Copying Book: Secretary's Letters, 1860 (page 258)

May 25 [186]5

Capt. D.L. Winsor,

Dear Sir,

Mr Henry G. Howard
of San Francisco has arranged to sell
Lot no 332 Alder Path with half of the "Howard
& Merry tomb" to his uncle Geo. H. Howard
of that place: and they propose to buy more
land & make some improvements.

There is quite an amount of land
on the rear -- perhaps 300 feet or more,
of which they wish to know just how
much, and the price.

There is also a piece of land between
the South lot and Gardner Greenleaf's
which they might desire to include. I
wish therefore you would survey this in-
cluding what is in the rear extending it back
as far as you would the line in rear of
tomb. On the plan there appears to be
here about 300 feet. strong -- i.e. 10 wide,
and 30 deep -- I have made
a tracing from the sectional sur-
vey which I propose to send
out to California to enable
them to see the surroundings
as far as to Poplar & Willow
Avenues. If they can be in-
duced to enlarge and fit up
this, it will make quite an
improvement.

Please then give me the width
on the back of the two lots which
you could add leaving a suffic-
ient passageway to the lots on Willow.
(By the plan there appears to be 10 ft or more),
also the width & length of the strip
next to Greenleaf. I should say 10 x 30.

State the price at which you
would sell. --

Please reply in person on
Saturday -- that will answer Mr
Howard's purpose as he wishes to
send to his brother by next steamer. --

Yours truly

A.J. Coolidge

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