May 27th, 1899 letter from George Scherff to Nikola Tesla

New York, May 27th, 1899
46 & 48 E. Houston Str.

Nikola Tesla, Esq.,
Colorado Springs, Colo.

Dear Mr. Tesla:

Your letter of May 24th was received this morning. Mr. Uhlman is sending a sketch and writing himself about the work on the break. We expect to ship all the remaining apparatus by express on Monday, except the balloons, which must get another coat of varnish Monday morning. They will be alright.

In regard to the money matters I inclose a statement of the expenditures up to date. As I have had to pay cash for everything, the drain on the funds has been rather heavy. For that reason I asked in a previous letter for authority to sign orders to Patterson, Gottfried and Hunter.

The cash on hand when you left was $48.67. On May 15th I received a check of $250 per Willy. Of this I paid $179 in wages and the balance, $71, I entered on the cash book. Of this I have on hand $12.77. As I had not the funds to pay the men to-day, I went again to the Chatham Bank, and the President, after showing him your telegram and proper identification by the Paying Teller, was kind enough to let me have $200. Of this I have paid $161 in wages, the balance, $39, I have entered in the cash book, so that the cash on hand is now $51.77. If in my endeavors to keep these matters straight I have been too officious, I hope you will pardon me.

I also inclose a letter addressed to the Gerlach.

Respectfully,
Geo. Scherff