Unknown addressee, the letter discusses railroad business.
Date.Original
1862-08-11
Rights
Original document is in the public domain and was scanned courtesy of the Lackawanna Historical Society.
Publisher
University of Scranton
Physical Dimensions
20.3 x 25.4 cm
Coverage.Temporal
1860-1869
Type
Text
Source
Lackawanna Historical Society
Transcript
Phelps Dodge & Co
Nov. 19 & 21 Cliff St
New York 11 Aug 1862
My Dear Sir
The Enc [enclosed] extract
sent today from one
of the laef [unclear] sheet Iron [unclear]
mills near Phil [Philadelphia] is
very interesting as showing [unclear]
that we must match
that we do not loose [lose]
our men by there [their] going
Elsewhere for higher
prices. [gap] men
call'd [called] away will
have its effect + we
must prepare for it better [gap] the
price no lending [unclear] there
to have them go away
or demand it -
I shall try [gap]
if spared [unclear] to be with
you Ed. [unclear]
In haste
Truly Yours
W E Dodge
Extract of letter August 9th
We sincerely wish we had not an order on our books, for
we know not what to do, our men are leaving us by dozens
and now our forge and one third of our hpuddling furnaces
are idle for want of men, and we do not know where or
how to replace them. We thought we had filled all your
esteemed orders of October 18th.
We of course do not know how others are situated
but if we cannot procure hands we must shut down.
Will you do us the favor of writing to England and learn
whether we could import some Puddlers & Heaters over here, and on what terms.
