William Gay Butler letter to Jonathan Butler 2nd, 1825 January 8
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http://hdl.handle.net/11134/690002:279
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Correspondent (crp): Butler, William Gay, 1799-1857
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William Gay Butler letter to Jonathan Butler 2nd, 1825 January 8
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reformatted digital
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Letter addressed from Philadelphia with a stamped postmark including the date, for 18 1/2 cents postage. The paper is torn and stained with red wax residue where it was sealed. William Gay Butler writes to his father Jonathan Butler in West Hartford about his delayed return home. William arrived in Philadelphia after a discouraging excursion in his business as an itinerant peddler. He plans to leave the city the next Wednesday or Thursday. William writes that it is impossible to give an account of his disappointments, but he will write to Hiram Roberts with more particulars that evening. He writes that he has "been disappointed in collecting money verry much beyond my most worst calculations" and worries about meeting his debts for goods purchased on credit. In response to Jonathan's inquiry William writes that his brother Epaphras Butler is living in Pennsylvania and he has just visited him. William will meet with the rest of Epaphras' creditors on Monday, at Jonathan's request, to try and settle his debts. George and Mary Wells will accompany William on his journey back to Connecticut, once he is able to dispose of his remaining goods: trade wool, feathers, beeswax, etc., plus nine horses. William writes that his eyes are sore, and closes the letter with respects from Epaphras, George, and Mary, saying he hopes they will be home in ten or twelve days.
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79.23.35
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