1874-10-31_Letter-A_Alvord-to-Ballock

Oct. 31. 74 [Pr?] & [C?]

Dear Balloch If the [endorses?] wont pay the note without the [joint?] $1000 note you will give it to them—He is in ^your^ possession in the Box. Or, let Mr. Hayden [give?] me five $200 notes payable to each & I will endorse them for use—You [retaining?] in that case [here?], & also the $1000 one,

Dont pay me [Chatte?] until the [walk?] is all [chaud?] [If?] & pointed with [cervest?] [nicely?]—This is what the work [just?] agree to do

[Yu?] J. W. Alvord

[in pencil in margin] I put the printer paper in the [cage?] Box J. W. A.

Washington Oct. 30. 1874

Received of J. W. Alvord for Collection—note of Robert [J?]. Fleming for $3308.⁰⁹ dated Oct. 14^th 1873—[drown?] to [Chas?] & Mother Received—at Eight months after date with interest [of?] 6. [pm?] cent

G. W. Balloch Cashier

My instructions are to collect by law if not [pond?] by the 20^th of november 1874 G M Ballock [Casher?]