Letters: William T. Forsyth, 1859: Northumberland, Northumberland County, PA



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Pinegrove, Oct 28th 1859



Wm Forsyth, Esq



Dear Sir,



Since my return home I have scanned our correspondence of the year 1856.  I 

find that I had asked $3000 for the property

you now occupy and that your offer had been $2000.  Thus the matter stood 

until my visit to Northumberland in November of

the same year, when I find the following memorandum made in my diary.



"Tuesday Nov 25th 1856



Northumberland called on Wm Forsyth, talk over old matters, agree to close 

all accounts in payment of $2500, suit in

Lycoming to be cleared off the docket, $1000 cash to be paid and balance on 

interest secured previous to 1st of January

next."



This memorandum was made at the time and as such was the agreement I settled 

upon.  I am still willing to abide by it in

order to have a final closing up of our long standing accounts.  I would 

require some money say $500 to be paid by the 1st

of January next and the balance in the (?) of yourself, Andrew and William 

on interest.



This proposition is fully $500 better to you than the agreement of 1856 Nov 

25th as three years have passed since without

payment of rent or interest, amounting to more than the sum of $500.  

Another proposition I will make (and which would be

infinitely more agreeable to me) to return the property, the title to be 

transfered to me, according to understanding at

time of sale and give you a lease of the same at (?) with a condition that 

the same is to be renewed from year to year, so

long as we may both live.  considering all accounts squared up to the 

present time including the $200 purchase money

advanced by me, rents, etc.



Please let me hear from you soon as convenient.



Respectfully yours,



J.H. Cowden