The Vault at Pfaff's

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

[Receipt] 9 February 1860, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Peter Asten

Asten, Peter. "[Receipt] 9 February 1860, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Peter Asten." [Receipt] 9 February 1860, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Peter Asten. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1860-2-9).
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Asten's Receipt acknowledges receiving a $125 check from C. G. Mitchell for "one quarter rent."

[Letter] 13 February 1860, [New York, NY] [to] Mr Mitchell / Ada Clare

Clare, Ada. "[Letter] 13 February 1860, [New York, NY] [to] Mr Mitchell / Ada Clare." [Letter] 13 February 1860, [New York, NY] [to] Mr Mitchell / Ada Clare. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1860-2-13).
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Clare informs Mitchell that the passing storm broke the sklylight. She asks whether the landlord will attend to it or if she should have it addressed herself.

[Receipt] 26 February 1860, Location [of] Mr. C. G. Mitchell / Ada McElhenney

Clare, Ada. "[Receipt] 26 February 1860, Location [of] Mr. C. G. Mitchell / Ada McElhenney." [Receipt] 26 February 1860, Location [of] Mr. C. G. Mitchell / Ada McElhenney. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1860-2-26).
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Clare's receipt confirms she received fifty dollars from C. G. Mitchell on February 26th, 1860.

[Letter] [26 February 1860], [New York, NY] [to] Mr. Mitchell / Ada McElhenny

Clare, Ada. "[Letter] [26 February 1860], [New York, NY] [to] Mr. Mitchell / Ada McElhenny." [Letter] [26 February 1860], [New York, NY] [to] Mr. Mitchell / Ada McElhenny. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1860-2-26).
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Clare describes being "somewhat annoyed" by the contents of Mitchell's prior letter. She thought it was clear she'd like to rent the house from Mr. Asten for one or two more years as he never commented otherwise.

[Receipt] 4 April 1860, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Ada McElhenney

Clare, Ada. "[Receipt] 4 April 1860, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Ada McElhenney." [Receipt] 4 April 1860, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Ada McElhenney. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1860-4-4).
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Clare's receipt confirms she received $150 from C. G. Mitchell on April 4th, 1860.

[Receipt] New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell [for] Ada Clare / Zavarr Wilmshurst

Wilmshurst, Zavarr. "[Receipt] New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell [for] Ada Clare / Zavarr Wilmshurst." [Receipt] New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell [for] Ada Clare / Zavarr Wilmshurst. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1860-4-25).
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This receipt acknowledges Wilmshurst's obtainment of $50 from C. G. Mitchell for Ada Clare on April 25th, 1860.

[Letter] [25 April 1860], [New York, NY] [to] Mr Mitchell / Ada Clare

Clare, Ada. "[Letter] [25 April 1860], [New York, NY] [to] Mr Mitchell / Ada Clare." [Letter] [25 April 1860], [New York, NY] [to] Mr Mitchell / Ada Clare. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1860-4-25).
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Clare asks for $50 dollars "by bearer Mr. Whilmhurst." She also states that Mr. Asten "would do nothing towards the water-lock" and asks Mitchell to relay the amount of the plumber's bill when he receives it.

[Receipt] 29 August 1859, New York, NY [of] Mr. John W. Mitchell / Peter Asten

Asten, Peter. "[Receipt] 29 August 1859, New York, NY [of] Mr. John W. Mitchell / Peter Asten." [Receipt] 29 August 1859, New York, NY [of] Mr. John W. Mitchell / Peter Asten. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1859-8-29).
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Asten writes to confirm the receipt of $125 from John W. Mitchell for the "Rent of House."

[Receipt] 1 September 1859, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Ada McElhenney

Clare, Ada. "[Receipt] 1 September 1859, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Ada McElhenney." [Receipt] 1 September 1859, New York, NY [of] C. G. Mitchell / Ada McElhenney. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1859-9-1).
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Clare uses this receipt to confirm she received one hundred dollars from C. G. Mitchell on September 1st, 1859.

[Letter] 5 September 1859, Charleston, NC [to] C. G. Mitchell / Edward McCrady

McCrady, Edward. "[Letter] 5 September 1859, Charleston, NC [to] C. G. Mitchell / Edward McCrady." [Letter] 5 September 1859, Charleston, NC [to] C. G. Mitchell / Edward McCrady. John Wroughton Mitchell Papers, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (1859-9-5).
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McCrady writes to inform Clarence G. Mitchell of his mistake in calculating interest for McCrady's account.

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