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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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JOHN L. COFFIN, IOWA LAND AGENCY Davenport, Iowa,} OFFICES: { 130 STATE ST. BOSTON P.O Box 3106 Davenport, Iowa, August 22 1874 Thomas C. Durant Esq. Dear Sir: Please find enclosed mortgage of James Martin on N2 SE4 35.80.11, with assignment in blank written thereon. Notes were sent you yesterday. Please find enclosed draft of B.B Woodward cv. on Nat. Park BK. N.Y. for $180. Exchange 1/4% .45 Am't to your debit $ 180.45 on % of collection. On Feb. 14/73 I sent you for execution a deed to John H. Diehl for E2 of SE4 11 & NE4 of NE4 12.80.12, but in the hurry of business you have probably overlooked, Please look it up and send us same executed. Yours truly Jno. L Coffin per J. Howard Henry
 
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