Close Brothers & Company, 84 La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois
Date Created:
1885-06-26
Description:
This contract, for a piece of land in Pipestone County, Minnesota, is between S. H. Graves of Close Brothers & Company and Andrew Beckleau of Henry County, Illinois. It is for the southest quarter of section 16 in Township 105 North, of Range 45 West of the fifth principal meridian. This is in Elmer Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The contract involves 160 acres for the sum of $1560 and includes detail of payments between June 26, 1885 and November 1888. 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.