Augusta County: N. K. Trout to Alfred Chapman, March
28, 1869
Summary:
N. K. Trout discusses stocks, dividends, and debts with Alfred Chapman.
March 28 1869
Staunton
My dear Sir:
I should have written you sooner in regard to that suit, but have been waiting to find out something satisfactory.
[unclear: Eskindger], cashier said your note was
[unclear: survived] at the rate of one
percent, a nice
gauye
when it is know that many of the stockholders have not paid for their
stock except by their notes renewable at 12 percent & are getting about
15 percent dividends. I can hear of no such order as the one said to have been
given by General Wilson, Bank inspector. That suits
should be brought on all [unclear: protested] notes at once: - he merely
counted as Banks have always done bills and [unclear: protested] as part
of the assets of the Bank, he had no
[unclear: business] taking buy and the reports available [deleted: ] and did not [unclear: even] have I am sure, no business
in making such an order or suggestion. There will be a [unclear: ] in the notes
at the May County Club, & the counsel will I have no doubt send the
execution [unclear: ] you. They have no excess of
indulgence, and the lover of a [unclear: fes], as you
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say is
ruling passion with them and then one of them may apprehend that he might have
something to pay & notwithstanding the
singular fact that he has sued himself, his clients apprehending I
[unclear: presume] that the debt was no longer, he will doubtless
advise his colleagues in opposition to them only as delegate counel not to send
out an execution against himself, but enough of his every wants his [deleted: ] + opposition in such matters.
[unclear: Mayor] [illeg.] informs me that our money has been sent here by Mr. Macon, and say that your note can be renewed [illeg.] payment of one + I suppose [illeg.]
Judge Fultz [illeg.] last evening [illeg.] [illeg.] [illeg.] to Amherst Court. We were Monday [illeg.] officers--a [unclear: blank] [unclear: prevented]--to day the county is overrun with the [deleted: ] issue--so we go.
I received yours [illeg.] [illeg.] [illeg.] [illeg.] [illeg.]
[illeg.]
Your friend
N. K. Trout
A Chapman
