Name/Title
Letter from Wells & Lilly to Henry BrevoortEntry/Object ID
HHV 003.751Description
Letter from Wells & Lilly to Henry BrevoortSubject
Sale of The Sketchbook, “bad management”, incorrect numbers sent, some bent, sent by wrong packet, new order sent later (notes), sloop Ann ComstockSubject Person/Organization
Henry Brevoort, Wells & LillySubject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
New York, Boston, MA, Providence, RI, Newport, RICollection
Irving Manuscript CollectionTranscription
Transcription
Boston. Aug 27. 1819
H. Brevoort, Esq.
Sir;
The sale of the Sketch Book has been / effected by bad management in the shipment _ / A copy of No. 2 was in our Atheneum ten days be= / fore we received them _ and two or three other co= / pies were received by gentlemen which were / freely bent. Our first supply of No. 2 did not / come to hand until the 13th of August _ and / the second was not received until the 25th _ /
We request that the third number be / shipped as soon as pofsible _ that the whole No. / we take be sent at the same time _ and that / care be taken to put them on board a / packet that belongs to Providence _ the last / was sent on board a Newport packet.
We wish you to send imme - / diately - an additional supply of 50 / No 1 + 2 _ We have not a copy of No. 1 left - / so you perceive it is important to send them / immediately
Respectfully yours Wells + Lilly
[END OF PAGE 1]
Boston Aug’t 27. 1819
Wells + Lilly
[ADDRESS]
H. Brevoort Esq.
New York
[POSTAGE STAMP - red ink, circle]
BOSTON
AUG
27
[MB]
[POSTAL MARk - red ink, illegible]
[LABEL/NOTE]
Sep - 7 - 150 No 3
Fw’d by sleep
Ann Constock
Sailed 3 o’clock
[price] 75 CentsTranscriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
EnglishOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Former NumberOther Number
W 482
