A letter from Ralph Emery, a clerk working for the Detroit Stove Works, to his father, Robert T. Emery

Description:

A letter from Ralph Emery, a clerk working for the Detroit Stove Works, to his father, Robert T. Emery, in Belfast, Maine, dated September 28, 1886. The letter is written on Detroit Stove Works letterhead, which features a lithograph, credited to the Calvert Lithograph Company, depicting the Detroit Stove Works offices in Detroit and Chicago as well as the company's foundry in Hamtramck, Michigan. The letter reads: My dear Father, Was glad to receive your last letter + to learn you intended to take a trip to Boston, it will do you much good, when you return I hope Mother will go as she needs a rest + she will enjoy the tip very much. Please remember me to Dr Emery, the Crowninshields, + any others whom you see that I know. Am glad you were successful in getting something out of the Alabama claims. is the $955 - net, that is, free from commissions. Was much surprised to learn of [W?].E. Goulds defalcation, he was the last man I ever expected of such a thing. I used to know him quite well + see him often in Portland + Boston. His daughter is a great friend of [Sue?] Ross. If you have any papers at the Club or Press Office that vies full account of the affairs wish you would cut the articles and send them. If you have the Portland Press at the Office it would give probably fullest accounts - Like the "City Press" very much - You did not write me how you were succeeding in getting subscribers - Think it cannot help bring answers. Weather here quite cold + rather unpleasant for the last week - Give my fondest regards to all Hoping you will have a pleasant trip to Boston. Your affec. Son, Ralph Emery

Date Issued:

1886-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Detroit Historical Society

Subject Topic:

Detroit Stove Works

Subject Name:

Emery, Ralph

Format:

Letter

Language:

English

Rights:

No Copyright - United States

URL:

http://detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/archive/3F09F535-FE65-4EF9-BB88-913497426643