A letter from an unknown author to Cunningham Realty Company in Los Angeles, California. 6 February 1914.

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

A letter from an unknown author to Cunningham Realty Company in Los Angeles, California. 6 February 1914.

Entry/Object ID

2017.41.1.348

Description

A letter from an unknown author to Cunningham Realty Company in Los Angeles, California. 6 February 1914. A typed letter reporting recent sales in the North Whittier Heights subdivision. The sales are as follows: Lot 77 - unplanted, Lot 80 - planted to lemons, in tract 1953; Lot 34, 35 and the northerly 7.16 acres of Lot 41 in tract 2421; Lot 17 in tract 2472. A reservation for contract has been taken for Lot 63 - planted to oranges, Lot 101 - planted to lemons, in tract 1953 and Lots 13, 22, and 23 in tract 2472 - unplanted. The author also lists the cost of some land increasing. These include Lots 96 and 81 in tract 1953, planted to lemons, have increased to $950 an acre from $875 per acre; Lots 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 50 in tract 1953, unplanted, have increased to $750 an acre from $700 per acre; Lots 52 and 53 in tract 2421, planted to oranges and lemons, have increased to $1025 an acre from $975 per acre. There is a post script noting that Lot 33 in tract 2421, 9.93 acres in size, has just sold. The top left corner has a list of names that this letter was sent to. There is a piece missing from the top left corner, discoloration on the top. The back has rust damage from a paper clip and an acid burn on the left side. This object is in good condition overall.

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Letters (Correspondence)