Transcription
CATALOG NUMBER VC 3127
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE January 14, 1843
AUTHOR Ethan [S. Blanck?]
Possible: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6W7-JRP?lang=en
RECIPIENT Paul [McCoy]
Possible: Paul McCord and Morgan McCord:
Paul: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23286185/morgan-mccord
Morgan: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV2-BTNC?lang=en
MEDIUM paper, ink
PEOPLE Mr ?? Ellsworth, “your Brother Morgan” (Morgan McCoy?)
PLACES New York, Ossining (“Sing Sing”),
KEYWORDS fire destroyed Mr. Ellsworth shop in NYC, brother should come
retrieve tools and see about water in his chest at the shop
New York January 14th . 1843
Sir
You will please inform your Brother Morgan that / Mr Ellsworths Shop was destroyed by fire on Sunday / Evening [8] [??] but that his (Morgans) tools were got / out after the Fire without being burnt we think / however that there may be some water in the / chest and having no way to get into it without / breking bursting it open we have let it remain / so [Trust] please to tell that he had better come/ and attend to them or commifsion some person to / do it for him immediately
You Yours
Ethan [S. Blanck?]Transcriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
