Letter from George Jeffrey Tillotson, Brooklyn, [Conn.], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1843 Ap[ri]l 8th
Description:
George Jeffrey Tillotson writes to Amos A. Phelps with instructions for "t[he] disposal of a 100 dollars." Tillotson predicts stocks will rise and tells Phelps "if business & prosperity in t[he] country revives, as it is expected it will t[he] ensuing year, stocks will be still higher." He asks Phelps to instruct his stockbroker to buy another share in a Boston bank and expresses his appreciation to Phelps for his "kindness."
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white paper with a faint, embossed circle in the head-spine corner. Just under the salutation, the number "22" is written in pencil.
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