Rockford
June 14th, 1857
Mr. Benjamin,
Dear sir, I send you today the deed which I have just got
from Derrick. The charge is one
dollar. I have sold the stamp for $2.50
to Mr. Smith and paid Dickerman $1.45, which you bid, keeping the $1.05. You can collect the charge on the deed and
keep the amt., which will make all square and I will give you the five cents
when I see you. This will avoid sending
money either way. Day Breasted & Co. are now in the corner & some hurry
bought the back building at $75, agreeing to replace everything as we sent it from Robertson. Taking all our
responsibilities on ____, we are well rid of that. The turning is all sold. The machinery and lumber remain yet. I’m out since Monday doing nothing and __
come to do much.
Ballard has not been over yet. His bill must be looked up soon and also
Edwin’s. Dickerman was questioning me
about it the other day. Are you still at
work at the mill in Beloit? I thought of
going to Chicago, but after paying Robertson, what ____ have been paid in
April, I haven’t enough to go there with.
Besides, I am too lame. You must try
and be _____ for me in July as I shall be completely under ____. I must pay something or else he won’t extend
as one note has been extended already.
Your box of tools are at my house. Dickerman has the key to the ___ house so
that I can’t get the other things. And
he is such a damn jackass that I can’t get anything from him. He is mighty religious about our business
except when he wants something himself. He has the books at the bank.
Write me in receipt of this that I may know that the deed
has been received, and also how you are getting along. If Robert Williams wants any of that machinery,
he had better come over and see it and select.
Hurry up Ballard.
Yours best,
Geo. W. Macbeth
Well, that's it for Rockford..............
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