Letter, William Gleason to Kate Gleason
A letter to Kate Gleason from her father, William Gleason. William discusses the family’s finances and anticipates receiving a return on their liberty bonds by September. He updates Kate on a construction project and reports that “everything is going along smooth” at her house while she is away.
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August 17 1917
Dear Daughter
there hasnt any
thing startling ocured since
you left We have not received
the liberty bonds yet there is
$165000 thousand of our money
tied up in them to date. there is
$45000 more to pay on the 30th
of Aug. We declared a cash
dividend of 3 percent on 3rd
of August Jim and Andrew
toock $3500. Each. the others were
paid in cash in ful that left
nearly $16000. in cash for you
J & Andrew. Wil take there the balance in
liberty bonds when we receive
them so far I have paid the
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Mason $2000, and the carpenter
142 $1520, the golf links about
600 weekly. there was a lot of
small bils coal Seels grocery
manure from Buffalo. after
paying myself the 5000 I have
about $4000. left. it wil depend
on the builders. if they came
for more I wil be short but
I expect the Liberty bonds
about Sept 1st at any rate
I wont put on a note if I run
short I wil loan the needed
amount myself I wrote to you
at Seattle but the Steamer had
sailed and it was returned to
me I had a talk with Mr Phelps
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and he thought it would take
about $4000 to finish the Links
I paid your red cross $750.
Mr Eyre told me he made a
very nice real estate sales
the day you left but I expect
you have all that news direct
Everything is going along
smooth at your house
we had dinner there lately
Congress & the Senate are stil
debating on the revenue but
it is expected to be about 30 per
cent. not less perhaps more
I hope you are haveing a
pleasant time.
With love William Gleason