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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,
130 State St., Boston} Offices: { Davenport, Iowa.
Iowa lands bought, sold, and managed.  Iowa farm mortgages for sale.
Boston, May 17th 1875
H. C Crane, Esq. Atty
Dear Sir,
Yours of 15th inst recd - Enclosed find two original letters from Geo. B. Corkhill, Clerk of Circuit Court U.S. at Des Moines, to us, dated 27 Jany, and 10 Feby respectively - by which you will see that the amount claimed is $71.50, being for costs in a case where Whitvers & Wright, of Des Moines, were attorneys for plaintiff (TCD) -
We wrote Whitvers & Wright to know how the matter stood, but recd no satisfaction in their reply - The case where Edmonds & Ransom were attorneys, the costs are said to have been paid, though not satisfied on the records, and E & R promised to have it done, and consequently we can only remind them occasionally to have it attended to -
We hope you will find some a/c with Whitvers & Wright showing a settlement of the matter, and would investigate pretty thoroughly before paying it -
Yours truly
Coffin & Henry

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John L. Coffin, Iowa Lands. J. Howard Henry, Attorney at Law. Coffin & Henry, 130 State St., Boston} Offices: { Davenport, Iowa. Iowa lands bought, sold, and managed. Iowa farm mortgages for sale. Boston, May 17th 1875 H. C Crane, Esq. Atty Dear Sir, Yours of 15th inst recd - Enclosed find two original letters from Geo. B. Corkhill, Clerk of Circuit Court U.S. at Des Moines, to us, dated 27 Jany, and 10 Feby respectively - by which you will see that the amount claimed is $71.50, being for costs in a case where Whitvers & Wright, of Des Moines, were attorneys for plaintiff (TCD) - We wrote Whitvers & Wright to know how the matter stood, but recd no satisfaction in their reply - The case where Edmonds & Ransom were attorneys, the costs are said to have been paid, though not satisfied on the records, and E & R promised to have it done, and consequently we can only remind them occasionally to have it attended to - We hope you will find some a/c with Whitvers & Wright showing a settlement of the matter, and would investigate pretty thoroughly before paying it - Yours truly Coffin & Henry