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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, Iowa Land Agency, 130 State St. Boston } Offices. { Davenport, Iowa. Lands bought and sold. Mortgages negotiated. Taxes paid. Old patent titles investigated.

Boston, March 26th '74
Henry C. Crane, Esq
Dear Sir,

We have sold N 1/2 of NE 1/4 19.80.15 = 80 acres for $800 = 1/4 cash, balance in 2, 3, and 4 years, 10% int annually, and enclose Bond for Deed to George W. Batcham, which please execute as attorney and acknowledge, and mail to my Davenport address -

Did you get duly appointed attorney? if so you can sign these deeds for [Rezenburg?] & Martin, and have the power recorded - and the certificates of acknowledgement would require a little different phraseology; but, if you only do the business by [procination?], the Bond, as given, may prove satisfactory, though a lawyer would ask for a record of your P. of Attorney -
Very truly yours
Jno L Coffin.
Box 3106

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John L. Coffin, Iowa Land Agency, 130 State St. Boston } Offices. { Davenport, Iowa. Lands bought and sold. Mortgages negotiated. Taxes paid. Old patent titles investigated. Boston, March 26th '74 Henry C. Crane, Esq Dear Sir, We have sold N 1/2 of NE 1/4 19.80.15 = 80 acres for $800 = 1/4 cash, balance in 2, 3, and 4 years, 10% int annually, and enclose Bond for Deed to George W. Batcham, which please execute as attorney and acknowledge, and mail to my Davenport address - Did you get duly appointed attorney? if so you can sign these deeds for [Rezenburg?] & Martin, and have the power recorded - and the certificates of acknowledgement would require a little different phraseology; but, if you only do the business by [procination?], the Bond, as given, may prove satisfactory, though a lawyer would ask for a record of your P. of Attorney - Very truly yours Jno L Coffin. Box 3106