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Correspondent (crp): Van Fries, Jacob
Correspondent (crp): Butler, Jonathan 2nd, -1855
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Jacob Van Fries letter to Jonathan Butler 2nd, 1829 July 7
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Sent from Warrior's Mark. Jacob Van Fries writes to Jonathan Butler regarding his son William Gay Butler's pending legal trouble in Huntingdon. According to his account, in the spring of 1827 he was approached by William who requested he draw up an agreement between William and John Boyd, his former partner in the firm of Boyd and Butler. William said he had bought Boyd's share of the storegoods, and the firm was indebted in the city to the amount of $1700. The money he paid to Boyd was to be used to settle the firm's debts. The agreement was drawn up and signed, and remains in the hands of Sherriff Spear. William sent a note of hand on Smith and Cunningham for $500 to Van Fries, and asked him to relay to them his request that they forward a draft of it to Jonathan Butler's account with Kellogg and Baldwin. Smith and Cunningham replied that they would pay the amount soon. The sherriff of Huntingdon County then served an attachment on Smith and Cunningham and on Van Fries to retain all moneys in hand of the goods and affects of William Gay Butler, which Van Fries believes was initiated by Boyd, who said he never received the agreed upon amount from William and so could not pay the debt. Van Fries writes that he took counsel and learned he had no right to press for the money from Smith and Cunningham. Van Fries has paid out $400 of the amount persuant to court orders. Both Van Fries and Cunningham have written to William but received no response, and Van Fries urges Jonathan to appear in court for the case if no plea is entered. He writes that if the notes were endorsed to Jonathan before the attachments were served, he does not think they would affect Jonathan's claim. In closing, Van Fries offers to give a fuller account to Jonathan if he should come to the court.
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79.23.69
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