Mr. A. R. Johnson, Memphis, Ind.

Dear Sir: - We have your favor of the 4th instant, ordering shade rollers, and have shipped same to-day.

We cannot send with them the full assortment of brackets named, as some of the sizes are out of stock, but we will have them in a few days, and will forward them to you then. Yours truly.

(6th day.) Saturday, April 6th, 1875.

Messrs. Hanford & Sons, Limited, Waverly, Iowa.

Gentlemen: - Your favor of the 5th instant, and also sample brush at hand. The brush apparently is well made, and we shall be pleased to try same. While your price is above what we are paying, yet it is possible the goods are a little better. If we so conclude, we may at an early date try a sample gross of your goods.

Martin H. Green, Esq., Garnett, Kas.

Dear Sir: - Your note for $100, due March 26th, has been sent to the First National Bank for collection, and returned endorsed, " No funds." We regret this very much as we need the money, and shall be pleased to have some explanation of the reason you have in not paying this note. We shall expect remittance by return mail. Respectfully.

(7th day.) Monday, May 10th, 1876.

Messrs. Planchett & Nephew, 4221 25th St., Louisville, Ky.

Gentlemen: - We have received your letter in which you state that hereafter all of our bills will be post-dated sixty days. We were not informed of this fact by our buyer until yesterday, after we had sent you settlement.

We are obliged to you for calling our attention to this fact, and hereafter shall make our settlements accordingly.

The Farwell-Parsons Co., P. O. Drawer 391, New Orleans, La.

Gentlemen: - Answering your favor of the 9th instant, we beg to reassert that the goods sent us were not up to the standard, and we cannot use them. We do not wish a discount on price, for the goods are not what we want. We want the goods we ordered and none others. As you gave us no instruction what to do with these, we have returned them by freight yesterday. Very truly.

(8th day.) Tuesday, May 11th, 1877.

Messrs. Lewis Carson & Co., 89 Franklin St., St. Paul, Minn.

Gentlemen: - We have your letter of the 10th instant returning our statement and check, and stating that your terms are strictly 7-10 or 6-30.

In reply we beg to say that we bought these goods of your agent here upon the following terms: "7-10, 60 days dating." The extra 1 percent, is for the sixty days' interest.

We therefore return the check herewith. Respectfully.

Mr. Samuel Hanson, Saco, Me.

Dear Sir: - On weighing the feed billed to us on your invoice of the 8th instant, we make it 4,125 lbs., which is 25 lbs. less than your invoice above referred to makes it.

We do not know whose scales are correct, but hereafter, to save trouble, please have weigher's certificate attached to all the feed you supply us with, and greatly oblige. Respectfully.

(9th day.) Wednesday June 12th, 1878.

Mr. James Lane, Box 9403, Boston, Mass.

Dear Sir: - Replying to your letter of the 10th instant, we have looked through our books to find some record of the purchase to which you refer, but find nothing of the kind.

From this we presume it was a cash purchase, in which case, in accordance with our custom, the sales slip was inclosed with the goods, and it would be necessary for you to send us the slip to locate the purchase.

Mr. William A. Hopkins, East Saginaw, Mich.

Dear Sir: - I send you herewith a blank form of report, which I wish made out by you in full and sent to the superintendent's office daily. You will note the word "time" at the bottom of the page, and a place to mark the time when you send this to the superintendent's office. Also the time it is received there. This is done to insure prompt delivery. We have had several complaints of late of cars not getting around on time, and hope in this way to avoid it in future.

(10th day.) Thursday, June 13th, 1879.

Miss Dora Weir, 5918 Hanlon St., Baltimore, Md.

Dear Miss: - In further reply to yours of the 30th ultimo, in reference to the third installment, we have written to Mr. Evans, and he acknowledges that you paid him. The contract which we hold from you makes the installments payable at this office, and we do not want you to make any further payments to anyone outside of this office, as we will not be responsible for remittances made to other parties than ourselves. Hoping there will be no future misunderstanding, we are, Yours truly.

The George J. Grimm Co., Glendale, Miss.

Gentlemen: - Replying to your favor of recent date, we beg to say that we do not object to signing the contract sent us, provided you will except the clause which states that: "We have not sold,"' etc., as we are free to admit that during the present year we have in numerous instances given our best discounts to parties buying in smaller quantities than one gross. Hence, it will, in this case, be necessary to apply the old adage, "Let bygones," etc. Very respectfully.

(11th day.) Friday, July 14th, 1880.

Drs. Q. & E. Venner, 59 Paternoster Row, London, E. C, England.

Dear Sirs: - I have sent you by to-day's mail an electrotype of the inclosed copy of advertisement, which please insert in your paper for one month as per your quotations of recent date, for which I inclose check.

Please, by return mail, give me rates of one year's insertion of this cut, upon receipt of which, if satisfactory, I will send you contract for one year's insertion instead of one month.

Awaiting your reply, we are, Most faithfully yours.

M. Zabrisky & Co., Dallas, N. C.

Gentlemen: - We have your note of the 13th inst.

Our experience in sending out goods by express without prepayment, has been unfortunate. In so many instances they are returned to us and we are compelled to pay express charges both ways that it makes the business as a whole unprofitable, and we have abandoned it. If goods are not as represented by us, we are always willing to exchange them and make them right, but we must insist on payment in advance, particularly where these goods are to be taken from a piece and the value of them very much diminished by doing so. Respectfully yours.

(12th day.) Saturday, July 15th, 1881.