Red Wing: James Lawther

Source Letter 2   Type Letter   Year 1876   Source Goodhue County Historical Society   Size 84K Lawther did business with the Cannon Falls Milling Company. This letter was sent to him to describe the sale of his grain to the company and the payment he could expect for the grain.

Cannon Falls, Minn., Oct 26th 1876 Mr. Jas Lawther Red Wing Dear Sir Enclosed please find draft for three hundred & thirty three 30/100 dollars Proceeds of wheat in Cannon Falls Mill in your name - vis 150 bushels New Crop @ 95 c 142.50 178 " No 1 old @95 less storage5 ct 160.20 36 " No 2  " @90 ct"" 30.60 $333.30 The above are the prices agreed upon with John McNalley as memorandoned in wheat book under date of Oct 16th 1876 Hopeing the above will be satisfactory we remain Yours Truly R. Gregg & Co. E.W. Grosvenor

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