Letter

Name/Title

Letter

Entry/Object ID

Q2022.21.19

Scope and Content

A onion skin copy of a letter from Wilbur P. McDonald, M. D. to Henry O. Bennett, Mgr. New York State Fruit Testing Cooperative Assn., Inc., Geneva, New York, dated February 24, 1959. And a pink Packing Slip from said company.

Context

February 24, 1959 Dear Mr. Bennett: I would like to order for spring planting the following: Grapes-------------------11-------------------Fredonia " -------------------- 3 ------------------Golden Muscat " -------------------- 3 ------------------Ruby " -------------------- 3 ------------------Yates " -------------------- 3 ------------------Yates " -------------------- 3 -------------------Baco #1 " -------------------- 4 ------------------ Seibel 9110 " -------------------- 3 ------------------ Seyve Villar 5-276 " -------------------- 1 ------------------ Himrod Seedless Grafted Grapes ------ 2 ------------------Buffalo " -------------------- 2 ------------------Naples " -------------------- 2 ------------------Ontario " -------------------- 4 ------------------Schuler " -------------------- 3 ------------------Seneca " -------------------- 2 ------------------Interlaken Seedless " -------------------- 3 ------------------Romulus Seedless Blueberries ------------- 3 ------------------Berkeley " -------------------- 3 ------------------Earliblue " -------------------- 3 ------------------Coville Apricots -------------------1 ------------------Doty Dwarf Pears -------------1 ------------------B. Dumont Delicious Apples ------ 1 -----------------Vance A check is not enclosed at this time but if you will notify me of the amount due, I will remit at once. Sincerely, Wilbur P. McDonald, M. D. P. S. My Turkish mellon crop was a failure this past summer and I was wondering if the experiment station in Iowa had any better success. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sold to Mr. Wilbur P. McDonald Your order with remittance of 2/24 received 2/27 is acknowledged with thanks. Your stock will be forwarded spring Via P.P. to above address. We will notify you when shipment is made. QUANTITY VARIETY OR SEEDLING NUMBER PRICE TOTAL 33 grapes 3 Golden Muscat 3 Ruby 3 Yates 11Fredonia (20) 60 12.00 2 Buffalo (hand written) 3 Baco #1 3 Seyve Villar 5-276 4 Seibel 9110 (10) 80 8.00 1 Himrod Seedless 4 grafted grapes/ 3306 2 Naples/3306 1.50 3.00 2 Ontario/3306 9 2-year blueberries 3 2-yr Berkeley 3.00 3 " Earliblue 3.75 3 " Coville 3.00 1 Vance Delicious apple-standard 2.00 ------------ 39.25 less premium 1.00 (hand written) 12 grapes 4 Schuler 3 Seneca 2 Interlaken Seedless 3 Romulus 1 N.Y. 346 apricot 1 Dwarf Bartlett Pear 1 B. Dumont pear - standard

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Letter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Primary Language

English

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

8.5" x 11"