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Close Brothers & Company Land Contract #2498, J.R. Wright, Rock County, Minnesota

Close Brothers & Company Land Contract #2498, J.R. Wright, Rock County, Minnesota
This contract, for a piece of land in Rock County, Minnesota, is between Samuel Haughton Graves of Close Brothers & Company for South Minnesota Land Company, and J.R. Wright of Rock County, Minnesota. It is for the south half of the southeast quarter of Section 15, Township 103 North, of Range 45 West of the fifth principal meridian. This is in Mound Township, Rock County, Minnesota. The contract involves 80 acres for the sum of $720 and includes a detail of payment made between September 5, 1891 and paid in full July 22, 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 business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.
1891-09-05
English
2498
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