Name/Title
Letter to John Curd 1847Entry/Object ID
2024.2.422Scope and Content
A letter postmarked St. Louis Mo. JAN 10, addressed to Mr. John Curd, St. Joseph Mo. The letter is folded in such a way to make its own envelope. The letter is written on four sides of the larger sheet of paper. It includes columns of dates and figures. The authors do not use punctuation nor is their spelling correct. I apologize if the transcription is not totally accurate as the writing style is applicable to its era.Context
The written settlement closes the partnership business of Curd Dyer we having on the 1st day of last January disolved partnership by mutual consent I having sold all my interest in goods debts & real estate to John Curd he agreeing to pay all the
? ? ? ? of the late Curd Dyer and the notes he has given me as ? ? ? ? amount is in payment for goods debts & real estate which I agree to make a title to whom ? ? ? ? by all Curd he promises to give me the records of said estate when he sells it in liquidation of his notes.
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this 23rd of March 1844. J B Dyer.
(written upside down) - I leave for Fulton tomorrow where I shall remain a month.
Miss Curd Dyer
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On account with Dyer & Poindexter
1847
Mar 26 So Nett pro of 25 Btls Whiskey 236.25
Apr 2 " Mrdse per ? ? ? ? 343.13
" " " ? B. D. for 1 pr Scales 20.00
" 24 " Cash ? ? for drying ? ? ? ? 3.50
May 10 " S. R. Dyer for your order for? ? ? ? 65.00
" " " Insurance on 2700 mrdse to st jo 40.50
June 22 " Cash pd Chas Day your order 42.44
July 6 " " " your note from Emerson H Potter 600.92
Aug 4 " " " Field Beardsley on account 217.74
" 21 " " " Moore ??? ??? 479.75
" " " " " Exchange on ? ? ? 2.40 699.88
Sept 9 " " loaned you for ? ? ? to St jo 20.00
" 20 " " Pd Giles Filley your bill & ???
" " " " of Sept 15th 1846 _______________ 66.00
" " " " a part ? ? ? ? on 7 bales of boxes 59.67
" " " " average 60¢ 31.50
" " " Bills pd on accept for Anderson 171.87
Aug 6 " Mdse per ? ? ? ? ? ? 1077.28
Aug 28 " " " " 54.50 1138.78
Sept " Insurance on 80 from Balt to St Jo 19.12
" " " " 4000 " Phil " " " 80.00 99.12
" " S. B D. for receiving & forwarding above 9.10
Oct 2 " Cash pd Donaldson et al 71.78
" " " " " part on 31 Packrs Estate 152.39
" 8 " " " to Gardelies 20.44
" " " " " average on above .80
" 19 " " ? ? ? ? ? notes ? ? ? ? 388.27 733.68
Nov 8 " " " for bill Mahoney delivery 34.90
Dec 11 " " " for note for Burton Co 445.32
" " " " " ? ? ? Mccray on ofc 100.00
" " " " " Woods @ Co 100.00 645.32
1848
Jany 5 " " " " " " 200.00
" " " Bills pd for note Syria Selenite & Co " " 319.11
at 60 days from Dec 10. 47 forward -----------
5,500.43
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1848 Amt Brot forward $5,500.43
Jany " Bills paid or our note fav. Switzer 172.20
May 23 " Cash Pd Daubery Co 155.00
July 22 " " " ?? Chig on Stew 80.20
July 28 " Bills Pay on our note per Donaldson et al 260.81
July 30 " Amt Pd Efenstein G Co bal on ofc 17.54
" " " 10 sacks Leo Coffee ( bill recvd) 120.96
" " " 50 sacks salt 72.90
" " " B. D. for ?? om same 1.93
" " " average on same .20
-------- 75.03
" " " Mr C. Pondexter for bal due him ??? 10/48 123.85
" " " Poindexter offices and bill of more Mar 24/48 302.69
" " " " " average on salt .80
" " " " " for pmt on Sav? 0.00\error
" " " " " " " " ??? 0.00/
" " " " " " " 4 Btls lard 2.50
" " " " " " " ????? 9.40
" " " " pd Ayers & Ivan for ??? 32.75
" " " " " for weighing set 1.40 46.85
Aug " amt pd to Charley on act - 4.32
forward $6.859.98
1847 Credits
May 24 By Cash for your debt on Kennedy 700.00
" " " " " " " " Laybrown 250.00
" " " " " " " 550.00
" 30 " " by Wilson 233.80
" " " " for debt on Beach & Eddy 265.12
Aug 1 " " to Ray Moore Heyle Co. 570.00
" 7 " " Recvd for Patsy & 3 children 1100.00
Oct 6 " " per S. B. inventory 150.00
Nov 8 " " - - Mr Hale 700.00
Dec 13 " " - - Dave ???? 445.32
1848
Jany 3 " " " " Lewistance 800.00
" " " S. R. Dyer for amt of his interest in 71.50
bill of Mdse bought of S. H. Burton lot $5.835.74
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1848 Amts Brought forward $6,859.98 $5,835.74
Mar 30 By Cash for Gen debt on Williams 350.00
Apr 28 " " per letter to pay Dan Ebling 150.00
July 1 " " for pur of 77 Bales ???? 746.23
" 10 " " " " " 19 " " 186.50
" 15 " " " " " 32 " " (damage) 317.19
" " " Bills Payd for our accpt taken up by self 172.20
Aug " 4 Bles Sand (per ofc sales ???) 38.59
Dec 9 " Cash of Hill & Lockwood 1067.06
1849
Jany 15 To Bal to Gen Cr on ofc this day 2,003.63
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$8,863.51 $8,863.51
E r O. E.
To Bills Recd for Gen Notes given
Apr 1st 1847 in settlement of ofc to that date $3,848.94
CONTINUED TO FINAL STATEMENT
17 To Cash number to Phila not in ????? 500.00
- Exchange on ???? 5.00
- Your 5 notes taken up tis day 3,848.94
Our business at St Joseph}
- Amt allowed me as profit for 4 years } 2,500.00
$6,853.94
By Balance due you in above ofc 2003.63
- G T Filley Bill 2 chgs 66.00
- Hf & Sugar 2 ~ 72.03 2141.66
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Balance due T B Dyer Jany 1st 1849 $4712.26
To Interest on same in ????? ?? ???? 406.83 5119.11
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By 3 notes 500 $ Ea. 48292 mo. ?? Jany 1/49 1500.00
~ 1 note due May 1st 1850 540.00
~ 1 " " Sept 1/50 550.00
~ 1 " " Jany 1/51 560.00
~ 1 " " May 1/51 975.98
~ 1 " " Sept 1/51 993.12 5119.11
Final Settlement made this 23rd of March 1849
Recd payment as above J B DyerLexicon
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12" X 15.5"
