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01221 letterhead March 6 1886 John Muir Esq Martinez Cal My Dear Brother: I have at last bought a tract of illegible
for you, or rather bargained for it, I shall make a contract in the morning and pay a small earnest down thren we will get
(gat) up an abstract and I will have my attorney examine the title when if it is found all O.K. I will take deed in your name
and give Deed of Trust back for the unpaid portion ( 4000.) I having bought three (3) acres 2000. per acre, I shall have to
sign your name (as agent). Now you asked me to buy only 5000. worth for you but I could do better by talking for you 1/2
of a 6 acres lot, but in case you feel disappointed I will give you 1000. and so relive you of liability that much. the land
is pretty and high and very near 17 acres that I own a share of and adjoining a small piece that I have a professional interest
in. I shall spend some money with the news papers and we are now opening Prospect illegible to go fast and this land lies
near it so will get