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[Letter] October 1862, Room 193, Lafarge House [New York] [to] Mr. Mitchell / Ada Clare

Clare, Ada. "[Letter] October 1862, Room 193, Lafarge House [New York] [to] Mr. Mitchell / Ada Clare." [Letter] October 1862, Room 193, Lafarge House [New York] [to] Mr. Mitchell / Ada Clare. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1862-10-1).
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Clare expresses disappointment at not finding Mitchell when she called "today for some money." She asks if he could bring her "$85, which with the $15" he gave her beforehand "will make up one hundred."

[Receipt] 24 November 1862, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Ada Clare

Clare, Ada. "[Receipt] 24 November 1862, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Ada Clare." [Receipt] 24 November 1862, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Ada Clare. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1862-11-24).
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This financial receipt confirms Clare received $50 from C. G. Mitchell on November 24th, 1862.

[Receipt] 18 April 1862, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Ada Clare

Clare, Ada. "[Receipt] 18 April 1862, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Ada Clare." [Receipt] 18 April 1862, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Ada Clare. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1862-4-18).
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Clare writes to confirm her receipt of $25 from C. G. Mitchell on April 18th, 1862.

[Receipt] 22 March 1862, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Ada Clare

Clare, Ada. "[Receipt] 22 March 1862, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Ada Clare." [Receipt] 22 March 1862, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Ada Clare. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1862-3-22).
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This receipt confirms Clare obtained fifty dollars from C. G. Mitchell on March 22nd, 1862.

[Receipt] 18 February 1862, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Peter Asten

Asten, Peter. "[Receipt] 18 February 1862, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Peter Asten." [Receipt] 18 February 1862, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Peter Asten. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1862-2-18).
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Asten's receipt confirms the completion in full of Clare's $156.25 rent payment. C. G. Mitchell made the quarterly payment on Clare's behalf.

[Letter] 6 February 1862, New York, NY [to] Mr. Mitchell / Ada Clare [and] [Receipt] 6 February 1862 / Z. Wilmshurst

Clare, Ada;Wilmshurst, Zavarr. "[Letter] 6 February 1862, New York, NY [to] Mr. Mitchell / Ada Clare [and] [Receipt] 6 February 1862 / Z. Wilmshurst." [Letter] 6 February 1862, New York, NY [to] Mr. Mitchell / Ada Clare [and] [Receipt] 6 February 1862 / Z. Wilmshurst. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1862-2-6).
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Clare asks if Mitchell will send her fifty dollars through her "friend the bearer." Wilmshurst, the bearer, writes a transaction receipt at the bottom of the page.

[Letter] 20 January 1862, New York, NY [to] Mr. Mitchell / Ada Clare [and] [Receipt] 21 January 1862, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Z. Wilmshurst

Clare, Ada;Wilmshurst, Zavarr. "[Letter] 20 January 1862, New York, NY [to] Mr. Mitchell / Ada Clare [and] [Receipt] 21 January 1862, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Z. Wilmshurst." [Letter] 20 January 1862, New York, NY [to] Mr. Mitchell / Ada Clare [and] [Receipt] 21 January 1862, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Z. Wilmshurst. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1862-1-20).
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Clare requests $50 "by my friend who bears this." The bearer, Zavarr Wilmshurst, acknowledges this transaction with a written receipt below the letter.

[Letter] 27 December 1861, [New York, NY] [to] Mr. Mitchell / Ada Clare

Clare, Ada. "[Letter] 27 December 1861, [New York, NY] [to] Mr. Mitchell / Ada Clare." [Letter] 27 December 1861, [New York, NY] [to] Mr. Mitchell / Ada Clare. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1861-12-27).
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Clare asks if Mitchell will "let her have $50 by my friend Mr. Whilmshurst."

[Letter] 25 November 1861, New York, NY [to] Mr. Mitchell / Ada Clare [and] [Receipt] 25 November 1861, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Zavarr Wilmshurst

Clare, Ada;Wilmshurst, Zavarr. "[Letter] 25 November 1861, New York, NY [to] Mr. Mitchell / Ada Clare [and] [Receipt] 25 November 1861, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Zavarr Wilmshurst." [Letter] 25 November 1861, New York, NY [to] Mr. Mitchell / Ada Clare [and] [Receipt] 25 November 1861, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Zavarr Wilmshurst. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1861-11-25).
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Clare kindly asks Mitchell to let her "friend Mr. Whilmshurst have fifty dollars" for her. The bottom portion of the page includes Wilmshurt's Receipt confirming this transaction. Wilmshurst's financial receipt is included below the letter.

[Receipt] 7 September 1861, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Peter Asten

Asten, Peter. "[Receipt] 7 September 1861, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Peter Asten." [Receipt] 7 September 1861, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Peter Asten. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1861-9-7).
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Asten's Receipt acknowledging C. G. Mitchell's completed $156.25 rent payment for Mrs. A. Clare, due by "1st August."

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