Elisha Spencer letter, 1818

Name/Title

Elisha Spencer letter, 1818

Entry/Object ID

2021.39.695

Tags

1810s, Postage

Description

Letter written to Elisha Spencer of Warren. From L.G. Storr.

Collection

The Richard Morton Hess and Phyllis Lafferty Hess Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2021.39

Source or Donor

Hess, Kenneth

Transcription

[Envelope]: Elihu Spencer Esq Warren Trumbull County State of Ohio [Postmark] Middletown, Conn Jan 4 Rec.d the 20 Jany 1819 Leml G. Storr Dec 31, 1819 [?] Dec 31, 1818 E. Spencer Esq [?] I wrote you some time since say about 10th Nov & inclosed for your [indorsement] the [?] which you [?] me for $32. signed by Revd J. Leslie which you omitted to [indorse] when I recd it. As I have not heard from you since I fear it must have miscarried. You will settle [?] [?] & A Wilcox's Taxes for [?] & change over the amt either to my [ofe] or to [afe] of the joint concerns of the heirs. Should [?] Joel Jones call on you for any monies please pay over to him as he may want as far as you have funds in your hands either of my own or my brother. [?] [?] not monies as also as far as my proportion of joint collections will admit. I suppose you have [?] this [?] a sum of money on my afe from the man who contracts for the Cleveland land as he told me he calculated to pay about ⅓ or 1/4th Cash. I gave Mr. E. [?] a letter to you mentioning that he could locate any lands of mine & to have the price sent by you the arrangements as to pay [?] I will make with him here after In haste to you L.G. Storrs

Location

Location

Container

Hess Collection Box 3

Room

Archives

Building

Morgan History Center

Date

December 6, 2021

Notes

Folder: Elisha Spencer Letters

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Spencer, Elisha, Storr, L. G.

Related Places

Place

* Untyped Place

Warren, Ohio