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Letter to Editor
October 19, 1787
The Daily Advertiser
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
John Griffiths from Hartford informs the printer that Mr. Talmadge Hall failed to build a promised dancing room in New York, forcing him to cancel plans for opening a dancing school there and remain in Hartford for the winter. Dated October 11, 1787.
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To the PRINTER:
SIR,
HAVING in my possession an indented agreement
with Mr. Talmadge Hall, of your city, where-
in he is bound to erect, finish and furnish me with
an elegant DANCING ROOM for three years, &c. &c.
and hearing, during the summer, that he was not in the
execution of the BUILDING, I made all my arrange-
ments in the country to conform to my original in-
tentions of opening a School this fall in New York.
and therefore sent you an advertisement, which you
published in your paper; but having since heard of
Mr. Hall's misfortune, and that he has left New-
York, without accomplishing his engagement to
me, by finishing said Dancing Room; and as there
can be no other one engaged for the season, I am
constrained to relinquish the satisfaction I had an-
ticipated, of serving my good friends in New-York.
and remain for the winter in this city. Had not this
unexpected event happened, I should, before this
day, have been in New-York, and participated the
pleasures of the season, in your flourishing and a-
greeable city. I am, Sir, your humble servant,
JOHN GRIFFITHS.
Hartford, October 11, 1787.
SIR,
HAVING in my possession an indented agreement
with Mr. Talmadge Hall, of your city, where-
in he is bound to erect, finish and furnish me with
an elegant DANCING ROOM for three years, &c. &c.
and hearing, during the summer, that he was not in the
execution of the BUILDING, I made all my arrange-
ments in the country to conform to my original in-
tentions of opening a School this fall in New York.
and therefore sent you an advertisement, which you
published in your paper; but having since heard of
Mr. Hall's misfortune, and that he has left New-
York, without accomplishing his engagement to
me, by finishing said Dancing Room; and as there
can be no other one engaged for the season, I am
constrained to relinquish the satisfaction I had an-
ticipated, of serving my good friends in New-York.
and remain for the winter in this city. Had not this
unexpected event happened, I should, before this
day, have been in New-York, and participated the
pleasures of the season, in your flourishing and a-
greeable city. I am, Sir, your humble servant,
JOHN GRIFFITHS.
Hartford, October 11, 1787.
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
Reflective
What themes does it cover?
Education
Commerce Trade
What keywords are associated?
Dancing School
New York
Hartford
Building Agreement
Talmadge Hall
Advertisement
What entities or persons were involved?
John Griffiths
The Printer
Letter to Editor Details
Author
John Griffiths
Recipient
The Printer
Main Argument
due to mr. talmadge hall's failure to fulfill an agreement to build and furnish a dancing room in new york, the author cannot open his dancing school there this fall and must remain in hartford.
Notable Details
Indented Agreement For Three Years
Advertisement Published In The Paper
Mr. Hall's Misfortune And Departure From New York