MacKay_Letter_070
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Title
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MacKay_Letter_070
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Description
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A letter from A. [H?] McKay to his cousin John McKay asking him if he would like to join in a lawsuit against the railroad with him. He also lets him know he had an offer to sell 9 of John’s stalk cutters. Note: The agreement he is asking him to sign is item number MacKay_Letters_132.
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Mount Morris NY
December 13th 1875
Dear Cousin
I went to Rochester from your place safely and got around to my place of business in due time – I should like to have you make a true copy of that letter we were talking concerning and mail me copy – I refer to one upon the western cave attractions owned by Cousin George McKay. I want to fill out an article for the paper – I will mail you a copy when I get from press – Now about
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McGraw. This man has got a lien against the RRoad Company which he is foreclosing in the Supreme Court of Monroe County and I made every effort when at Rochester to get the true state of facts and I want is sell lein at once and take lieu before the judgement before he can assign the same. I want to get judegment-against-lien ready for juror proceedings. You cautioned me not to make you any costs in the matter now I would not feel justified in seeing where there is any risk of making you any costs. I therefore to convince you that you are safe from
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costs ask you to let me collect this demand in my own name, for which I will deed you my note and ask you to sign enclosed assignment that I may proceed in my very own name. I have to say that I doubt whether we get anything unless we play sharp. I will manage in my own name for you and get the money I think, let me hear from you at once before judgment is taken and assigned by McGraw in the Supreme Court or I will sue in court and in your name if you would prefer I am aware you do
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not want to move only as you feel safe.
I am offered a sale of 9 of your stalk-cutter here if as represented, I will write you more in full about cutters in the future. – Let me hear from you by return mail I send an assignment you can consider and let me know - if I sue in your name or in the other manner I shall expect to pay all costs to be advanced before judgment & take my pay out of what I collect
Yours &c [etc]
[signed] A [H?] McKay
Regards to George and your family
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Identifier
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MacKay_Letter_070.1-3.jpg
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Creator
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Kristen Walker
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Subject
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Letter
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Publisher
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Izzy Moyer; Kristen Walker; Jill Johnson; and Renee Guerin
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Date
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1875.12.13
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Date Created
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2023.10.30
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Type
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Correspondance
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Letter
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Format
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.jpg
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Medium
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Paper
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Rights Holder
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Genesee Country Village & Museum
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Rights
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