Letter to Mr. H. Beadle from Fitzgerald & Lee, Inc.

Archive

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Antique Boat Museum

Name/Title

Letter to Mr. H. Beadle from Fitzgerald & Lee, Inc.

Entry/Object ID

2022.16.7293

Scope and Content

Letter to Mr. H. Beadle from Fitzgerald & Lee, Inc. Transcription: Oct. 25, 1938. Mr. H. Beadle, c/o Ostrander Hardware Co., Richfield Springs, N. Y. Dear Sir: Your letter received of Oct. 24th. in connection with the boat we have for sale. As stated in our previous letter this boat which is just under 26' overall length and about 6' beam and powered with a 50 h. p. Gray 4 cylinder motor is in excellent condition. Everything about it is first class. We allowed $500.00 for it on a trade in and will let it go this fall for $550.00 cash. If we keep it over to next spring we will have to get $800. for it. It will cost us a considerable amount to keep it over the winter, so therefore we are willing to let it go for this figure. Hoping to hear from you, we are, 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

Oct 25, 1938

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.