Name/Title
A letter from Grover T. Russell in Los Angeles, California to Lucy May Finch in Northloup, Nebraska. 9 May 1914.Entry/Object ID
2017.41.1.488Description
A letter from Grover T. Russell in Los Angeles, California to Lucy May Finch in Northloup, Nebraska. 9 May 1914.
A typed letter on letter head from the Whittier Extension Company and a breakdown of money paid. This is a copy of a draft (object number 2017.41.1.486). The letter was sent with the contract for Lot 11 in tract 2472 of North Whittier Heights for them to assign the land to Jason J. Ortega. Lucy Finch's son sold the property to Mr. Ortega. The contract and money have been deposited to Grover T. Russell's office, where it will stay until the enclosed contract is returned and the transfer is made. A payment of $513 was due on the 23rd of December 1913, which the Mr. Russell gave an extension to Mrs. Finch's son. That money is due by the 23rd of June, 1914. Also, $139 in interest and money for work done on the property will be due at the same time. Mr. Finch said that Mrs. Finch was expecting money but was afraid she would not get it so he sold the property to get his money out and let the property go. Mr. Russell would like Mrs. Finch to assign the contract on the back in front of a Notary Public, and send the contract back with the Notary's documents. There is a second page, which is notes of how much money has been paid. $149.42 to O.M. Finch, $645.56 to the Whittier Extension Company and $379.12 paid to Ortega from T.E. Dishman, totalling $1174.10.
The letter head has the company name and address in the top center. It reads "Whittier Extension Company / Owners of / 'North Whittier Heights' / Officers 917-923 Union Oil Bldg. / Los Angeles, Cal." The top left names Edwin G. Hart as the Managing agent and the top right gives the phone numbers Sunset Main 2606 and Home 10421.
Page 1 (a) has creases from the letter being folded, browning along the top edge, discoloration on the right side, foxing along the top, rust damage in the top left corner, and the back has abrasion damage along the folds. Page 2 (b) has creases from being folded, folds along the top, holes in the top left corner possibly from a straight pin, browning along the top edge, feathering along the left and bottom edge as if the not had been torn from a larger paper, and the back has rust damage in the top right and abrasion damage along the fold. This object is in fair condition overall.Lexicon
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