letter to Fitzgerald & Lee, Inc. from Rudolph Watson, Jr

Archive

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Antique Boat Museum

Name/Title

letter to Fitzgerald & Lee, Inc. from Rudolph Watson, Jr

Entry/Object ID

2022.16.9363

Scope and Content

letter to Fitzgerald & Lee, Inc. from Rudolph Watson, Jr Transcription: 2002 North Shore Drive Fitzgerald and Lee Dear Sir, In regard to your letter of boat and V drive you may be assured that I appreciate your timely aid. Enclosed is $210 to finish the payment on boat and to apply the balance in payment of a V drive if the drive works out satisfactorily I will pay the remainder in due time. Please have Mr. Breitenbach to mail in a Gov. card as boat is sold to me and send me a bill of sale , boat to have all regular equipment, life belts etc. and also tachometer of which we discussed and settled while i was there. The flange on the motor was made of chrome steel according to specifications as to shaft size which you you sent on my request and the flange was finished except the face which was left so that you might match it with the clutch flange and the drill bolt holes to match. Your $175 will be paid in addition to machine work and cost of putting "CAPTIVA' on stern, please send this estimate. page 2 Please try to make use of the fittings, tubing, etc. sent with the motor as much as you can. I trust this will keep down the cost of material as best you can and do as good a job as expected. If adjustments need to be made to the flange, make them but I thought they were satisfactory. A magnetic starting box will be sent you so if you go to Thibaults in Clayton and ask him to give it to you for me (a magnetic box from the tool box in the cruiser "Bonita" and use it in the "Captiva" Did you measure to ascertain if pan was O.K. to fit in boat if not I have one more shallower. Thanking you for your kind attention, any future and from you will be appreciated. Yours truly Rudolph Watson, Jr vertical note on left side explaining boat name CAPTIVA position and lay out on stern.

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

R. B. Watson

Archive Size/Extent

2 pages

Restrictions

This collection is open for research use

Primary Language

English

Archive Notes

Transcribed by Mike Gimigliano on 5/2/23

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.