Letter to Fitzgerald & Lee from William W. Kelley

Archive

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Antique Boat Museum

Name/Title

Letter to Fitzgerald & Lee from William W. Kelley

Entry/Object ID

2022.16.7289

Scope and Content

Letter to Fitzgerald & Lee from William W. Kelley Transcription: William W. Kelley Attorney and Counselor at Law 310-312 Jefferson County National Bank Bldg. Watertown, N. Y. September 7th, 1932. Fitzgerald & Lee, Inc., Alexandria Bay, N. Y. Gentlemen: At the request of Thomas L. Slappey, of Atlanta, Georgia, attorney for Mrs. Anna New Brown, I have continued and enclose herewith to you the abstract of title of Mrs. Brown's property at Alexandria Bay, which you are purchasing for the sum of $3,500.00. This abstract of title is sent to you for the purpose of having your attorney examine the same for you. We will return the deed from Mrs. Brown to you, for correction, and when it has been returned to us in proper form, will notify you, so that you may come to Watertown and close the matter according to our instructions from Mr. Slappey. Kindly drop me a line, acknowledging receipt of the enclosed abstract of title. Very truly yours, William W. Kelley Attorney for Watertown Savings Bank. ME.

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

William W. Kelley

Date(s) of Creation

Sep 7, 1932

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.