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J. H. MOORES,
DEALER IN
REAL ESTATE,

LUMBER, LOGS,
AND
PINE TIMBER.

Lansing, Mich. Jan 3rd 1880

Prof. Ches. E. Bessey
Ames Iowa

Dear Sir:

Yours of
a late date received. While
I [admit?] that [good?] [?] [of?]
land should bring 10[?] per
acre. Same time I realize
that the sale for it is very slow,
+ while we are waiting often
for our ideal interest [of?] [late?]
comes along + marches off
so much that it would have
been better to have accepted
a real offer. This man
is a relative of some of the
neighbors + now lives in N. Y.
State. He proposes to buy this