Weekly Trinity journal., 1866-04-14
Card from Bartlett & Go.
Rrn RUFF. April 4th, 1866.

RED BLUFF, April 4th, 1860
EprcR TRINITY JouRxn-Dear Sir II notice in your is
OF 31st nit article headed Rantzau shaw, For
wardng Commission Merchants rejecting seriously on
the business Integrity of Mr. Hinchman and myself and ask
together with letter. that they 60 to the public to-
getler bringing private matters of busn ess
of this before the public but your unwarranted and
unjust attack leaves alternative.
am at loss know who the nstgator Of the charges
is. The marks" plainly visible have seen his
before he had published the charges over
his should have taken notice of them but as
not let them unanswered The facts connected with the
matter follows: From the first day of August 1901 to
engaged in the Forwarding business at Red Bluff under the
firm of Hinchman Bartlett. On the first day OF october
have resided Francisco from about that time to March
ls 1866 and Of the firm of Hinchman Bartlett had
no longer an existence will appear by the oowhs a
1903:
and b. T. Bartlett dissolved this day by mutual con-
sent The business hereafter will be conducted by l. '"
lIinchman. T. W. IlINcHMAN
Red Bluff October LIST. 1863. b. L. BARTLETT.
Mr.. Hnchman continued the business under the firm of
Iiinchnan Co. until April 1865 when he sold out to Rant
the Forwarding business, stated in my advert semcn
(Which you kind enough to publish srautouy sub
stitutng however italics in the word resume for the or
charge. although implies either
interested in the firm of Hnchman Co.. and of in
terested in the sale Rantzau Shaw. that Mr. Hinch
is interested in the present firm Of BARTLETT Co. or
that both interested in both firms If either of these
propositions is the charge is true If neither true
the charge Ivy implication. is false soennly that
neither of the propositions are true have never had dol
lars interest directly indirectly in the firm OF nchman
Co. Mr. nchman is interested. directly or Indirect
w. of dollar in the firm of Bartlett Co.
The charge or nsinnation then is utterly fase and your
informant knew ii false when he made it, W i'll any
sound business say that under these circumstances
have no right resume" the Forwarding business at this
place sujecng myself to the censorship and vim
dctiye attacks a shallow competitor who has not
manhood to make his charge his own signature,
Eut the .siccessorship the Legitimate successorship
of The that he his
ship seems the little fellow by day and by night
Such unusual ensveness seems to argue tat ne places MS
ryncipaI upon the fact that he is the legitimate sue
Iinchman Co. When penned that litte inno-
little thought of the "tempest in tea
pot causing Having formerly been in the Forward
ing business of the firm of 1nchman Bartlett and
being about the business innocently thought
had right the fact, in the simplest and most
pressive words that might occur to Hence of the
word resume But it objects to the word
iDed convey the impression that was the
of lnclman Co. 1t had never occurred to me that any
capable of putting ideas together and drawing e
gtimat- conclusion could by natural construction of the
language used understand claiming to be the
of IIinchman Co. have made such claim, either
orally writing and if were disposed to base my
claims to business upon "successorship would be an
unmitigicd fool do in the present instance for
every of the old customers of Hnchman Bartlett
!noc that nat the of inchman Co. most
fully Shaw all the honor. emoluments
and prcrogatiyes mdtey pertaining to their successor
ship with all respect to Messrs. II. 4 Co.
base my claims upon higher firmer and tangible
ground. expect to stand or fall upon business quail
ifcations as the case may be.
So much for charges and cunning nsinuatons. nsgated
by neisbor of cobble stone fame Charges intended
inure the character and business of Mr. H. and myself
without the slightest foundation in TRUTH and with full
knowledge IF their falsty.
hope Mr Editor that hereafter You will the mpro
pcty of allowing editorial columns to be used for the
purpose OF magning the character OF strangers to yourself
statements of interested parties where malice
and spite predominant fearfy their conscience and
Judgment. b. L. BARTLETT
of Bartlett & Co.