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Add to My CitationsTo Charles E. Perkins
4 July 1877 • Elmira, N.Y.
(MS, in pencil: CtHMTH, UCCL 01445)
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Elmira, July 4.

Dr. Sir—

I have learned something about insurance. My brother-in-law here has had a building insured for $12,000 [ or ] the past 6 years. Lately it burned down. They calmly called a consultation-gang of insurance-thieves to sit on the case & they decided that labor &c are so cheap, now, that the building’s was only worth $8,000! That’s what they paid him—with a request that he would sit up nights & whistle or pray for the balance, according to the will of God.

Now therefore, please reduce our insurance TO the following figures:

Barn ——— $12, en-space$6,000
Furniture —— 10, $12,000
————
$18,000
Leave the house as
it was before — en-space30,000
————
Total $48,000.

If there’s any question about the furniture being over-estimated, reduce it still further. It can’t be replaced for $30,000. Certainly not $25,000.

Yrs

S L Clemens.

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