The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

[Letter] 8 September 1859, Charleston, NC [to] C. G. Mitchell / Edward McCrady

McCrady, Edward. "[Letter] 8 September 1859, Charleston, NC [to] C. G. Mitchell / Edward McCrady." [Letter] 8 September 1859, Charleston, NC [to] C. G. Mitchell / Edward McCrady. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1859-9-8).
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McCrady encloses two releases from "Miss Ada": one for her grandfather, Hugh Wilson, as her guardian, and the other for McCrady himself as the "ex[ecutor] of her father and adm[instrator] of her mother." McCrady asks Mitchell to review the enclosed releases and return them wit

[Receipt] 10 November 1859, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Peter Asten

Asten, Peter. "[Receipt] 10 November 1859, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Peter Asten." [Receipt] 10 November 1859, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Peter Asten. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1859-11-10).
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Asten's receipt confirms she received $125 from C. G. Mitchell on November 10th, 1859.

[Letter] 13 September 1859, Newport, RI [to] Edward McCrady / C. G. Mitchell

Mitchell, Clarence G.. "[Letter] 13 September 1859, Newport, RI [to] Edward McCrady / C. G. Mitchell." [Letter] 13 September 1859, Newport, RI [to] Edward McCrady / C. G. Mitchell. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1859-9-13).
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Mitchell addresses the mistake McCrady believes was made to his account with "Ms. McElhenney." Mitchell explains he requested his father to write to McCrady to express satisfaction with McCrady's account, and he apologizes if no such letter was ever sent.

[Letter] 13 September 1859, Charleston, NC [to] J. W. Mitchell / Edward McCrady

McCrady, Edward. "[Letter] 13 September 1859, Charleston, NC [to] J. W. Mitchell / Edward McCrady." [Letter] 13 September 1859, Charleston, NC [to] J. W. Mitchell / Edward McCrady. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1859-9-13).
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McCrady apologizes for omitting the information Mitchell requested. He has enclosed a statement from the master of the "McElhenney vs. McElhenney" case, made when the amount from "the Behlings" purchase was included in the sums divded.

[Letter] 19 September 1859, [Charleston, NC] [to] J. W. Mitchell / Edward McCrady

McCrady, Edward. "[Letter] 19 September 1859, [Charleston, NC] [to] J. W. Mitchell / Edward McCrady." [Letter] 19 September 1859, [Charleston, NC] [to] J. W. Mitchell / Edward McCrady. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1859-9-19).
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McCrady writes in answer to Mitchell's letter on the preceding page and includes a copy of a letter he received. He also encloses a check for a "trial settlement" and begs Mitchell to immediately forward him the legal releases in his possession.

[Letter] 19 September 1859, Charleston, NC [to] C. G. Mitchell / Edward McCrady

McCrady, Edward. "[Letter] 19 September 1859, Charleston, NC [to] C. G. Mitchell / Edward McCrady." [Letter] 19 September 1859, Charleston, NC [to] C. G. Mitchell / Edward McCrady. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1859-9-19).
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McCrady explains his delay in correspondence and addresses a letter he received from Mitchell's father about the progress made in aquiring certain legal documents.

[Letter] September 1859, [New York, NY] [to] Mr. Mitchell / Ada Clare

Clare, Ada. "[Letter] September 1859, [New York, NY] [to] Mr. Mitchell / Ada Clare." [Letter] September 1859, [New York, NY] [to] Mr. Mitchell / Ada Clare. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1859-9-1).
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Clare inquries if, while Mitchell and Asten were arranging the rental agreement, Asten declared he would keep the "plumbing work of this house in order." If not, Clare states she will attend to it herself.

[Receipt] 5 November 1859, Location [of] C. G. Mitchell / Ada McElhenney

Clare, Ada. "[Receipt] 5 November 1859, Location [of] C. G. Mitchell / Ada McElhenney." [Receipt] 5 November 1859, Location [of] C. G. Mitchell / Ada McElhenney. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1859-11-5).
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Clare's financial receipt declares C. G. Mitchell sent her seventy dollars in total from October 22nd to November 5th, 1859.

[Receipt] 24 May 1859, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Ada McElhenney

Clare, Ada. "[Receipt] 24 May 1859, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Ada McElhenney." [Receipt] 24 May 1859, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Ada McElhenney. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1859-5-24).
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This receipt confirms Clare received $150 from C. G. Mitchell on May 24th, 1859.

[Rental Agreement] 31 May 1859, New York, NY [for] Ada Clare / Peter Asten

Clare, Ada. "[Rental Agreement] 31 May 1859, New York, NY [for] Ada Clare / Peter Asten." [Rental Agreement] 31 May 1859, New York, NY [for] Ada Clare / Peter Asten. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1859-5-31).
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Rental agreement between Ada Clare and Peter Asten for "the three story brown stone house known as No. 86 West Forty Second Street in the City of New York.

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