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John L. Coffin, land agent in Davenport, Iowa, correspondence with land speculator Thomas Clark Durant in New York, part 4, 1875-1881

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JOHN L. COFFIN,
Iowa Lands.
J. HOWARD HENRY,
Attorney at Law.
Coffin & Henry,
OFFICES:
130 STATE ST.,
BOSTON.
DAVENPORT,
IOWA.
Iowa lands bought, sold, and managed.
Iowa farm mortgages for sale.
Boston, March 3d 1875
H.C. Crane, Esq, Attorney
20 Wassau Street - N. Y.
Dear Sir,
L. W. Sherman who bought the 320 acres in Poweshiek Co @ $8. per acre all in time and who holds your "Contract" and you hold his Notes, as follows, [viz?]
dated Dec 10', 1874 - payable April 1st, 1875, for $512.00
" " " " "                        do       April 1st, 1876 for $960.00
" " " " "                        do       April 1st, 1877 for 960.00
$2,432.00
drawing interest at 10% from date Jany 1 1875 -
Our agent at Grinnell writes that Mr Sherman says "he will pay all cash now, if you will discount $50_ " we presum he means after adding the interest - which we suppose you would like to do, so, enclose warranty deed, also Quit-Claim from T. C. Durant, which please execute and return, if approved, together with the notes and duplicate "contract" and we will do the needfull -
Yours truly
Coffin & Henry

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JOHN L. COFFIN, Iowa Lands. J. HOWARD HENRY, Attorney at Law. Coffin & Henry, OFFICES: 130 STATE ST., BOSTON. DAVENPORT, IOWA. Iowa lands bought, sold, and managed. Iowa farm mortgages for sale. Boston, March 3d 1875 H.C. Crane, Esq, Attorney 20 Wassau Street - N. Y. Dear Sir, L. W. Sherman who bought the 320 acres in Poweshiek Co @ $8. per acre all in time and who holds your "Contract" and you hold his Notes, as follows, [viz?] dated Dec 10', 1874 - payable April 1st, 1875, for $512.00 " " " " " do April 1st, 1876 for $960.00 " " " " " do April 1st, 1877 for 960.00 $2,432.00 drawing interest at 10% from date Jany 1 1875 - Our agent at Grinnell writes that Mr Sherman says "he will pay all cash now, if you will discount $50_ " we presum he means after adding the interest - which we suppose you would like to do, so, enclose warranty deed, also Quit-Claim from T. C. Durant, which please execute and return, if approved, together with the notes and duplicate "contract" and we will do the needfull - Yours truly Coffin & Henry