Office Pank and Slater 

Tailors 

(Following address crossed out)

21 Arcade, Pullman Ill

(Replaced by)

506 63rd St., Englewood 

(Dated)

August 15, 1890 

Dear Cousin Charlie

Today I am lonesome and tired, would give a good bit to have a long visit with you, have just returned from downtown,   I’m having a fair share of trade, I believe I’m doing as well as any who have been here for years and my prospects grow brighter every day so I realy (sic) have nothing to complain of except my standing burden of debt which is been greatly increased by my buying Panks interest and assuming all responsibility,  which is a lot for me about $1000, but all is well the that ends well and I shall endeavor to shape that to my own taste, and  I have a new fear of the future.

I go to Pullman & occasionally, am

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going there tomorrow night will stay over Sunday if they will let me. I continue to get a little trade from Pullman and it needs looking after.

The weather is been very warm all summer, not much colder yet but must come someday on my way downtown to state street cable I was blocked north and south for more than an hour going to a fire corner of 12th and State Street so I was compelled to walk. I almost melted in my clothes you don’t dare not strip my in the street so made the best of it.

Have not heard from Ella for two weeks it makes me worry considerable.  I expect they are busy finishing harvest or threshing so I will hear from her tomorrow. Mrs. Fraser is quite smart and can put around very well which makes everything more pleasant for Ella.

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Ella tells me Joe is looking after some fair girl but does not know who.

I received letters from home and Paris lately, Harry, Fannie and their family which consists of one boy two cats and several of the neighbor intellectual dogs has been visiting Fannie’s people, Robert and Annie, also Pa and Ma. Cousin Sadie and husband have been visiting Paris and Gravenhurst,  they were to be at BB the day after father wrote me.

Robert Annie and family are well, the children are of fat. Robert is thinking of going to Muskoka for a while. 

Have written Herbie twice but no reply has come,  will soon if all is well. Jennie and Louis owes me a letter and have done so for for some time.

 I forgot to mention aunt Susan is

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pretty well worn out with work and worry for the past year with uncle Charles. 

The people of Chicago seem to have some difficulty in locating the site or grounds for the World’s Columbian Exposition.

Sept 1St  about 1000 carpenters now at work in Chicago will go out on strike as the bosses have not lived up to their signed contract of last spring. We all expect to see a long and troublesome time on account of it.

 Now Charley I know my letters are not long but I do the best I can and you poor boy have to abide by the consequences don’t you. 

Ella joins me in love to you, give my kindest regards to my relatives over there 

Have you started in any particular branch of trade or business? Write soon to your 

affectionate cousin WC Slater. 

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Front Envelope

(pst mark) 

Englewood August 20 9:30 AM 1890 Ill

5d (In large print – possibly extra money needs for postage?)

 Charles L. Slater

 The Rope Walk

 Langley Mill 

Nr. Nottingham

England.

Envelope reverse 

(Postmarks)

Nottingham 04 SP1 90 

and 

Liverpool US packet 31 August 190

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Enclosed two Business cards  (First his new sole proprietor card, second his old card before he bought out his partner)

W. C. Slater 

Tailor 

506 Sixty-Third Street, 

Chicago

New Julien Hotel 

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Pank and Slater 

Tailors

21 Arcade 

Pullman, Ill