Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Mr. Sun Fayuen, January 24, 1909

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Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Mr. Sun Fayuen, January 24, 1909

Subject

Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Mr. Sun Fayuen, January 24, 1909

Description

Typed letter sent from Alfred E. Stearns to Sun Fayuen. Discusses bill from Coes & Young. Decline to pay when rendered due to exorbitant price. Will not pay high bills like this in the future. Has little funds left. Urges Sun to be careful with spending.

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24 January, 1909

Mr. Sun Fayuen
Duxbury, Mass.

My dear Sun:

I have your letter of the 15th inst. In regard to the bill of Coe’s and Young for shoes let me say I did decline to pay the bill when it was rendered. I did so on the ground that the prices charged you were exorbitant and unreasonable. If you accepted those prices at the time, the bill must of course be paid. Let me say, however, that I cannot in justice to your parents continue to meet in the future unreasonable bills of this character. Eight or nine dollars a pair for shoes is too much altogether.

At the present time your funds are almost exhausted, and hence I am more than ever concerned to see additional bills coming in, with very little is sight with which to meet them. I suppose you will soon receive additional remittances from home, but until these come, please be as careful as you can about contracting new debts. Please let me know whether you understood the price of the shoes at the time you ordered them.

Very truly yours.

Alfred E. Stearns.

Creator

Dr. Alfred E. Stearns

Publisher

Phillips Academy

Date

January 24, 1909

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All Rights Reserved By Phillips Academy

Language

English

Type

Correspondence

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