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This document is to H.J. Holley of the Chas. F. Garrigues Co. from the western Mercury Co. It is again another response in the long correspondence between these two companies regarding the outstanding balance on the Western Mercury Co.'s account. Again the representative for the W.M. Co. is certain that they owe no amount of money in regards to the 62 flasks of mercury taken on consignment in 1919. He is sure that the Chas. F. Garrigues Co. is responsible for their own debt because they are the ones who sold below market value at a loss. He furthermore acknowledges that an attorney has been hired by C.F.G. Co. and that he is prepared to go to court with this matter.
OCT., 2nd, 1920
Chas. F. Garrigues Co.,
Number Two Pine St.,
San Francisco, Calif.
Attention H. J. Holley
Dear Sirs:—
This will acknowledge receipt of your letter Sept. 23d, 1920. The writer does not know whether or not you are sincere in this matter when you claim you believe your company has something coming from my company but I am certain that I am right and intend to stick with my convictions throughout. I handled this affair absolutely myself, and I know that we owe you nothing and that I did not give you authority to bring this company in debt when I shipped you this quicksilver.
According to you I should ship you my company’s goods and you could sell them for a song without notifying me and I would be obliged to put up the amount you called for. I am not quite that much of a fool.
You say in closing that you were good enough to advance us in good faith. I did not beg for this advance but you offered to make it and at the time of offering said you expect(ed) to get from $100.00 to 105.00 per flask. I was months requesting information on this shipment of quicksilver and finally refused to have anything further to do with your company until I was given some information regarding this shipment of goods. Take all of the correspondence upon this matter and sift it out, forgetting that you are an interested party, and see if your conscience does not tell you that the Chas. F. Garrigues Co. does not owe us something instead, as you claim that we owe you?
I see that you have placed this matter in the hands of an attorney. If you wish to bring suit I shall tell you now that I am confident that we shall beat you.
very truly yours,
WESTERN MERCURY CO.,
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