[D0211AAL], Letter from William Leslie Edison to John F Randolph, July 1902
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"EDIMENLO FARMS," PRIVATE ESTATE OF W. L. EDISON, ORANGE, NEW JERSEY. My dear Johny: A Mr Gilmour has just left here with a letter from me to you. When you see him kindly say that my father is not responsible for any of my debts but that you will write Mrs Edison and ask her to make monthly payments. The bill in question is in regards the boat we took down south. The party which we took down with us has gone back on us and we have to bear the brunt of the whole thing. To do what I ask you in his letter would be a sad blow to us as we would lose our home, which we hope to call our home soon. We can afford to give him $20.00 a month and probably $25.00 but no more. The real amount that we owe him is $375.00 but he claims he paid $55.00 to have the boat sent from Phila To N.Y. And $30.00= for windows. I got the boat in a brokendown condition and he expects me to return it in good condition. Furthermore there was no agreement made and it was not necessary for me to deliver the boat at the place taken from. He will not allow us for all the repairs and there we over $200.00 of them before we got to Manteo. We have asked him long before this to send in his bill but he has neglected to do so and at the present time we find that we cant do it right away i.e. pay it. Kindly make the best arrangement that you can and let us know what you have done in the matter. Yours sincere friend, Will Edison