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

2022.16.7277

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. November 14th, 1932. Fitzgerald & Lee, Inc., Alexandria Bay, N. Y. Gentlemen: Since my last letter to you, the Watertown Savings Bank is in receipt of the proposed contract by which your corporation is purchasing the premises on Sisson Street in your Village from Mrs. Anna N. Brown. As you know, the terms of the contract are that $500.00 shall be paid in cash, and the balance paid at the rate of $250.00 every three months, the first quarterly payment to be made three months from November 1st, 1932, for which quarterly payments you are to execute and leave with the Watertown Savings Bank your promissory notes, payable with interest at the rate of six per cent (6%) per annum. The deed has been executed by Mrs. Brown and is left with the Watertown Savings Bank, to remain there in escrow until all payments on the contract have been made, at which time the deed will be delivered to you. The proposed contract has also been executed by Mrs. Brown. Your President had better come out to the Watertown Savings Bank, bringing with him your corporate seal, and also the abstract of title which I forwarded to you for examination, and also the $500.00 for first payment and the promissory notes of the corporation as above stated. We will then have the contracts executed here in triplicate, and will deliver one to him, and have one for Mrs. Brown and one for the Watertown Savings Bank. Kindly give the matter your prompt attention. Very truly yours, William W. Kelley WWK/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

Nov 14, 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.