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- Hotel del Coronado Records, 1888-1995
Letter from E. S. Babcock to J. Grahdt, Esq.
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Letter from E. S. Babcock to J. Grahdt, Esq.
Bound Correspondence, Volume 02, page 474
09/16/1888
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Babcock, Elijah S.
Babcock writes to Grahdt regarding reimbursement for a lunch basket.
Hotel del Coronado; Letters; Correspondence; Elijah S. Babcock; E. S. Babcock; J. Grahdt; Lunch baskets; Reimbursements; Hotel industry
1500 Orange Avenue
California - Coronado
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September 16 1888
J. Grahdt, Esq.,
Neale House, Columbus, O.,
Dear Sir:-- I was glad to receive your favor of the 8th [unknown], for unless we hear of such matters through our guests they are not apt to reach our ears.
I find on examinations, however, that there was put in up for you, 3 leaves of bread, 1 doz. eggs, 2 boxes relishes, 1 can sweet pastry, 1 bottle olives, 1 bottle chow-chow, ham & tongue, 1 cup butter, 1 can jelly cake, pie, cream puffs, in a basket which cost us 75 cents. I can understand the danger of the eggs being bad, as fully one-half the eggs we buy are spoiled. Still, I wish to satisfy you thoroughly, and herewith enclose post office order for $2.75, basing the remittance on your opinion that $1.50 was a fair price for the lunch, and 75 cents, the cost of the basket, which I can trust will be satisfactory. We wish to do what is right in the matter.
Yours truly,
E.S. Babcock
Manager
Hotel del Coronado
J. Grahdt, Esq.,
Neale House, Columbus, O.,
Dear Sir:-- I was glad to receive your favor of the 8th [unknown], for unless we hear of such matters through our guests they are not apt to reach our ears.
I find on examinations, however, that there was put in up for you, 3 leaves of bread, 1 doz. eggs, 2 boxes relishes, 1 can sweet pastry, 1 bottle olives, 1 bottle chow-chow, ham & tongue, 1 cup butter, 1 can jelly cake, pie, cream puffs, in a basket which cost us 75 cents. I can understand the danger of the eggs being bad, as fully one-half the eggs we buy are spoiled. Still, I wish to satisfy you thoroughly, and herewith enclose post office order for $2.75, basing the remittance on your opinion that $1.50 was a fair price for the lunch, and 75 cents, the cost of the basket, which I can trust will be satisfactory. We wish to do what is right in the matter.
Yours truly,
E.S. Babcock
Manager
Hotel del Coronado
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