Letter from Guy Mauie to Sydney Octavius Chase (September 30, 1889)

Letter from Guy Mauie to Sydney Octavius Chase (September 30, 1889)

Chase Correspondence (September 30, 1889)

Chase, Sydney Octavius, 1860-1941

Chase and Company (Sanford, Fla.)

An original letter of correspondence between Guy Mauie of The Chinese Evangelist, a Chinese-language Christian periodical founded in New York in the 1880s, and Sydney Octavius Chase. Topics discussed in the letter include L. Kwong's visit to Florida to work for Chase & Company.

Chase & Company was established in 1884 by brothers Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase. The company sold insurance and later invested in storage facilities and fertilizer sales. Chase & Company was known mainly for its agricultural interests and maintained a series of citrus groves throughout Central Florida. The company was based out of Sanford and became one of the city's largest employers into the early twentieth century. Randall Chase joined in the family business soon after his brother, Sydney Chase, Jr., did in 1922. Randall became the president of Chase & Company from 1948-1965.

Mauie, Guy

Original letter from Guy Mauie to Sydney Octavius Chase, September 30, 1889: box 173, folder 2.40, Chase Collection (MS 14), Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

1889-09-30

Digital reproduction of original letter from Guy Mauie to Sydney Octavius Chase, September 30, 1889.

Chase Collection (MS 14), box 173, folder 2.40, Chase Collection (MS 14), Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

Chase Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

Folder referenced in Chase Collection finding guide, http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/chase.htm.

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1-page handwritten letter on The Chinese Evangelist letterhead

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The Chinese Evangelist, New York City, New York

Sanford, Florida

Donation

History Teacher

Entire Chase Collection is comprised of four separate accessions from various donors, including Cecilia Johnson, the granddaughter of Joshua Coffin Chase and the children of Randall Chase.

The displayed collection item is housed at Special and Area Studies Collections at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Rights to this item belong to the said institution, and therefore inquiries about the item should be directed there. RICHES of Central Florida has obtained permission from Special and Area Studies Collections at the University of Florida to display this item for educational purposes only.

Special and Area Studies Collections, University of Florida

Digital Collections (UFDC), University of Florida

Cepero, Laura

University of Florida, Special and Area Studies Collections

"Sydney Chase Sr. (1860-1941)." Florida Citrus Hall of Fame. Copyright 2012. http://floridacitrushalloffame.com/index.php/inductees/inductee-name/?ref_cID=89&bID=0&dd_asId=600.

THE CHINESE EVANGELIST
52 WEST 22D STREET.

New York, Sept 30th 1889

Mr Chase
Sir

Yours came I couldn't answer you until this morning. L. Kwong[?] has gone by the steamer[?] Saturday last. I do hope he will reach your place safely &[?] give you perfect satisfaction. Let me hear from you whether he fills the bill or not when you return home.

Yours for service in haste
Guy Mauie

1-page handwritten letter on The Chinese Evangelist letterhead