A letter from an unknown author to C.M. Seward in Lake Crystal, Minnesota. 10 June 1913.

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

A letter from an unknown author to C.M. Seward in Lake Crystal, Minnesota. 10 June 1913.

Entry/Object ID

2017.41.1.110

Description

A letter from an unknown author to C.M. Seward in Lake Crystal, Minnesota, 10 June 1913. Responding to Mr. Seward's request (2017.41.1.90), a descriptive folder of North Whittier Heights is being sent, which includes a map of Southern California showing the location of the property and a map showing the subdivided plots. Land has been divided into 5 to 50 acre tracts with 100 acres for a townsite, 400 acres of foothills and 1300 acre of orchards lands costing $500 to $900 an acre with cheaper land needing leveling before planting. The owners will plant citrus trees for an extra $175 an acre. Loan terms are given and improvements to roads and irrigation are mentioned. Name of C.A. Stimson, Nora E. Hall, W.H. Crowell, and J.W. Romrich are at the top of the page indicating that was also sent to them. With holes, creases, discoloration, wear, rust, and an acid burn, the object is in good overall condition.

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Letters (Correspondence)