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Charles W. Chesnutt to Anson Henry Russell, 1 October 1921

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  • Source Text: Charles W. Chesnutt to Anson Henry Russell, 1 October 1921, Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1.
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  October 1, 1921. Mr. Anson Henry Russell, 810-16 Hanna Building, Cleveland, Ohio. My dear Mr. Russell:

Beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of September 24th1 with reference to the Equitable Mortgage Company and other investment securities.

I am sorry to say that just at present I am not in the market for anything of the kind, since for the time being I am investing what surplus I have in my own debts, and it will be some time before those are cleared up, but I thank you just the same.

Yours very truly, CWC/FL


Correspondent: Anson Henry Russell II (1868–1950) was a White man who was originally from Michigan and began his career as an oil prospector in the 1890s and early 1900s, alongside his father and brother. He lived in Cleveland from 1905 to 1930 before moving to Pennsylvania, and in 1921 was apparently associated with the Equitable Mortgage Company. By the late 1920s, Russell was manager of the Ohio Fuel Gas Company (a subsidiary of the Columbia Gas and Electric Co.)



1. The letter by Anson Henry Russell (1868–1950) from September 24, 1921, has not been located. [back]

  • Cite (Chicago style): Charles W. Chesnutt, "Charles W. Chesnutt to Anson Henry Russell, 1 October 1921," The Charles W. Chesnutt Archive, Gen. Ed. Stephanie P. Browner, Matt Cohen, and Kenneth M. Price, accessed November 15, 2024. https://chesnuttarchive.org/item/ccda.corr01533.
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