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[X154A5AL], Letter from Frank Seymour Hastings to Uriah Hunt Painter, January 26th, 1886

Title: [X154A5AL], Letter from Frank Seymour Hastings to Uriah Hunt Painter, January 26th, 1886
Editor's Notes: I'm in receipt of yours of 24th inst. enclosing certificate for 24 shares; Johnson referred me to yours of same date addressed to him, the latter enclosing informal receipt from Johnson for $470.40; I enclosed two informal duplicate receipts, one for $627.20 and one for $470.40 applied to 15 and 68/100ths shares standing in your name; also enclosed are installment receipts for 24 shares 30 percent paid, issued in place of installment certificate No. 150; You state that there was an outrage committed upon you. This outrage is perpetrated on our stockholders on a daily basis; I wanted to meet you personally to explain what happened. [Suggests some malfeasance in financing of the Light Co.]
Author: Hastings, Frank Seymour
Recipient: Painter, Uriah Hunt
Mentioned: Johnson, Edward Hibberd
Date: 1886-01-26
Type: Letter
Subject: Financial operations (companies and organizations); Stocks, bonds, and investments
Folder ID: X154A5-F
Document ID: X154A5AL
URL: https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/document/X154A5AL
Publisher: Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University

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