2014_020_005-006_RemovalSacredPlantings1881-1

Subject: Removal of sacred plantings. [in pencil]

No 1 East 44^h St.
New York. April 4^h 1881.

The Sherwood.
Monday.

[up the top left of letter]
P.S. Please send Bill --
to Charles Price & Son,
[2 - ?] 48 Broadway.

Mr J. W. Lovering

Dear Sir,

I am in receipt of a
Bill -- sent by the --
Treasurer Mr Mackintosh,
which prompts -- my --
addressing to you this-
note, as an afformation.
As I had previously --
received the same Bill.
I called upon you

[indecipherable] As ground
and Ornamental --
protection I cannot
tell you how sad it
made me feel -- but
they are gone -- like many
other dear [?] that can
never be replaced.

Mr Lovering if you
[feel?] like replying --
to this note with
the items, I will
endeavor to have
the Bill promptly paid.
As I do not like back Bills.

I am very respectfully

Yours Truly

J L. [Reed?].

Subject: Removal of sacred plantings. [in pencil]

No 1 East 44^h St.
New York. April 4^h 1881.

The Sherwood.
Monday.

[up the top left of letter]
P.S. Please send Bill --
to Charles Price & Son,
[2 - ?] 48 Broadway.

Mr J. W. Lovering

Dear Sir,

I am in receipt of a
Bill -- sent by the --
Treasurer Mr Mackintosh,
which prompts -- my --
addressing to you this-
note, as an afformation.
As I had previously --
received the same Bill.
I called upon you

[indecipherable] As ground
and Ornamental --
protection I cannot
tell you how sad it
made me feel -- first
they are gone -- like many
other dear [?] that can
never be replaced.

Mr Lovering if you
[feel?] like replying --
to this note with
the items, I will
endeavor to have
the Bill promptly paid.
As I do not like back Bills.

I am very respectfully

Yours Truly

J L. [Reed?].