Ely, H.P., letter, Medford, [N.J.], November 15, 1857, to "Resp[ec]t[e]d F[rien]d." [Peter Still]

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Medford

11 Mo[?] 15 1857

[Respected Friend]

I [received] a letter from Dillwyn Smith a few days ago saying he was likely to be fined[?] by Lanmaster for the balance of his bill which I regretted very much to hear as I expected thee[?] had furnished ere this from the last conversation I had with thee at Burlington just before thee left for New England to sell Books Notwithstanding the arbitration[?] found if necessary to reduce the bills for material favor I come to house &c. it does not altogether release Dillwyn from the full payment of some bills and still hold him liable. Now if they will not make any deduction Dillwyn will have paid or given thee more than any other person except thy Brother James. Now this falls very heavy on him at this time as he has met with many losses and further I want thee to take into consideration that Dillwyn, family & connections have done more for thee than all others with their money & [recommendation], - Now[?] I think it justly done for thee to go forward at once and pay Lanmaster after getting him

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to deduct from his bill any amount he is missing, it is possible he may take half if so much better Now Peter as a friend I would advise thee to attend[?] to the above [tomorrow] morning without fail as I should be very sorry for thee to [lose] the interest of thy best friends and injure the cause of freedom for the slave -

From thy friend

H. P. Ely

⟨ N.B. I forgot to mention about the painter Bill who is very urgent for payment which I hope thee see to soon &c H. P. Ely ⟩

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Title

Ely, H.P., letter, Medford, [N.J.], November 15, 1857, to "Resp[ec]t[e]d F[rien]d." [Peter Still]

Description

H.P. Ely informs Peter Still that he (Ely) has received a letter from Dillwyn Smith; alludes to a trip to New England by Still to sell books; reports that Smith is suffering financially, apparently as arbitration (relating to construction of Still’s house?) reduced the amount of money that Smith was to receive, despite related bills that Smith must still pay; believes that Still should pay one of Smith’s relevant bills, as Smith “has met with many losses” and “Dillwyn[’]s family & connections have done more for [him] than all others with their money & reccommendations [sic]”; further suggests that through inaction Still could “loose the interest of [his] best friends and injure the cause of freedom for the slave”; and adds, in a postscript, that he has forgotten to mention a bill from the painter, who urgently seeks payment.

Creator

Ely, H. P.

Source

Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries

Date

1857-11-15

Rights

public domain

Format

2 p.

Identifier

rutgers-lib:26927

Citation

Ely, H. P., “Ely, H.P., letter, Medford, [N.J.], November 15, 1857, to "Resp[ec]t[e]d F[rien]d." [Peter Still],” Peter Still Digital Edition, accessed April 20, 2024, https://stillpapers.org/items/show/52.

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