William Gay Butler letter to Jonathan Butler 2nd, 1825 April 24
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Correspondent (crp): Butler, William Gay, 1799-1857
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William Gay Butler letter to Jonathan Butler 2nd, 1825 April 24
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Letter addressed from Philadelphia, and sent by the hand of Mr. Bement. 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 to thank him for forwarding his mail from home. William writes that he stayed in Waterbury and Woodbury on his way to Salem to purchase clocks, left Salem Saturday morning, spent Monday and Tuesday in the country trying to collect money owed to Hiram Roberts from previous excursions, and for the rest of the week has been purchasing goods. He wrote to Mssrs. Miller Jr. and Co. in Pittsburgh, Mr. Heck in Chambersburg and Smith York in New York. He received an answer from Chambersburg and York "with allmost all of my demands" and expects an answer from Miller and Co. later that week. William writes that he purchased but few goods in New York and none on credit, and sold his horn tips and powder without trouble. The price of goods has risen and business seems revived. William purchased about $2000 worth of goods with $1200 on hand. He plans to pack it onto his wagon and ship it to Pittsburgh in boxes with the goods purchased in Hartford, all in time to head for the country Thursday. William writes that he purchased at wholesale rates crockery, glass, brass kettles, tea kettles, andirons, shovels, tongs, candle sticks, tin ware, looking glasses, etc., to send to his sister Maria Butler, evidently for a hundred dollars advanced by Jonathan. He will ship them to Pittsburgh with his goods, and expects the load to make two boxes weighing 200 or 250 lbs each. William lists a very pretty gilt framed looking glass, a better pair of andirons than Jonathan has, an excellent pair of shovel and tongs, a good brass candlestick, 2 good waiters, spoons, a 5 qt copper tea kettle, a 10 qt and a 6 gallon brass kettle, a good set of Liverpool ware, platters, pudding dishes, decanters, pitchers, mugs, bowls, bread pans, canisters, Japaned ware, etc., on top of what was written down, and provides a brief accounting of some of the goods and their costs making up the $100. He will write to George and Maria about the particulars and expects to hear from them before reaching Pittsburgh, and says he sent a check to Hiram Roberts for $100. On arriving in Philadelphia, William called on all of his brother Epaphras Butler's creditors, and they all signed a certified agreement concerning the debts, except for A. Leibrandt. Leiper insisted on compound interest, which William argued was unlawful, but they eventually settled it. The signed agreement was enclosed with this letter. William writes that Leibrandt had sent his note to Wilkesbury (Wilkes Barre), but William agreed to pay him when he had the note, and Leibrandt agreed to send it to Philadelphia before William's departure. In a post script, William writes that he will inform Jonathan of the status of Leibrandt's note in his next letter. He sends this one by the hand of an old friend of Hiram Roberts', Mr. Bement.
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79.23.36
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