a large amount of money in outstanding accounts, but it is almost impossible to make collections. Also with our local bank in the hands of a receiver being liquidated and a large amount of our money tied up there, it makes it really hard for us to meet these not s this winter. We must ask that you just give us a little time and we will either make this payment in full or pay the note and interest now due. Very truly yours, Fitzgerald & Lee, Inc. By

Context

The Fitzgerald & Lee collection was discovered in 2014, in the attic space of what used to be the Fitzgerald & Lee business offices. The collection was donated to the Alexandria Township Historical Society. Fitzgerald & Lee were prominent boat builders of the area from 1920-1942, building custom boats and selling Gar Wood boats. The museum holds several Fitzgerald & Lee built boats in its permanent collection.

Collection

Fitzgerald & Lee Collection of the Cornwall Brothers Store Museum

Category

Correspondence

Acquisition

Accession

2022.16

Source or Donor

Cornwall Brothers Store Museum

Acquisition Method

Loan

Credit Line

Cornwall Brothers Store Museum

Source (if not Accessioned)

Cornwall Brothers Store Museum

Notes

The Fitzgerald & Lee collection is held at the Cornwall Brothers Store Museum in Alexandria Bay, NY. Due to mutual interests in the substance and context of the collection, the ABM digitized the collection to be able to use the materials for internal exhibit purposes.

Archive Details

Creator

Fitzgerald & Lee

Date(s) of Creation

Feb 7, 1934

Archive Size/Extent

1 page

Restrictions

The collection is open for research use

Primary Language

English

Location

Building

Cornwall Brothers Store Museum

Web Links and URLs

History of the Discovery of the Fitzgerald & Lee business records

Copyright

Copyright Details

The Fitzgerald & Lee, Inc. collection is the physical property of the Alexandria Township Historical Society. The ABM reserves the right to reproduce items from the Fitzgerald and Lee Collection for exhibition use. Any other use must be approved by the ATHS. Inquiries as to publication or reproduction for profit must be forwarded to the ATHS. Copyright belongs to the authors or creators or their legal representatives where applicable. For further information, consult the Alexandria Township Historical Society at 315.482.4586.