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Letter to Editor
May 11, 1847
Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
William Ingle, chief manager of the Johnson Company, publishes an unanswered 1847 letter protesting the Phenix Company's violation of a steamboat route agreement between Washington and Alexandria, defending against recent criticism in the Alexandria Gazette.
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THE ALEXANDRIA AND WASHINGTON BOATS.—My attention has been drawn to an article in the Alexandria Gazette of Saturday last, over the signature of "A Passenger," indirectly reflecting upon the conduct of the Johnson Company, in the matter of disagreement between it and the Phenix Company, which appears to demand of me, as one of the owners and chief manager of the Joseph Johnson, the publication of the following letter, which may suffice for the present, and which to this day remains unheeded and unanswered. In conclusion, it is proper I should remark, in justice to Mr. McKenzie, that two days before the irregularity commenced, he expressed to me his entire disapproval of the course about to be adopted by the Phenix Company, and said it was, or had been, his intention to make known the same to me in writing, which, however, he has not yet done.
WM. INGLE.
WASHINGTON, April 14th, 1847.
Gentlemen:
We have seen and learned, with mingled surprise and regret, that the steamboat Phenix has been put on the Washington and Alexandria route, and been running since Monday morning last, in palpable violation of the written compact entered into between the two companies, a copy of which is doubtless in your possession. The compact or agreement in question, points out the manner in which all matters of controversy between the two companies shall be settled, and protesting, as we now do, against the proceeding on the part of the Phenix Company, in allowing their boat to be run as aforesaid, to the prejudice and great loss of the owners of the Johnson, we call upon you as honorable men, and as signers of the agreement, to carry it into effect, according to the clear intent and meaning thereof, by naming two disinterested persons as referees, to meet such referees as we may name, to assemble in Alexandria during the present week, and decide upon the matter at issue between the two companies.
Please favor us with an early response.
Your obd't. servt's.,
WM. INGLE, Chief Manager.
THOS. PARKER, Manager,
Johnson Company.
Messrs. Stephen Sauls, President, and Lewis McKenzie, Director, Phenix Company.
WM. INGLE.
WASHINGTON, April 14th, 1847.
Gentlemen:
We have seen and learned, with mingled surprise and regret, that the steamboat Phenix has been put on the Washington and Alexandria route, and been running since Monday morning last, in palpable violation of the written compact entered into between the two companies, a copy of which is doubtless in your possession. The compact or agreement in question, points out the manner in which all matters of controversy between the two companies shall be settled, and protesting, as we now do, against the proceeding on the part of the Phenix Company, in allowing their boat to be run as aforesaid, to the prejudice and great loss of the owners of the Johnson, we call upon you as honorable men, and as signers of the agreement, to carry it into effect, according to the clear intent and meaning thereof, by naming two disinterested persons as referees, to meet such referees as we may name, to assemble in Alexandria during the present week, and decide upon the matter at issue between the two companies.
Please favor us with an early response.
Your obd't. servt's.,
WM. INGLE, Chief Manager.
THOS. PARKER, Manager,
Johnson Company.
Messrs. Stephen Sauls, President, and Lewis McKenzie, Director, Phenix Company.
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Informative
What themes does it cover?
Commerce Trade
What keywords are associated?
Steamboat Dispute
Johnson Company
Phenix Company
Washington Alexandria Route
Commercial Agreement
Referees
Compact Violation
What entities or persons were involved?
Wm. Ingle
Messrs. Stephen Sauls, President, And Lewis Mckenzie, Director, Phenix Company
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Wm. Ingle
Recipient
Messrs. Stephen Sauls, President, And Lewis Mckenzie, Director, Phenix Company
Main Argument
the phenix company is violating a written compact by running the steamboat phenix on the washington and alexandria route, causing loss to the johnson company; calls for the appointment of referees to settle the dispute as per the agreement.
Notable Details
Reference To Written Compact Between Johnson And Phenix Companies
Protest Against Phenix Company's Actions
Call For Disinterested Referees To Meet In Alexandria
Mr. Mckenzie's Expressed Disapproval Of Phenix Company's Course