Elisha Spencer letter, 1819

Name/Title

Elisha Spencer letter, 1819

Entry/Object ID

2021.39.697

Tags

1810s, Postage

Description

Letter written to Elisha Spencer of Warren. From William L. Storr, Whitestown.

Collection

The Richard Morton Hess and Phyllis Lafferty Hess Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2021.39

Source or Donor

Hess, Kenneth

Transcription

Addressed to: Elihu Spencer Esqre Warren County of Trumbull State of Ohio Wm L. Strong May 11, 1819 Whitestown May 1st 1819 My dear Sir, We have now__________ a Division of the personal property in Ohio. I give you below the con- tracts which have fallen to each. To William L. Starrs A & P Beach note. $61.17. Due Sept. 1 1819 C. Holcomb note. 54.63 A. Merriman Contract. 194.45 E. Brooks Io. 362.92 J. Goss Io. 102.22 E. Cutler Io. 190.96 C. Andrews note. 3.73 $983.08 To Eliza Starr J. Young’s. $523.90 L. Kimball 173.85 B. Austin. 66.55 W. Holley. 440.16 T. Shipley note. 10.00 Murphy, Ward & Ward. 308.49 R. Bedding. 129.44 G. Bancroft note. 10.59 P. King note. 4.63 H. Hopkins. 79,00 J.Wrightman. 163.22 D. Hillyer. 65.71 Morris________. 190.96 C.Holcomb note. 3.75 _______Ward. 630.77 $2,809.10 To Henry Storr J. Upson. $112.77 OC & OD Dickinson. 153.75 J. Fulsom. 268.46 A Upson. 163.13 A Rogers. 122.70 _____& Lane. 86.60 To Lemuel Starr I Johnson mortgage. $400.04 J. Ladd. 1,690.50 D. Marshall. 1,173.40 Whitney & Brown. 538.31 C. Lawson. 355.25 D.Ward. 327.36 J. Very. 289.19 E. Rossiter. 103.55 J. Harrris. 21.36 R. Hudson. 89.50 $5,021.39 To Betsy Storr J. Marks. $1169.08 N. Howard. 60.00 C. Thompson. 10.75 J. Sabin. 780.90 E. Buck. 294.84 ”. 394.63 D. Beach. 220.80 J Marks. 222.15 W. Churchill. 219.39 J.Cox. 360.66 E. Noble. 968.60 D______. 441.54 $1340.14 of Mama Contracts however the three following are con- vexed to Henry Storr by a former arrangement,____ J. Marks. $1149.08 N. Howard. 60.00 C. Thompson. 10.75 Of course, Mama owns all excepting these three. We agree to convey to ______the land he selected for which Henry (to whom it was divided) took E. Fifrilds Contract for $269.13 To me fell also Rawson’s contract for no 19 in Randolph should be 130_180 a 13 at ________$295.00 and Hudson’s Contract for pt of 21 in Harrsborough. 22aw. 128.00 To L.G. Storr’s fell Baldwins contract. $398.00 I wish you to take the charge & agency of Mama’s Eliza’s & my contracts, notes etc. I think it will be best to have them charged as (tear in paper) convenient into our several names respectively.The title deeds shall be forwarded by Gustavus who thinks of starting in about a month for the Reserve.If you should collect monies on Mama’s Eliza’s or mine please keep it & sent it by Gustavus unless you should have a good opportunity before. Please to open accounts with us separately from the 23rd. of April 1819 when the division is dated-I think I shall not go out to Ohio this year but please to write at Middletown, Connt. With my best respects to Mrs. S In haste, I am, yours with respect William L. Storr PS You mentioned_______told when I was (rest of letter cut off)

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, William L.

Related Places

Place

* Untyped Place

Warren, Ohio

Research Notes

Notes

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