Creator
Charles Notman
Recipient
John Muir
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2he had made a charge halfyearly for remitting the dividend. All that he had to say in reply was that he was in urgent need of the money and had already spent it. The following is an extract from my letter "£500 Glasgow & South Western Railway Stock sold on 20th February last _______________________________ £758:12:6 £760 ___________ Do. ___________ sold on 10th March last 1146:2: Half year's dividend on £1260 Glasgow & South Western Stock paid in February last _______ £25:4: Less Income Tax @ 8% in the £-- :16:9 24:Y:3 £1929:1:9"The next movement he made was to pay the proceeds of the stock less charges and commission into the Bank of Scotland on a draft on London in your name for £1903:10:9. I made one final effort to get something out of him and much to my astonishment and gratification he paid £7:10 to account of my charges which amounted to £7.13.6. This fortunately reduces the amount legally due by him to £16:17:3.Mr. Buchanan and myself have been very much hampered in the management of the Trust affairs as Dr. James the third Trustee is in London and not available. You may rest assured that we have done our best, and I trust you and the other members of your family will be satisfied with the sum now sent you. I have threatened Mr. Combe with a prosecution but he knows that difficulty we would have in enforcing our claim. I enclose the sale note of the Stock3and the draft on London in your favor for £1903.10.8.Mr. Buchanan has been incessantly engaged for the last nine months with the restoration of his Church which has now been completed, and the Church was opened on Sunday last. It is a very beautiful building and a credit to the Town and Parish.I amYours faithfullyCharles Notman[in margin: sale note]01808
Location
Dunbar, [Scotland]
Date Original
1894-04-29T00:00:00
Source
Original letter dimensions: 25.5 x 20.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir08_0241-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 08, Image 0241
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
Some letters written to John Muir may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Owning Institution
University of the Pacific Library Holt-Atherton Special Collections. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Page Number
Page 2
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
