Alfred Bunting Justice

  General notes:

Merchant

  Events in his life were:

• Letter to Henry Fletcher in Louisville KY
Private Collection

Recd November 12th 1846 of Henry Fletcher pr hands of G M & G R Justice & Co - One hundred and five dolls on account. $ 105.00 Cornelius & Co Per B Thackary Philada 1 Mo 12. 1846 Henry Fletcher        Respected Friend               Thy letter of 2nd inst to our A B Justice came duly to hand enclosing check on E W Clark & Co for seven hundred & sixty dollars & a ten dollar Maryland Note out of which we have paid by thy direction as follows To  H & W Dubosq amt note less disct & Exchge  192.09  "  John M Harper "— "— "— "— "—  265.20  "  Klemm & Bro "— "— disct 5% -  72.45  "  W H Horstmann & Sons "— "— "—   68 —     In full thy note to us less 5% disct 66.89      Balance as per rect above to Cornelius & Co  105      Amt of remittance   $770  We enclose all the notes which we have paid off - cancelled. McAllister & Co refused to discount 5% for cash & as thee directed provided that discount was taken off - it was to be paid - we have supposed that thee wished the money paid where it would command that disct & have passed the whole balance over to Cornelius & Co. We mentioned these circumstances to C & Co & if thee still wishes — page two — McAllister & Co note paid - they will attend to it. Klemm & Bro said their note had run too long to take off 5% & Exchange also - but they would allow 5% – which me thoughts fair & so settled the note. The patterns we send by the same mail with this letter. - We presume it will rate as a pamphlet at 2½ cts per ounce - postage. Enclosed in a letter it would be 20 cts per ounce - Accept our thanks for our share And believe us                             Thy friends                 GM & GR Justice & Co — page three — Philada 11/12/"46 Esteemed Uncle     I add a few lines to say we are all in good health & that the family desire their love to you - We heard of your word loss at Baltimore some time since & were truly sorry for it - as you say Baltimore has been an unfortunate place for you - I have trensferenced your letter to me & the funds to our firm for the convenience of taking receipts & making entrees in our Books & hope what I have done will give satisfaction - Calvin Bennett paid us a visit a short time since He is about to open store in Johnstown Pa & came on for the purpose of purchasing goods - He said you ought to have stopped to see him - He would have been glad to see you - Louise insinuates that crochet work could be done quite as well in Philada as Louisville & sent out without any difficulty if Uncle Henry was disposed to employ some of his poor relations - which means I suppose that a certain industrious sister in law of mine is somewhat ambitious to do something towards maintaining herself & is rather fond of that kind of fancy work - Give our kind regards to Charles and take your own share also. - We hope C & her little one are well & that the present will find you recovered from your cold - Your nephew & friend         A B Justice

• He appeared on the 1880 census taken at Philadelphia PA, listed as a hardware merchant.

Alfred married Mary Sophia Fletcher, daughter of George Fletcher and Sophia Eliza Cunningham, on 7 Apr 1842 in Philadelphia PA. (Mary Sophia Fletcher was born on 6 Feb 1822 in Philadelphia PA and died on 6 Jun 1849 in Philadelphia PA.)

Alfred next married Susan Humphries McIlvain on 5 Feb 1853 in Philadelphia PA. (Susan Humphries McIlvain was born on 15 Jul 1828 in Philadelphia PA and died on 11 Jul 1894 in Philadelphia PA.)