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John L. Coffin, land agent in Davenport, Iowa, correspondence with land speculator Thomas Clark Durant in New York, part 2, 1868-1874

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John L. Coffin,
Land Agent. Mortgages Negotiated.
Offices:
Davenport, Iowa.  36 Kilby St., Boston.
Davenport, June 3d 1872
H. C. Crane, Esq.
N.Y.   Dear Sir
While at Council Bluffs last week I looked into your 80 acres adjoining the Transit Co. grounds in the West.  The Railroad runs through the center of it -- East & West.  The Transit Co. [own?] about 1.000 acres, costing $300-- an acre --
No transactions in that vicinity at present, but it seems as though the property is a good investment @ $300 --
I presume you are [posted on?] the above facts, and I have arrangements with W P Dodge to take [charge?], & acquaint me with any movement in that quarter --
But little land selling in Iowa -- immigrants having a fallacious idea that Nebraska and Kansas offer better advantages, whereas experience has proved that this state is the best in the west for farmers --
Yours truly
Jno L Coffin

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John L. Coffin, Land Agent. Mortgages Negotiated. Offices: Davenport, Iowa. 36 Kilby St., Boston. Davenport, June 3d 1872 H. C. Crane, Esq. N.Y. Dear Sir While at Council Bluffs last week I looked into your 80 acres adjoining the Transit Co. grounds in the West. The Railroad runs through the center of it -- East & West. The Transit Co. [own?] about 1.000 acres, costing $300-- an acre -- No transactions in that vicinity at present, but it seems as though the property is a good investment @ $300 -- I presume you are [posted on?] the above facts, and I have arrangements with W P Dodge to take [charge?], & acquaint me with any movement in that quarter -- But little land selling in Iowa -- immigrants having a fallacious idea that Nebraska and Kansas offer better advantages, whereas experience has proved that this state is the best in the west for farmers -- Yours truly Jno L Coffin