Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-10-28

their individual bonds and they kept The
money. And in order to obtain tn,
money and get out of Mr.. Pratt's hands
| obtained $4,000 in land bonds anC
took what supposed to be money, but
it was not there. Part of it had beer
misapplied to other matters. FUtoei
thousand dollars Of Il / loaned Mr.. Cad
,ceH The balance went into houst
at Little Rock without my knowledge OF
consent and Pullman cars, ETC., etc.
Now, my dear sir, if this be correct
statement may | not hope you will re-
lieve me to the extent of the SIS, 600
and Mr. Fisher will surely pay the Other
$4,000. As a wholly innocent third
party, doing my best to act as a sincere
and steadfast friend to both of you,
ought not to be left exposed to financia
ruin and personal humiliation. Please
read this to Mr.. Fisher. / have advised
him of my writing to you. Sincerely
yours, j. q. BLAINE.
Josiah Caldwell, Esq.
BLAINE Gan IMPORTANT MAN
No PEMBERToS SQUARE, |
BosroN, April %, 1870. J
Dear Fisher | inclose letter from
Blaine forgot to speak to you about
them when | saw you this P. NJ. | hope
you can help him. | would if it were in
my power. Blaine is an important man
for us to have. He feels all right toward
us, and | only wish that | was so situated
that | could help him. Yours, very truly,
j. CALDWELL.
This letter inclosed Mr.. Blaine's letter
to Caldwell, of April 81, 1871.
HE WANTS THE CASH.
AUGUSTA tMe. J, June IA, 1871.
Ny Dear Mr. Fisher. l tried very hard
yesterday and day before MONDAY and
Tuesday, to see you, but was not fortu-
nate enough to run across you. | am in a
very painful and embarrassing situation,
growing out of my connection with the
Fort Smith enterprise. | have paid and
caused to be paid into your treasury about
$780, 600, and the only result to me is the
most painful perplexity. The most pain
full OF all, the most oppressive is the
S25, 900 which | paid to Mr. Pratt for
you January ID, which | borrowed here
on my own faith and credit, on the dis
tinct understanding with you that it was
to be repaid, and that | was also to re-
eeive certain proportion of bonds. |
have received only part of the bonds
the larger part-and not dollar of the
money. And now, in addition to all
other troubles, have SO, 900 in coupons,
little over that amount, which | am
held to take care of partly through verbal
understanding and partly through writ
ten ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS due in April on
land bonds and to fall due in July on the
frst-mortgage bonds. Now, have a
proposition to make to you, which |
think is most liberal and fair, going so
far as | possibly can go without running
myself past all recovery. Ifyou will look
at copy of our agreement, in your
hands, YOU will find there is still due to
me 500 of land bonds and 49,, 900 of
first mortgage. In order to square my
self with my friends | need and must
have S36, 900 in land bonds and 80, 900 in
first mortgages 600 in all, still leav-
ing S57 900 of mine in your hands.
Now, If you will take up these $40, 900
of coupons, paying me the cash therefor,
and give me the $40 900 of bonds, / will
let all the remainder of our matters
stand until you are perfectly at ease and
7 ready to open correspondence on the
subject yourself. In other words, will
leave the matter in your hands until the
| Fort Smith enterprise is out of the woods
and its tangled affairs well smoothed out.
| trust, in consideration of our many
years of friendship. as well as in view OF
the peculiar relations | have held in this
matter, you will make an effort to do
this.
Pray let me hear from You at your
earliest leisure, and greatly oblige. Yours
truly, J. G. BLAINE,
W. Fisher, Jr., Esq.
"wHY DON'T BLAINE DELIVERY"
BosToN, September 80, 1871.
M Dear Blaine. 1t is of the greatest
importance that the parties owning the
interest, the S25, 900, and invested by
them in the Northern Pacific Railroad,
should receive what is due them, and
unless something is done about it, |
shall be forced to turn the document
over to them, and you settle directly
with them. am constantly reminded
about it, and they all say "Why don't
uCllNCl 10 Nbu Jul lliNtitSl MI.
Caldwell tells me he has paid you his
last note due you, and gave you the
$50, 900 land bonds in addition. Ishould
Judge it was for your interest to settle
the matter at once and have no further
| delay. YoH must be your own Judge in
the matter. but my advice is to settle il
at once. remain,
WARREN FISHER, JR.
Mr.. Blaine's letter of October |, 1871,
already published, is the answer to this
| letter:
PAID ON BLAISE's ACCOUNT.
BosToN, October u, 1871
Ny Dear Blaine Yesterday received
your favor of the 2lst instant, which
replied to by telegram. Mr.. c. has beer
in this city for four weeks. He is now
in st. ouis. can get no information
when Mr.. Caldwell is to return. Wher
he does l will lay the matter before him
In the meantime can say nothing in re
gard to the matter, further than what
have heretofore told you, that Mr.. Cald
well represented to me that he had PAID
on your account, and for which he has
your receipts, all but -, 500 of the S2j,
600 which you loaned, for which you re
ceive as collateral $50, 600 of the Littl,
Rock and Fort Smith Immigrant bonds
which you since sold at sixty cents OF
the dollar, realizing therefor $50, 600
leaving you in advance of funds even i
Mr.. Caldwell had paid you nothing
have heretofore advised you that | haC
been frequently importuned for the secu
rites of the Northern Pacific Railroad
and as a last resort | had to surrender
your obligation for the benefit of the par
ties in interest, who now say that afteI
so long delay they will not take tn,
securities, but require you to refund tn,
money. l remain,
WARREN FISHER, JR,
HE WANTS MORE MONEY AND BONDS.
AUGUSTA tMe. }, November3, 1871.
Ny Dear Mr.. Fisher. l write Mr.
Caldwell this day earnestly asking hin
to relieve me from the very pressing an,
painful embarrassment entailed upon M
by raising the money loaned to yo,
and him last Winter. Mr.. Caldwell ha
paid me 1000. There remains $40, 00
with considerable interest. There is due
also, to me under contract with you
so, 900 land bonds and 49,, 900 frs
mortgage. Retsining in my possession
the $50, 900 land bonds as collateral t
the note, there is still due me 5000
land bonds and the first-mortgage bonds
S32, 200. have already made one prop
osition for settlement, to which | cal
Mr.. Caldwell's attention. must hav
the matter settled in some way and a
once. Sincerely yours,
J. G.. BLAINE.
w. Fisher, ,Ir., Esq.
p. SIT is very important to me tina
have some bonds next week. If yoI
don't accept the proposition have mad
suppose you consider this: Let me retail
the land bonds now in my possession a
satisfaction for loaned money, and yol
pay me the $4,000 land bonds an,
SS2, 900 first-mortgage bonds due me un
der the contract. l do not make thi
proposition to be bound by it, | merel
suggest it. But must have the matte
settled in some way quickly.
FISHER TO BLAINE.
BosToN, November 4, 1871.
Mn Dear Blaine. Your letter of tn