[okfn-coord] Transfer for Peter Suber

Wed Apr 7 10:57:49 UTC 2010

I think so.

On 2 April 2010 13:58, Jonathan Gray <jonathan.gray at okfn.org> wrote:
> Latest on this...
>
> Rufus: can we make the transfer on the basis of these details?
>
> J.
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Peter Suber <peter.suber at gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 7:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [okfn-advisory] Details and agenda for OKF Advisory Board
> conference call, Thursday 3rd December @ 1800 GMT
> To: Jonathan Gray <jonathan.gray at okfn.org>
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 1:06 PM, Jonathan Gray <jonathan.gray at okfn.org> wrote:
>>
>> Dear Peter,
>>
>> Apparently there are problems on our end with sending you a cheque.
>> Someone on our board who has experience of international transfers has
>> suggested that you contact your bank to see if there are any other
>> options. The easiest way would be some kind of electronic transfer.
>> What do you think?
>>
>> Apologies this seems to be so difficult to arrange.
>
> Dear Jonathan,
> Thanks for your persistence.  This may work yet.  Here's the
> complicated story from my side.  I use a small rural bank which does
> not directly accept wire transfers from foreign banks.  But it claims
> that it can do so indirectly if you wire the money to my bank's own
> account in a larger NY bank.  In fact, it botched a transfer a couple
> years ago and I've been reluctant to try it again.  But the people
> there assure me that the process should work smoothly this time.  Here
> are the details.
> My local bank = Bar Harbor Banking & Trust (83 Main Street, Bar
> Harbor, Maine 04609  USA)
> Send the wire transfer to = Bank of America NA, NY, NY
> Bank of America's ABA number = 026009593
> My local bank's account number at Bank of America = 0000575397
> In your transfer, please say, "Further credit to Bar Harbor Banking &
> Trust, for the benefit of Peter Suber, routing number 011201759,
> account number 80151292."
> If you are able to use this procedure, then please let me know by
> email when you make the transfer and for how much.  I will need that
> information to learn from my bank when or whether the money has
> arrived.
> Now it's my turn to apologize for making this so difficult to arrange.
>      Many thanks,
>      Peter
>
>
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