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Letter from Philo Doolittle clerk in Burlington VT of Champlain Transportation Co, to George Washington Strong in Rutland. Mr. Strong has an Issue with a shipment
Burlington March 14th 1846
G.W. Strong Esq.
Sir,
Yours of the 7th just was duly received * should have -- an earlier reply but for the reason that since that time & until last evening my time has been entirely taken up with a meeting of our board of Directors & with the Executive Committee. I regret to say, that I do not feel myself at liberty to give the information which you request even if it could be done without much labor, but in the current case, it can only be done by going into a particular examination of about 550 way bills, which it would take much time to do.
Yours very respectfully P Doolittle clrk Champ Trans---
Addressed to G. W. Strong Rutland Vermont.
Red postmarked BURLINGTON VT --R 16 along with a stamped postal rate 5
Philo Doolittle (1793-1862)
October 26, 1826, the Champlain Transportation Company was organized, of which Mr. Doolittle was one of the original stockholders. November 10, 1826, he was chosen a director and appointed clerk and treasurer of the company. February 23, 1827, in consequence of the building of the steamer Franklin, at St. Albans, it was found convenient to remove the books of the company to that place, and Mr. Doolittle resigned the clerk and treasurership, which was transferred to the hands of Hon. Lawrence Brainard of St. Albans. January 31, 1828, the Franklin being completed, Mr. Doolittle was reinstated in these offices and retained them during the remainder of his life. Subsequently he was solicited to undertake the general agency of the "North and South Through Line" of railroads and steamers running from Rouse's Point to Troy, N. Y., and although, on account of his advancing years and declining health, he accepted the appointment with reluctance, its arduous duties he discharged, so long as he lived, with the fidelity, efficiency and courtesy which always distinguished him, and which closely identified him with the traveling and commercial interests along these routes.
March 22, 1827, Mr. Doolittle was chosen one of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Burlington, by a unanimous vote, and January 29, 1849, unanimously elected President of that Board.
