Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-01-17
UREA, Dec. Goth, 1887.
Nh. BENNETT:

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raid. His primary object in so doing was, that its
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DEAR SIR,-W you be pleased to forward your
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lar bill, as the price for one year. The Herald is
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vor to send you more names soon.
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JAMES G. BENNETT, Esq. Editor of the Herald
LEEDS, P. o. Dec. 3d. 1887.
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ly paper the Herald, to S. D., Leeds Post Office,
Green Co. N. Y.
CoLuMBus, Geo. l4th Dec. 1887.
Mr.. JAMES G. Bennett, New York,
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the d ally Morning Herald which you will please
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WoopvrLLr. Miss. Nov. It, 1887.
J. GoRDoS BENNETT ESQ.
SIR,-l became a subscriber to the Herald during
my stay in the city of New York In the summer Of
1886, which was 10 be sent to me from the lst OF De-
eber of the year to Oct 1885, the dustun being
put down at the time Of subscription. Now sir, you
after the rules Of your cash system, had right to
strike off the rolls, provided | did not, at the
piration of my subscription year, march up with my
rhno at the time detailed.
admire your system of cash payments because
it is always an ultimate good, and is productive of
honest results but cannot award that praise (you
accustomed to receive for being punctilieus IN all
Of your conduct in life For instead of sending me
the Herald until October, you were in hasty pud-
ding humor and struck of early in September the
3D. of that month, being the last dates from my high
ly esteemed editor, James Gordon Bennett. Now,
was this oversight, or have knocked you down
as youdd your good friends the Haggertys, withouta
proper understanding Of the matter. l hope so. OBJ
serve lost 27days Of reading the Herald, which pa
great by means of the delinquency aforesaid and the
force of the statute, my damages great, say forty
per cent, for cannot put you below the damages
on sterling exchange. Now, Sir you may reckon
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year. Again, credited you at a great hazard, and
you did not reciprocae, although gave tolerabe ev
idence of my being myself leash system man."
for il will be remembered if the Haggerty, Thomas
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ton and or fearless expression OF thought Upon the
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by sending you dollars, subscription for one year
to the daily Herald for SELF and my neighbour A. NJ
+. both at the Woodvlle post Office.
l make the remittance in two five dollar notes OF
bank of our town on the Fulton bank Of your city,
which they will pay, as know that they have the
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their notes. OF this there is no mistake. / warrant
and defend you in any thing you may say TO them
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New York halfse candid, hal useful, as your He
rald and the few months that have been deprived Of
its reading, has been quite deprivation.
In playfulness,
Your obsdent servant P.W. +.
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who do not draw on false pretences.
If not the Fulton Bank is not the - thing.
LOUISVILLE, GA. Nov. Goth, 1887.
JAMES GoRpoN BsNSETr, Esq,
Dear Sir,-l have been some time out Of the I'm
pire State and Of course know little Of the details
matters and things lying IN Western Babylon the
Great. Within the last year or two, the spirit Of
change and innovation has travelled with such Por-
tentoss strides over this country, that know not
newspapers have not become quarterly journals andf
what in my time in the city Of New York was daily
sheet filled with all the sweets Of the sober thinking
times that then ambed gently along, may now be a
penderoas tome, showing its face once q year, or
shrunk TO the slender dimensions Of penny ballad
may now have turned out song, perhaps turned out
Is the Herald" in the land OF the living yet;
mean the Daily Herald" Does still possess the love
and esteem Of numerous and respectable patrons;
has il gone the way Of all paper establshmensn this
free and happy land where stealing ten dollars or We
lang contracts in petty amounts justly visited with
pains and penalties; but where swlnding and rsbbng
to the amount Of millions is rewarded with legislative
sanctions to demonstrate their immaculate virtue to
the worldl Has it, the Herald, like ether paper affairs
stopped specie payment and taken the form Of mere
shlnplasterf Pardon me. | don't believe any such
thing, or would not as now do, solicit you TO send
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price now, but am very anxious 10 become once more
ts reader; and as soon as know your terms shall
willingly and promptly comply with them. Send me
the Herald Daily to Louisville Ga and oblgc your
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w. A. 1.
HssnoN, Conn. Dec. 10Th, 1887.
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