The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-04

SAN FaAscsoo, Oct 20 1853.
THOMSON, ESQ, banker No Wall street, New York
sR-In your Bank Note and Commercial Reporter, Of 10th
September last the first page an article caca-
lated to misrsprsssnt to the publ ami based upon
fac's which you, ss banker, and every business man
must know Do not justify the nfsrencss. The commits
ssn We charged OF per cent you knew our usual
charge, fs' collected the terms draft for
you, received in your letter Of April 49, 1851 and
turnei you the proceeds in of June &c. same year
The commits on such Transaction axed by the Cham
Der OF Commerce here H. you will by our PrN Cur
rent aad SHIPPING List per cent al over $780,
while on smaller the commission should DO higher
The per cent however we thought rather high aud
only charged you per cent, even though We had Ia
this Instance great ceal OF trouble and annoyance 10
collecting the amount and which, We had ns incurred
the draft would have been returned to you unpaid.
Respecting the other charge of g. for notsrys fees
usros CUSTOM with the clerk OF the for accept
ance and having next day sent our olsrk and repeatedly
aAr get back the same whether accepted or not and
he to get it. at lat reques ed oar notary to
dsmsnd the drs who also obliged to 60 three times
before he could reeovcr and then only BY threatening
legal proceedings The 6rs was tnsn accsP.yu
notoral fees which did not enforce the
thereof would have been than the whs amount OF
the draft To prove the above facts We inoioss the AM
davit Of the notary himself
state Of California county Of San rrsnoiseo-I william
that h
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CISCO fer the procuring certain dram Tor ono
on DE-
M a5ss
oeptan"s who Refused either pay Or 70 return the draft
able to obtain the ssid draft tho
cell second time which did and having again failed to OBJ
and j.: motto: is:
ing sven such notice. Dr. Lorenzo Hubbard called At
he paid to Mess f. Argent Co The distance Of the Car
hotel from office more than half mile aud ont
IS for the same, which at their spscia' request
duced S. which, though not remuneration tor trou
ble received because do A their notaa business IN th
city
H. 81 In testimony whereof have hersunto st hand
and affixed seal in This city Of SAN Francisco afrs
said, this, Tth day of october, 1853. (Signed)
WM A. CORNWALL, Notary Public.
We deny most emphatically your assertion that we
have advertised extcnsively soliciting collections and
will look at two lsttsrs to you, you will find
that, even privately, we never solicited your favors
publication; but have given you provocation,
and served you faithfully In those transactions have
conGded to expect that will give true expla
nation to the public tuch will repair any injury
may have intended TO infict upon MS.
Whether any Of neghbors collect moneys and remit
drafts for nothing do not know but do know that
mis-, ion Is always charged through al the United
States and should feel deeply mortified for any Of
neighbor bankers IL they should humate tn mselves by
paying hostages and other expenses merely for the saks
OF doing business soliciting public favor They would
he justified in doing business for nothing only when it
for ourselves however BUSINESS according to
IDEAS of what IL sst and proper and not In im
tation Of what any others may do We yours truly
(Signed) F. ARGENrI 4 co.