1871 - 1873 Correspondence with Osborne

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Edgartown Sept 6th 1871

Wm. W. Crapo, Esqr. New Bedford, Mass.

Dear Sir, You will please take with you the Alabama Claims entrusted to your care & cause them to be Scheduled at the State Department in Washington through your associate Mr. Beaman. These claims amounting to $327,000 with those previously forwarded by us amounting to $254,000 more I propose shall be left or committed to the attorney [illegible] Messrs. Beaman Barling & Davis, upon the following private agreement. I shall expect them to collect the 12 1/2 per ct commission & expenses on all these claims, or the amount that may be recovered upon them, More or less, but that they shall pay or cause to

[In left-hand margin:] I shall have some additional amounts. Making a total of so far 327 000 254 000 $581,000

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paid to the one half of said 12 1/2 per ct commissions & expenses, [illegible] these are out side claims, from those upon which, the above named gentleman, {had} have done their work so far, I had hoped originally that they could charge only {2} 1/4 perct & repay to me the 3/4 parts. But as I have offered to Mr. Davis substantially the above first named proposition I shall adhere to one half only, it being understood that my own personal ownership shall not be subject to any expense by way of commision.

Yours Truly S. Osborne Jr.

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Samuel Osborn Jr. Sept. 6 '71

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Edgartown, Jany 11/73

Wm W Crapo Esq

Dear Sir, Your favor of 9th with letters of Presbey & Gillen & of Beaman came duly to hand.

I will hold the matter in abeyance for the present and will see you some time. Enclosed is Beaman's letter. From the fact that Geneva Tribunal did not exclude or shut down on these items leads me to think that properly managed we may recover.

Yours Truly S. Osborne Jr.

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S. Osborn Jr. Jany 11 73

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