This contract, for a piece of land in Murray County, Minnesota, is between George G. Butler of Close Brothers & Company and D.M. Bonesteel of Murray County, Minnesota. It is for the southwest quarter of Section 20 in Township 106 North, of Range 41 West, of the fifth principal meridian. This land is in Slayton Township, Murray County, Minnesota. The contract involves 160 acres for the sum of $1,360 and includes a detail of payment made between January 3, 1887, and paid in full May 7, 1893. The Close Brothers & Company, composed of William Close, James Close, John Close, Frederick Close and S.H. Graves, organized in 1876 and located in Pipestone in 1883. They also operated under the business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.