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Eno family letters, October 1832-October 1834
1834-04-23 Page 3
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course McIntyre has persued is the correct one and have accordingly made a demand of the award and commenced a suit on the bond - I wish you would give me your opinion of it - I expected to be obliged to attend the Wayne Circuit - I had a very heavy demand to collect of a firm which had broken down which was sent me from Crook & Co New York merchants - I laid the Venue in Wayne because the circuit sat there sooner than here - lawyers are here in the habit of laying the venue in those Counties in which the circuit will set the soonest for the purpose of expediting their collections - the opposite party gave me a cognevit & saved me the trouble of attending - Our first Judge, Martin, has broken down as to property, he was originally from Kinderhook, made a great display, got in debt about thirty five thousand dollars, makes an assignment cheats his New York creditors and lays all the blame to the hard times - thou who have money to lend are now reaping a fine harvest, money can be loaned at 25 per cent on good security - & land has fallen in value twenty five per cent - I have not been to Ithica as yet but think of going next week - I am Stevens has got the appointment of collector of our Canal which is worth a little something to him - the Canal is now open & business begins to be a little lively - a prodigious quantity of timber is passing in rafts from Crooked Lake to New York Market - from appearance I should think there was enough to fill the whole line of our canal of seven miles - the country is unusually healthy altho there are a few cases of fever & ague - I am the only who came from Dutchess that has not had it - Please remember me to all & tell Master Stewart I shall write to him as soon as he writes to me - Yours affectionately Henry Eno Mr Stephen Eno
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course McIntyre has persued is the correct one and have accordingly made a demand of the award and commenced a suit on the bond - I wish you would give me your opinion of it - I expected to be obliged to attend the Wayne Circuit - I had a very heavy demand to collect of a firm which had broken down which was sent me from Crook & Co New York merchants - I laid the Venue in Wayne because the circuit sat there sooner than here - lawyers are here in the habit of laying the venue in those Counties in which the circuit will set the soonest for the purpose of expediting their collections - the opposite party gave me a cognevit & saved me the trouble of attending - Our first Judge, Martin, has broken down as to property, he was originally from Kinderhook, made a great display, got in debt about thirty five thousand dollars, makes an assignment cheats his New York creditors and lays all the blame to the hard times - thou who have money to lend are now reaping a fine harvest, money can be loaned at 25 per cent on good security - & land has fallen in value twenty five per cent - I have not been to Ithica as yet but think of going next week - I am Stevens has got the appointment of collector of our Canal which is worth a little something to him - the Canal is now open & business begins to be a little lively - a prodigious quantity of timber is passing in rafts from Crooked Lake to New York Market - from appearance I should think there was enough to fill the whole line of our canal of seven miles - the country is unusually healthy altho there are a few cases of fever & ague - I am the only who came from Dutchess that has not had it - Please remember me to all & tell Master Stewart I shall write to him as soon as he writes to me - Yours affectionately Henry Eno Mr Stephen Eno
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