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Clark W. Durant correspondence, Albany, N.Y., 1853-1858
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to keep prepared to raise my portion and more if required to carry out the contract you have taken. These are the reasons why I want a few days to look around to see what amount I can place before I decide It is a new thing which no one has ever heard of before and therefore dont want to decide upon it without giving the matter some thought let me know by return mail as regards what Wm. C may want. - I told Schuyler today we could not run our [route?] in connection with theirs on terms they propose. Now one of two things must be done sell or form a Line of our own If we are to do the latter we want to [secure?] some good men to manage the general out door business and some to making contracts &c I would propose to sellect the best [men?] of the present Lines & pay such wages as will secure them Yours C.W. Durant C.W. Durant Nove 23 1853
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to keep prepared to raise my portion and more if required to carry out the contract you have taken. These are the reasons why I want a few days to look around to see what amount I can place before I decide It is a new thing which no one has ever heard of before and therefore dont want to decide upon it without giving the matter some thought let me know by return mail as regards what Wm. C may want. - I told Schuyler today we could not run our [route?] in connection with theirs on terms they propose. Now one of two things must be done sell or form a Line of our own If we are to do the latter we want to [secure?] some good men to manage the general out door business and some to making contracts &c I would propose to sellect the best [men?] of the present Lines & pay such wages as will secure them Yours C.W. Durant C.W. Durant Nove 23 1853
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