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John L. Coffin, land agent in Davenport, Iowa, correspondence with land speculator Thomas Clark Durant in New York, part 3, 1874

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Davenport, August 21 1874.
Thomas C. Durant, Esq.
Dear Sir:
In accordance with a telegram this day received from my Boston Office I enclose herewith all your mortgages now in my hands with assignments in blank thereon, and following notes viz:
Bernard Flanigan  mortgage and 4 notes
Nicolas Sullivan     do.          "    1   "
William E. Marvin   do.         "     3  "
Matthew Long & Henry Morse do.  "  1   "
and send following notes in a separate envelope:
Thornton Ford (2 mortgages being recorded)  6  "
Wm. Hannigan (mortgage not yet executed & recorded) [check] 4  "
Lawrence Misbach ( " " " " ") [check]  5  "
James Martin (" " " " ") [check]  3  "
Louse C. Waterman (Bond)       2  "
Geo. W. Bateham    (do.)    [check]  3  "
[Lanhard?] Brack     (do.)                  3  "

Total   35 Notes

Have kept for collection & remittance on a/c H.C. Crane attorney the note of Louise C. Waterman for $16 [illegible] due 23d inst. Please acknowledge receipt.
Yours truly
Jno. L. Coffin
per J. Howard Henry

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Davenport, August 21 1874. Thomas C. Durant, Esq. Dear Sir: In accordance with a telegram this day received from my Boston Office I enclose herewith all your mortgages now in my hands with assignments in blank thereon, and following notes viz: Bernard Flanigan mortgage and 4 notes Nicolas Sullivan do. " 1 " William E. Marvin do. " 3 " Matthew Long & Henry Morse do. " 1 " and send following notes in a separate envelope: Thornton Ford (2 mortgages being recorded) 6 " Wm. Hannigan (mortgage not yet executed & recorded) [check] 4 " Lawrence Misbach ( " " " " ") [check] 5 " James Martin (" " " " ") [check] 3 " Louse C. Waterman (Bond) 2 " Geo. W. Bateham (do.) [check] 3 " [Lanhard?] Brack (do.) 3 " Total 35 Notes Have kept for collection & remittance on a/c H.C. Crane attorney the note of Louise C. Waterman for $16 [illegible] due 23d inst. Please acknowledge receipt. Yours truly Jno. L. Coffin per J. Howard Henry