The Patent Ramrod Mfg. Co., Montgomery City, Mo.

Gentlemen: - Absence in Philadelphia has prevented an earlier reply to your favor of the first of May, received at Chicago a few days after I had started for Philadelphia.

I shall be pleased to form the acquaintance of your manager when he arrives in Chicago, and to discuss arrangements and hear what you may have to say additional on the subject stated in my former letter.

Whether I can make any arrangements in reference to your ramrod machinery or not, you are at liberty to use any portion of my letter as a testimonial that you may care to.

Messrs. W. & V O. Tettler, Jacksonville, Ore.

Gentlemen: - Yours of the 13th inst. received and noted. We have made all entries to bring our ledger to conform to yours. In regard to the two accounts of Johnson & Co. and F. C. Duvall we are not quite clear. The Johnson & Co. error must have occurred in April, and was carried forward into next month's balance sheet.

As it appears to be an error in posting, we yet fail to see how you could fetch the May balance. Please itemize these errors and the counter errors of 14 cents.

Your early attention will oblige.

(13th day.) Monday, August 20th, 1882.

Mr. F. Cecil, Maysville, Grant Co., IV. Va.

Dear Sir: - I gave Haas & Co. an order to-day for linen as per inclosed list. You will also perceive I bought sheeting from them. We compared samples with those you sent, and thought their's the better. If you know of any lower prices at which any of these numbers have been sold, try and get ours just as low.

Stir Bernard Ulman people up about our goods. We need everything ordered badly. Ship by express.

Let me know Berner's price for plaid cottons, 29 to 30 inch widths. I buy here at 8 1/4. I want a case of one style they have if I can secure it.

Messrs. P. Elverson & Nephew, Lock Box R, Montreal, Canada.

Gentlemen: - Acknowledging your favor of the 16th, which has just come to hand on account of its having been directed to Chattanooga, would say that we would be pleased to quote you on sash-weights in 5,000 or 10,000 pound lots at $19.50 per ton, F. O. B. here; in carload lots of 15,000 pounds, $19, F. O. B. here.

We make a large variety of weights in sizes, and those with a handsome and perfect eye. We have sold quite a good many in your territory, and would be pleased to fill your orders for such a quantity as you may desire. Hoping to hear favorably from you at an early date, we remain,

Respectfully.

(14th day.) Tuesday, September 21st, 1883.

C Naylor, Esq., Box 49, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dear Sir: - Yours at hand. Early in the week values of pig lead here were weaker, and sales were made at 3.75. Latterly there is a firmer feeling; 3.80 is freely bid, with 3.85, 3.87 1/2, 3.90 asked.

The amount of lead offering is very small, and it would not surprise us to see higher values rather than lower.

Lead at London still continues strong, and since our last circular a rise of £1 per ton is recorded. There is no question now but what lead is in strong hands and £15 will be reached before a halt takes place. The general impression is that lead, with other metals, is good property.

Messrs. L. Ulberman & Sons, Oil City, Penn.

Gentlemen: - We have your letter of the 19th in which you state that you can not allow 8 per cent, discount, and ask us to remit what you call a balance of three dollars and nine cents ($3.09) on our bills of August 19th and 21st, duplicates of which you have sent us.

The terms of the above bills are written thereon-seven off, ten, sixty days dating. The extra 1 per cent. charges in your statement is for the sixty days' interest for prepayment. If you are not willing to allow interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum for prepayment of post dated bills, please advise us, and hereafter we will not remit until maturity of bill.

(15th day.) Wednesday, October 22d, 1884.

Mr. X. Idler, Hortonsville, Wis.

Dear Sir: - I received a letter this morning inclosing a remittance with the above name signed and the town of Hortonsville, but no State named, and the envelope was marked so poorly by the postmaster, from whose office the letter was sent, that I could not get the State name from that source.

I find, however, there is a town named Hortonsville in Wisconsin, and I therefore send to that town the article desired. If it should happen to reach you, please remember in the future not only to write your name plainly to every communication you send out, but be sure always to give your address in full, including State and county, especially when you send money. This precaution will save you and others considerable inconvenience.

N. Smith, Esq., Fargo, Dak.

Dear Sir: - The popularity of our Impervious Packages has induced others to offer for sale packages represented to be the same as ours. All Impervious Packages made by us are fully protected by U. S patents, of which we are sole owners, and are the only Wood Packages that can be so prepared as to be impervious to oil without infringing on our patents.

In all cases of infringements, dealers, users, and manufacturers are alike liable under the law. Therefore, for your own protection, we respectfully caution you against all Impervious Packages represented to be the same as ours; also against infringements on any of our patents.

See that all Impervious Packages offered you are made by the Impervious Package Co., and bear their name. All others are imitations or infringements.

(16th day.) Thursday, November 23d, 1885.