Letter from Horace White (Buckingham Hotel, New York) to Joseph Medill, 1876-12-19

File — Box: 5A, Folder: C25

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Eleanor Medill (Cissy) Patterson Papers consist chiefly of Medill, McCormick and Patterson family correspondence, Joseph Medill business and political letters, Chicago Tribune historical material, and a collection of letters of Joseph Medill and others to and from important people. The papers cover the years 1846-1910, approximately, with most of the material falling in the 1850-1899 period. The name of the collection reflects its provenance, not its contents. There is much information about Mrs. Patterson in letters written by her parents, grandparents, and others, but only a few childhood letters written by her.

Dates

1876-12-19

Creator

From the Collection: Patterson, Eleanor Medill, 1881-1948 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on use of the materials in the department for research; all patrons must comply with federal copyright regulations.

Extent

From the Collection: 17 Boxes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

Text begins: "I called on Mr. Orton last Friday & had a talk with him on the subject of a reduction of the rates of specials from certain points, named by you, to Chicago. I need not repeat the conversation to you since the result was apparently satisfactory. ... He then introduced another subject. He said that Mr. Henry Smith had interposed an objection to the transmission of short bits[?] of news by the Gold & ;Stock Telegraph to commercial bodies, as a violation of the old contract."