Letter to Fitzgerald & Lee, Inc. from Evan Hughes

Archive

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Antique Boat Museum

Name/Title

Letter to Fitzgerald & Lee, Inc. from Evan Hughes

Entry/Object ID

2022.16.8108

Scope and Content

Letter to Fitzgerald & Lee, Inc. from Evan Hughes Transcription: 114 Proctor Blvd Utican NY Sept 19/38 Fitzgerald & Lee Gentlemen I am sending a check for 3.75 that I consider what it should be to ship in two bolts in a magneto. He was in the boat house less than one hour and then he left one wire that was to short this he put in at your place for $2,50 more but he put in a packing in the water pump and the stuffing box then the [?] deck he left the crumbled packing in this we all know will not work & I had to have this done page 2 by a man in Clayton. He cleaned out the old packing it was all in pieces. I don't think that I should be charged anything. You sold me the boat and guaranteed to be in first class condition, almost new only been built 18 months and I took your word for it. I found out since it has been used for 6 years. That accounts for the fly wheel is gone. I never had the boat in the water until this summer due to the river been so low there was not enough water there to float it. Now I can't start until I can get a new fly wheel as I drive through on my way home Aug 20th page 3 I stop there and Mr. Lee looked through some wheels that he had but there was nothing that would fit, and he thought that he might be able to find one that he would keep it in mind. This you need not do as I can't afford your charges. I never new that anybody charge three time the time spent on the job before. This I know as I was there. Respectfully, Evan Hughes

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

Evan Hughes

Date(s) of Creation

Sep 19, 1938

Archive Size/Extent

3 pages

Restrictions

This collection is open for research use

Primary Language

English

Archive Notes

Transcribed by Mike Gimigliano on 3/7/23

Archive Items Details

Container

6-13

Location

Building

Cornwall Brothers Store Museum

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.