Estate of Major General G.F.C. Bray - Correspondence and Records, 1883-1884

3 Oct. 87

A. W. Vaisey Esq Tring

Sir / We have a small a/c against late Col Bray, {late} A.A.G. of Portsmouth ; (72/=) for military necessaries supplied to him in 82, we shall be greatly obliged if you will put us in the ways of obtaining a settlement, as our letters to the addresses we have remain unanswered. Awaiting the favour of a reply

Yr Obed Servant

pp Cater & Co

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fruitless to save him or journey to Gt. Tower Street. [We?] must leave things as they are.

Yrs sinly Charles [olsenmay?]

1 / Enclosed

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Furlong Tring. 27 Sept 83

Dear Mrs. Verisey,

If you know where the Verisey is likely to be in London today Kindly send the Enclosed telegram. By reading his note to me & my telegram you will see the reason. If you don't know where a telegram is likely to reach them.

4th Oct 1884

Dear Sir,

I have your letter of 3rd instant & with reference thereto beg to say that on seeing the lamentable death of General Bray in the papers I tried to see my way to send you something on a/c. Since I saw you last I have earned £8 writing in the papers. & my wife has now had seven weeks severe illness. When I tell you that we are living in two rooms at 17 Carlingford Road Hampstead & have no servant. I think you will see that it is not want of will that prevents my complying with the desire you so naturally express so far as the present moment is concerned.

With regard to the next few months I can only say that I am giving determined efforts to the Insulite Co. but the state of trade all over England for Electrical goods is simply stagnant. There is some sign of a revival now that autumn has arrived &

I hope for Mr Bray's sake that the shares may fill the revival. If they do of course the effect will be applied to the mortgage debt to your client.

I wish I could give a more positive statement of hope; but Mr Bray's position is I can assure you, present with me day & night. The interest shall be met if I have to sell my watch.

I am, Dear Sir, Yours truly [signed] {illegible]

A. W. Vaisey Esq {illegible}

11 Kidbrook Grove Blackheath Sunday

Dear M. Vaisey I am writing to you for my Mother who tells me to say that any hour on Tuesday will be convenient to her as she will be in all day. She is really fairly well. Yrs sin C. Augusta Bray