Letter, William Gleason to Kate Gleason
A letter to Kate Gleason from her father, William Gleason. William asks Kate to send him parts for a planer and describes his travel plans.
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United States Hotel
Boston.
June 24, 1894
Gleason Tool Co.
Rochester N.Y.
I got through at
the Hoe Cos Saturday noon. The
gear planer is working very well
indeed. Enclosed please find
tracing from which a blue print
should be taken and sent to Hoe
with the formers. George Glatt has
the template with by which to drill
the formers. If you can ship them
by Wednesday afternoon it will be
time enough as they has several
pair of mitre gears to rough out
in the mean time. Bilgrim of Phila
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has been cutting gears for this
concern.
96° in the shade Saturday at noon
near the City Hall New York
Friday was 94° the trip from
New York to Fall River is all far and
away ahead of anything of the kind
in America.
I will call on Hill Clarke & Co tomorrow
morning and will spend the day in Boston.
Tuesday Waterbury Wednesday
Hartford and will be home Thursday
morning early.
Yours
James E. Gleason
I called on a few concerns in New York
but they talked principally about
hot weather and hard times.