I have this day sent back 2 pieces and have kept several that I
ought to of sent back; but I am willing to due all that can be
thought is in Reason. I cannot take any more so bad as I have
received. In overhauling all the cloth we have received from thee,
I find it to come far short for goodness to what we git wove at the
Dighton Manufact. Co., and I must now be plain, and shall put some
to another and see if we cannot git some better cloth. (The Dighton
Manufacturing Company must have started weaving in 1821) I shall be
still willing to continue our contract but must have good cloth. I
have sent an order on James deWolf for one hundred dollars and I
have not much on hand.
In haste thy friend
Nath. Wheeler
For the Mount Hope Manufacturing Company.”
In the next letter received by Israel, C. R. Vickery turns up as clerk.
“Respected Friend
Israel Brayton. We are very much in want of plaids and we wish thee
to get all thou canst and fetch it up to us tomorrow. So we can
send it to Boston the day after. Call at E. A. Hathaway’s and get
what he has on hand. By doing as above requested thou wilt confer
an additional favor on the Mount Hope Manufacturing Company.”
You see, although the weavers wove badly at times, it was as I said
earlier, impossible to be too strict. This is one of the few proofs
that any factory sent back any. (Though they all complained.) For they
all needed all they could get--at once.
The Mount Hope Management did as the other yarn factories did, it wrote
little notes to Israel, authorizing credit.
“Mr. Israel Brayton. Sir. Please to let Misses Kingsley have what
cloth she wants and send a bill of it and send back the other order
and we’ll give you one for the full amount.
B. Anthony” “For the Mount Hope Company.”