Name/Title
Gray Letters 1865 05 29Entry/Object ID
2024.10.1.206Description
This is a letter to Samuel C Gray from Dr. W.F. Peabody dated 05/29/1865. The letter talks of money owed to Mr. Gray. Mr. Peabody seems rather irate that his repayment actions are being questioned. The only financial dealings that could be found concerning Dr. Peabody was regarding the Eagle Mine stock. Mr. hastings is not mentioned in that article.
The writing is very hard to read so a copy of the transcription done by Chat GPT is included. Even though there are errors in the transcription, it may be of assistance in others reading the letter.
Dr. Peabody was a Doctor in Benicia in the 1850s. He served as the Mayor of Benicia for anumber of years. By 1865 he had moved to Santa Cruz and started a practice with another physician. He passed away in 02/1890 and D.N. Hastings was one of his pallbearers.Collection
Benicia Historical Museum Collection
