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Printed Circular Letter, 1 sheet, measures 4.75 x 7 inches, with original printed mailing envelope, advertising "Father Columbia's Co-operatives", of which Shupe was also a trustee.New York lawyer Shupe reports on the slow progress of the Harlem Commons Syndicate, which was expected to eventually number 1,000 "claimants", though many, out of "fear or distrust" or "pure negligence" had not yet returned their power of attorney authorizing him to act as their agent. A group of opponents who had shown "warlike demonstration" were now "scattered around in piles of pulverized nastiness". A "coal property" was being developed under the "care of Lieutenant P. F. Fremont", which had orders for 2,000 tons of coal, to be sold at $ 10 a ton, etc. Dock and basin construction would also begin soon, and Shupe felt certain that Syndicate stockholders would "proceed to reduce our claim to cash."
The Syndicate and all its grandiose plans was a legal fantasy based on the contention that hundreds of… Read More