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John L. Coffin, land agent in Davenport, Iowa, correspondence with land speculator Thomas Clark Durant in New York, part 1, 1859-1868

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old tax matters which occurs in 1857 and 1858 that [make?] delay a settlement and Judge Grant has commenced a suit to quite little and untie this is accomplished the punctuation with to [retain?] some [illegible] of the purchase mimay to [illegible].

   This plat of Monengo lots has been found among [illegible] M RR In paper and it has enabled me to one it safe of 3 mine lots at $250 each which he paid for soon. By Mr. Durant's authority I gave Bonds for each to the purchases of the lots.
   I return [illegible] you Pace of ally our if n Howard unite is a plain [illegible] public, his certificate of acknowledgement, as such, use mach you power sufficient for us in this state in any deeds [illegible], two my ally for purchases of mice for word not be satisfied with it as he has seen It present acknowledgement and is a quibbler which is about all you can say of this. 
   I [illegible] a farm for the certificate of acknowledgement of deeds so in this state. When signed by an attorney, as it may be of un to you in future.
              yours truly,
                        John L. Coffin

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old tax matters which occurs in 1857 and 1858 that [make?] delay a settlement and Judge Grant has commenced a suit to quite little and untie this is accomplished the punctuation with to [retain?] some [illegible] of the purchase mimay to [illegible]. This plat of Monengo lots has been found among [illegible] M RR In paper and it has enabled me to one it safe of 3 mine lots at $250 each which he paid for soon. By Mr. Durant's authority I gave Bonds for each to the purchases of the lots. I return [illegible] you Pace of ally our if n Howard unite is a plain [illegible] public, his certificate of acknowledgement, as such, use mach you power sufficient for us in this state in any deeds [illegible], two my ally for purchases of mice for word not be satisfied with it as he has seen It present acknowledgement and is a quibbler which is about all you can say of this. I [illegible] a farm for the certificate of acknowledgement of deeds so in this state. When signed by an attorney, as it may be of un to you in future. yours truly, John L. Coffin