A letter from Grover T. Russell in Los Angeles, California to Edwin G. Hart. 22 July 1914.
Entry/Object ID
2017.41.1.565
Description
A letter from Grover T. Russell in Los Angeles, California to Edwin G. Hart. 22 July 1914.
A typed letter on letterhead from the Whittier Extension Company. The letter is regarding the proposition Mr. Crook made to buy Lot 56 in Tract 2421. The proposition is he is to buy the 1.65 acres at $800 per acre. He He has about 350 orange trees to go to the Whittier Extension company, which he is selling for $.50 each and he wants his 5% commission to go as credit to the down payment. He would like the land plowed and planted at the companies expense. When all said and done, he will owe $89 for the 1/5 down payment.
The top center has the company name and location. It reads "Whittier Extension Company / Owners of / "North Whittier Heights" / Offices 917-923 Union Oil Bldg. / Los Angeles, Cal." The top left lists Edwin G. Hart as the Managing Agent. The top right gives the phone numbers Sunset Main 2606 and Home 10421.
There are creases from the letter being folded, holes in the top left corner from a straight pin, rust damage near the holes from the straight pin, foxing along the top edge, a stain on the right side, and the back has abrasion damage along the folds. This object is in good condition overall.
