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A tta c h e d h e r e t o i s l a t t e r s i gned by Mr Sam u el M* Braise
w it h i-e fsr e n o a t o th .c o n d i t i o n o f Mr*
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1 -; !fh o r ig i n a l : se ttla m sir b d a te d M oveaber 1 8 t h 1331 w as f a r
$1500*00' and o t h e r good and v a lu a b le c o n s id e r a t io n s * On Jfovember ;
1 9 , 1 9 5 1 , we r e c e i v e d a l e t t e r from t h # a t t o r n e y s Shah & Kiamioll
o f V in o t o ie S ln d ia iia >end l o s i n g ' e x e c u t e d f o m s o f r e l e a s e s ig n e d
b y ilre
aol mowl e dg i ng t h a t our r s n i t i a n o s f o r $ 3 5 0 0 .0 0
had b e e n d e l i v e r e d t o !.-&n
On ilevem ber 2 4 th we r e c e i v e d "a p aym en t, o f . |1 5 0 0 * ^ 0 from t h e T ra v elers'- In su r a n c e Coupany' is , s e t t le m e n t .o f t h i s , e a s e '' . v;..
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r e c e iv e d a l e t t e r from :Mr:
fo r .fu rth sr> riu n 6ration .
S e v e r a l- l e t t e r s w ere kchangec^iEiaag :Dr* 0h o s 9 l ^ r . ^ H H ^ a n d Mr*,.
M iitn a s h t* F i n a l l y i t w as agreed, t o c o n t r ib u t e a sum n o t t o e x c e e d
$ 2 ,0 0 0 .0 0 in th e fo r a o f a m onthly allow an ce o f
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n o t to ^ y & e e d 4 0 'm on th s. ` V/e s e c u r e d ..a n o t h e r 'g t a e r a l r e l e a s e s ig n e d
b y on June 2 0 t h , 1 5 3 3 ,; paym ent t o b e mad e a c h m onth -
s t a r t in ^ w f t h June 1933# lie co n tin u ed forw arding th e s e ch eek s each
m onth u n t i l K ovek ber.1934* .., . . . .
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On O ctob er. 31. we r e c e i v e d -a l e t t e r from Mr* j
u s t o i n c r e a s e t h e m o n th ly paym ent*; t o .t h is / .t i m e ..wo -lia d . p a id him
$ 8 5 0 .0 0 a n d 't h e r e w as a b a la n c e d^'-Sl& .;. o f '$ ljlS ^ * 6 tf'w & o h ' we a g r e e d .
t o p ay h i at.* t h e r a t e o f. #75*H1 m o n th ly .for-;$.;^n th% ^ 8M d $ 8 5 .0 0 f o r
th 1 6 th month* T h is ho agreed t o i n
reso lv ed ' dated'-,
November 15 S t a r t i n g w it h November 1 9 3 4 , w s s o n t h i s m o n th ly c h e e k s ;;
in th e amount o f $ 7 5 .0 0 up to and in c lu d in g J u ly o f t h i s y e a f .
On J u ly 2 2 n d , Mr. ^ ^ H R w r o i e u s r e q u e s t in g t h a t we se n d i; him a check fo r $175.00 so t h a ^ i ^ o o t i l d .pay o f f a lo a n secu red th rou gh ? on e o f th f ia s s e - com p an ies* . t h i s we a g r e e d t o and a g a in .had Mr. '
jacknow ledge r e c e ip t o f t h i s money* As .-the m a tter now sta n d s ,, .h a v e-co n trib u ted tc-h im . the- e n t ir e amount o f 12,000*00 when . h w send h i s our ch eck f o r th month, f. November i n th amount o f #75*00*
A ttach ed .-hereto i s complet f i l e o n - th is ease*.
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FL Mi ELSISON A ttom ey-at-L aw OFT 30Br? Main S t r e e t V incennes, Indiana
O ctober 14, 1935
Ethyl G asoline C orporation C hrysler B uilding 405 L e x in g to n Avenue Lew York C it y , New York A tte n tio n : : 'r . A. E. M ittn a c h t Dear S ir :
I k . 1708 N orth 1 3 th S t r e e t , was in my o f f i c e t o c f a ^ r e 1a t i v e t o th e c o n d i tio n o f h i s h e a l t h cau sed by an a c c id e n t w ith E th y l Gas and in fo rm ed me t h a t h i s co m p en sa tio n ru n s o u t i n two m o n th s. He w an ted me to v /rite you as to w hat th e company in te n d s to do a f t e r th e s e t-.vo m onths have e x p ire d a s he i s i n no c o n d i tio n t o do an y th in g .
I w ish you w ould have him exam ined by some D o cto r to find out h is condition p h y sically .
Yours v ery re s p e c tf u lly Samuel M. Emison ( s d . )
Y inceuass, la d isn e
August 6,
1955.
E th y l G asoline C orporation 405 L esia g to n Avenue Hew Xork C it y ' " -
A ttentions
Dear. S ir i
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' '' 'th is w i l l acknow ledge r e c e ip t o f -your l a t t e r o f July., 2 4 th w h erein you h ave o f fe r e d t o advance & 1 7 5 .0 0 'to apply; g a in st th e unpaid b alan ce o f your c o n t r ib u t io n t o a e , l a a c c o r d w ith sy l e t t e r o f J u n e icOj X95w.
In accep tin g your o ffe r 1 fu lly understand
and acknowledge th a t t h is a c tio n i s e n tir e ly
g r a tu ito u s and volu n tary oa your p art m d has no
r e la t io n w hatsoever t o a claim which I previou sly,-
n o d e a g a i n s t y o u r company and w hich was. f u l l y and
f in a lly s e ttle d sad d isp osed o f through attorn eys
r e p r e s e n t in g me i n November 1851* * "
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Very t r u ly y o u r s.
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A ugust 2, 1935
E th y l Gas C orp.C h ry sler Bldg.
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Mr. A. E. M ittn a c h t
Dear S ir :
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As I have h e a rd no r e p l y from my l e t t e r o f th e 22nd
o f J u ly I am w r i t i n g you p e r s o n a l l y . I in fo rm ed t h e company
o f my r e q u e s t o f an adv an ce o f $ 1 7 5 .0 0 f o r w h ich I w ish t o p a y o f f
tw o n o te s 'which I had t o b o rro w l a s t w in te r b e f o r e I r e c . my
in c r e a s e i n m o n th ly paym ents a s t h e s e n o te s a r e c o s t i n g me $ 6 .3 0
p e r month i n t e r e s t . I w ould lik e to e lim in a te t h i s h ig h i n t e r e s t
i f possible.
P le a s e r e p l y a s t o w h e th e r th e y w i l l c o n s id e r my r e q u e s t o f t h e ad v an ce a g a i n s t my p ay m en ts.
Yours v ery t r u l y , ( sd. )
I have f i v e more d ay s i n w h ich t o p a y th e s e n o te s l e t me h e a r frpm you.
(The o r ig in a l o f t h i s l e t t e r was w r itte n in longhand)
k r. 1708 N. 1 3 th , S t r e e t Vincennes, Indiana
We have y o u r l e t t e r o f J u ly 22nd r e q u e s ti n g u s t o ad v an ce you $175.00 in o rd e r t h a t you may pay o f f o u ts ta n d in g lo a n s due a fin an c e company on w hich you c o n sid e r th e i n t e r e s t to be e x c e ss iv e .
Our re c o rd s show t h a t a t o t a l o f $675.00 h as been s e n t you s in c e we \v ro te you u n d e r d a t e o f November 9 , 1934 when we a g re e d t o in c r e a s e t h e m o n th ly paym ents we a r e m aking you from $50.00 t o $ 7 5 .0 0 , on a c c o u n t o f o u r c o n t r i b u t i o n a s a g r a t u i t y i n a t o t a l sum o f $2,000.00 in accord w ith your l e t t e r o f June 20, 1933. This leaves a balance o f $475.00 s t i l l to be p aid in o rd er to com plete th e c o n tr i b u ti o n r e f e r r e d t o a b o v e. We a r e w i l l i n g t o send you $175.00 t o a p p ly a g a i n s t t h i s b a la n c e o f $ 4 7 5.00 a t t h i s tim e b u t we m ust have t h e same assu ran ce from you in r e l a t i o n to t h i s advance payment as re c e iv e d by y o u r l e t t e r o f June 20, 1935. We a r e a c c o r d in g ly e n c lo s in g a f u r t h e r l e t t e r f o r y o u r s ig n a tu r e and upon i t s r e t u r n , d u ly s ig n e d by y o u , we w ill send you our check fo r 0175.00.
This w ill leave a balance o f $300.00 to com plete our c o n tr i b u tio n which w e-w ill pay a t th e r a te o f $75.00 m onthly in A ugust, Septem ber, O ctober and November o f 1935.
'With b e s t w is h e s , we a re
V ery `t r u l y y o u rs ,
A. E. M ittnacht ( s d .)
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Vino arme s , In d . , Ju ly 22, 1935
E thyl G asoline C orp., C hrysler B ldg., 405 L e x in g to n Ave*
Mr, A. E. M ittr a c h t.
Dear S ir:
I am w r i t i n g you -in re g a r d s t o a l i t t l e f i n a n c i a l
d i f f i c u l t y l a s t w in te r when I w ro te you t o in c r e a s e my m o n th ly
paym ents p r e v io u s t o t h a t I w as i n need o f some money so I went
t o one o f o u r l o c a l f in a n c e com panies and borrow ed some m oney/
n o t g iv in g th e th o u g h t as to what r a te o f i n t e r e s t I would pay.
I t i s c o s ti n g me
p er month p er d o lla r . I wonder i f you
c o u ld advance me enough t o c l e a r t h i s u p . I have two n o te s , one f o r
.60.00 and ono f o r 0 1 2 0.00 i f you c o u ld send me a ch eck f o r 0175.00
i t would sav e mo a l o t t h a t I am p a y in g o u t f o r i n t e r e s t and you
can ta k e i t o f f my a llo w a n c e . T h is w ould sav e me 6 .3 0 p e r m onth.
I am n o t g e t t i n g an y b e t t e r . I have l o s t h a l f o f one f i n g e r o f my
r i g h t hand and have two more h an g in g on me one on my f o o t and one
on my h an d . T hanking y o u , I rem ain
Very tr u l y yours,
1708 Vino enne s , In d .
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Z iTt oo t h e r e c e i p t o f y o u r l e t t e r o f May 5 th X bar disouseed your unfortunate situ a tio n w ith th e other o ffic e r s o f the, company fo r th e purpose o f a s c e r ta in in g i f th e r e i s
a n y th in g v' eon, do t o -alleviat i t # I r e g r e t - t o s a y t h e r e i s no p o s itio n open a t t h is time. in y ew v io in lty w hich we cou ld
o ffe r you* a s suggested in your l e t t e r and# a s we w rote you on K arsh 23rd# vre c a n n o t o v e n c o n s id e r a n y f u r t h e r payment i n o on aoction w ith your o r ig in a l claim , a s th a t was f u l l y and f i n a l l y s e t t l e d and d isp o se d o f i n November 1931* However# b eca u se o f ou r sym pathy f o r y o u and our d e s ir e # i f p o s s ib le # t o e x te n d sots temporary aid under p resen t co n d itio n s# we have d ecid ed to send yo u m o n th ly th e sum o f 550# f o r a p e r io d o f tim e w h ich n s deem reasonable# not to exceed 40 m onths.
I am s u r e y o u r e a l i z e t h a t t h i s p ro p o sed a c t i o n o n our p a rt i s p u rely v o lu n ta ry and g r a tu ito u s and we can o n ly undertake i t i n th ev en t th a t wo r e c e iv e you r a ssu ra n ce to t h is e f f e c t . C onsequently# we a re e n c lo sin g a l e t t e r - f o r .your sig n a tu re and upon i t s r e c e ip t p ro p erly sig n ed by you# we w i l l issue la t e ly forward the i n i t i a l allow ance o f $50*00*
Yery tr u ly yours#
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