[Letter from Isaac H, Kempner to Harris L. Kempner August 22, 1953]

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Handwritten letter from Isaac H. Kempner to his son Harris discussing how the state of the cotton market will affect the family business as well as other personal matters.

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[2] p. ; 26 x 18 cm.

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Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967 August 22, 1963.

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Handwritten letter from Isaac H. Kempner to his son Harris discussing how the state of the cotton market will affect the family business as well as other personal matters.

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[2] p. ; 26 x 18 cm.

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Text: "My dear Harris. I shall attempt to answer Blackshears letters of the [...] 17th and yours of the 18th though about the only reply that is in order to Blackshear is to assure him that there was never the slightest idea on my part that his failure to write me more frequently was due to anything like dereliction on his part. I knew he was simply trying to spare me as to bank lines of credit. I am confident all the banks will repeat their lines - the [...] while some of their vice presidents or credit experts may be on vacation. I have been keeping posted on the cotton market, through the daily papers, But I get the reports the morning after. We are apparently in for a sluggish demand and inactive markets -- Hence I am a little surprised but by no means criticizing at Blackshears report of our stock on hand and unpaid for purchases. Our plans are now definite (d.v.) to leave here about noon on the 31st - leave Chicago on the 1st via Texas Chief and due at Houston on the 2d of Sept about 6pm. If it suits Herb, we would want Mack to meet us in Houston with our Chrysler which I presume is still at S.L. Mack can go up by bus to S.L. or S.L. can send the car to Houston where Mack can go by bus and pick us up at Union Station in Houston. I want to arrange to go to Sugarland on Friday the 4th and as Friday is Mack's afternoon off, please you or have Nony arrange another afternoon off with Mack for that week. Don't entroust [sic] this to M'lle please. I would also like you to write Doctor Goar in Houston to give me and mother an appointment any day in September after the 15th; but not on Yom Kippur get the date from H[...] or the Rabbis secy. We would of course both want the same day. Now regarding the Major Oil Co - I of course am very agreeable to a satisfactory sale - But I have some tax ideas (or maybe illu8sions) to connect with any negotiations. So please defer anything that looks like a desire or willingness to sell till I can discuss my flying (tax) saucer with you Plse file this enclosure. We have heard nothing from Herbert in the past 6 days. We [...] try to phone him Sunday (tomorrow) when the long distance lines will be likely available in spite of the strike. Everything here is in its daily routine - a lazy life with a little liveliness now & then. Mother joins in love to the family. My good wishes to all in the office etc. Fondly yrs Dad."

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[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Kempner, August 10, 1953]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to his mother and father updating them of family matters and the status of the family cotton business.

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Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967. [Letter from Isaac H, Kempner to Harris L. Kempner August 22, 1953], letter, August 22, 1963; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1420822/: accessed June 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rosenberg Library.

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