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Request for the method of transmittance of £42 to Philander Chase
Date
3-27-1850
Keywords
Philander Chase, Aymar & Co., Adam Hodgson, money, transmittance, remittance, bank, finances, money
Recommended Citation
Co, Aymar &., "Letter to Philander Chase" (1850). Philander Chase Letters. 1353.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/chase_letters/1353
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New York 27 March 1850
Rt Rev & Sir
Having received instructions, from Messrs Hodgson & [Ryley] of Liverpool, to account to you for the Sum of
£42 Sterling, and to transmit to you [the] enclosed notes which will explain the [object] of the remittance, we beg to enquire in what form you wish to receive the equivalent, which at 8 Cent Exchange amounts to $240.
We can either send you a Certificate of Deposit for the Amount from one of the Banks here; or you may draw on us for the amount, [or] we can pay it over here to any person whom you may appoint to receive it & to give us a receipt on your behalf.
Awaiting your instructions
We are,
Respectfully
Aymar & Co.
The Rt Rev’d
Philander Chase D.D.
Bishop of Illinois
Jubilee College
Illinois