Letter from Manager of the Evangelist to Sydney Ocatvius Chase (September 21, 1889)

Letter from Manager of the Evangelist to Sydney Ocatvius Chase (September 21, 1889)

Chase Correspondence (September 21, 1889)

Chase, Sydney Octavius, 1860-1941

Chase and Company (Sanford, Fla.)

An original letter of correspondence between the manager 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 a young man who was interested in working 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.

Original letter to Sydney Ocatvius Chase, September 21, 1889: box 173, folder 2.40, Chase Collection (MS 14), Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

1889-09-21

Digital reproduction of original letter to Sydney Ocatvius Chase, September 21, 1889.

Chase Collection (MS 14), box 173, folder 2.40, 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 Christian 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 21st 1889

Mr Chase,
Sir,

I saw the young man whom I referred to you this morning. He said that he will go with you for $30.00 per month. If you desire to see him personally you can drop me a line, stating date & time & I shall have him in my office to meet you. I can assure you that he is a good honest fellow, & a good worker.

Yours respectfully,
The Manager of the Evangelist

1-page handwritten letter on The Chinese Evangelist letterhead