Strange & Brother to Francis Bennoch., 01/16/1879-01/16/1879

File — Box: 1, Folder: 113.5

Identifier: 94133

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Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Correspondence from various others to Francis Bennoch and to Julian Hawthorne.

Dates

Creation: 01/16/1879-01/16/1879

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Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Shelf Location

09/09/04

Container Summary

1 Autographed Letter Signed dated 01/16/1879 from Strange & Brother to Francis Bennoch responding to a letter from Bennoch and informing him of details of the efforts of William G. Peckham to meet the financial needs of Julian Hawthorne. Personal perspectives and advice are offered regarding the relationship of Peckham to Hawthorne and Hawthorne's debt to Bennoch. Strange expresses his hope that Bennoch has recovered from an attack of his "old enemy", gout, as well as his sympathy for the difficulties of their mutual friend Mr. Carr, whose business Bennoch had invested in. The letter also encloses 1 Autographed Letter Signed dated 01/14/1879 from William G. Peckham to E. B. Strange & Co. written on the letterhead of the Law Offices of Peckham & Tyler explaining that Julian Hawthorne's brother-in-law, John Amelung, is trying to sell Hawthorne's mortgage in Brooklyn while Peckham is arranging the sale of a Chicago mortgage. He mentions that Hawthorne's "family needs are very great" due to his wife's illness and that he needs to raise as much money as possible. Reference to May ("Minne") Hawthorne. Sent from New York, New York.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

STRANGE & BROTHER - CORRESPONDENCE TO BENNOCH, FRANCIS (1879): Autographed Letter

BENNOCH, FRANCIS - CORRESPONDENCE FROM STRANGE & BROTHER (1879): Autographed Letter

PECKHAM, WILLIAM G. - CORRESPONDENCE TO STRANGE & BROTHER (1879): Autographed Letter

STRANGE & BROTHER - CORRESPONDENCE FROM PECKHAM, WILLIAM G. (1879): Autographed Letter

PECKHAM, WILLIAM G. - REFERENCE BY STRANGE & BROTHER (1879): Autographed Letter

MORTGAGES - HAWTHORNE, JULIAN - REFERENCE BY STRANGE & BROTHER (1879): Autographed Letter

GOUT - BENNOCH, FRANCIS - REFERENCE BY STRANGE & BROTHER (1879): Autographed Letter

CARR, MR. - REFERENCE BY STRANGE & BROTHER (1879): Autographed Letter

MORTGAGE - BROOKLYN - REFERENCE BY PECKHAM, WILLIAM G. (1879): Autographed Letter

MORTGAGE - CHICAGO - REFERENCE BY PECKHAM, WILLIAM G. (1879): Autographed Letter

HAWTHORNE, MAY ("MINNE") - REFERENCE BY PECKHAM, WILLIAM G. (1879): Autographed Letter

NEW YORK - U. S. A. - CORRESP. FROM THERE BY STRANGE & BROTHER (1879): Autographed Letter

NEW YORK - U. S. A. - CORRESP. FROM THERE BY PECKHAM, WILLIAM G.(1879): Autographed Letter

HAWTHORNE, JULIAN - REFERENCE BY STRANGE & BROTHER (1879): Autographed Letter

HAWTHORNE, JULIAN - REFERENCE BY PECKHAM, WILLIAM G. (1879): Autographed Letter