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Correspondence regarding the Lindsay Mine in North Carolina, 1855-1868

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This agreement made the sixth day of July one thousand eight hundred and fifty eight by and between Thomas C. Durant of the city of New York of the first part and David P. Whedon of the city of New York of the second part witnesseth; Whereas the said party of the second part is indebted unto the part of the first part in the sum of twenty five hundred dollars lawful money after united states of America for the part of the purchase money of the Lindsay Mining property of Guilford County of the state of North Carolina and whereas the said part of the second part has this day made and executed and delivered to the part of the first part a certain bond and mortgage in the aforesaid sum of two thousand five hundred dollars payable in six months with interest from the date hereof and when as the said part of the second part has made his (cutain) promissory note for the sum of two thousand dollar five hundred dollars payable six months after date (illegible) of the party of the first part and delivered the same to the party of the first part with fifteen hundred shares of the Fisher Hill gold mining stock. The said note and stock to be held as collateral security for the payment after aforesaid
 
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