Letter by Isaac P. McDowell to M. T. Burwell (1895)
No. 1987
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
I.P. McDowell, President
J.F. Taylor, Vice President
T.S.O. McDowell, Cashier
J.V. McDowell, Cash'r.
Fairbury ,
Ill. April 26th 1895
Wichita ,
Ks
Source: the Burwell/Tate Family Papers, 1850-1930 (K0233), Folder 1. Burwell family scrapbook and photo album, 1879-1908, photocopied.*
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
I.P. McDowell, President
J.F. Taylor, Vice President
T.S.O. McDowell, Cashier
J.V. McDowell, Cash'r.
Hon. M. T. Burwell
Dear Sir:
Supposing you to be the chief civic official of your
recently adopted city. I desire to extend congratulations for your good
luck, and wish you a most successful and happy "reign."
I consider it, indeed, no small honor to be invested with
the amount of authority implied in the term of mayor, especially when conferred
by a voluntary voice of the people I bespeak for you a wise and first
government and trust that, while forbearance is an inherent virtue in your
nature, you may be exacting & prompt in the administration & meting out
of justice to the good people of your city.
I left Denver
a few days ago after enjoying a winter's sojourn there of most excellent
health; for which I desire to be grateful to the beneficent Given of all good
things.
I left your friends there, Mrs. A. Burwell & daughter, in
good health. They gave up the Webster terrace, a short time before I
left, & rented & moved into a larger & better flat on Pearl St. at a
rental of $55.00 pr month. I was a mite fearful they may have missed it,
however, in the change, Webster offered them a reduced rent-$30- pr month
rather than have them leave- Amos was still with the old aunt in Iowa .
I wanted, very much, to have come home your way and made you
a brief visit, but had to come by my boy at Fairbury Neb
& stop a while with him. I will endeavor to take you in some of
these times as I go back and forth to the mountain city of good health as Denver has so often &
kindly proven to be to me. I may go back there again-can't tell-ere the
falling leaf time of year rolls round. Denver 's dull & the good old times of
yore returns sluggishly. I sold the remnant of my town out there for
$12,000.00 one third down with mortg on it for the balance. If
convenient I would like to hear from you
Respectfully, your friend
Isaac P. McDowell
Source: the Burwell/Tate Family Papers, 1850-1930 (K0233), Folder 1. Burwell family scrapbook and photo album, 1879-1908, photocopied.*
*BURWELL-TATE FAMILY PAPERS, 1850-1930 (K0233), The State Historical Society of Missouri, 800 East 51st Street, 306 Miller Nichols Library UMKC, Kansas City, MO 64110.
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