Creator
Walter Brown
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
[letterhead]
Aug. 5, 1886
John Muir Esq
Martinez Cal
Dear Brother:
I wired you late last evening asking if you could raise 8000.$ No I have a chance to exchange our house for a corner 100 x 100 on which I can build seven houses and a drug store which will combined bring us a rental of 6000$ net or 7000 Gross yearly. The location is one of the very choicest in the City being at the corner of Washington & 14#, This is on the west side, and in the Bouton part of town. I would put up 3 story houses with all modern improvements The ground would cost 20,000.$ we can put in the house equity at 8000.$ and your 8000$ and my 4000.$ would clear the lot, then I can get all of the money necessary to put up the Block at the Big new Bank here which my Friends (I helped a little) have just started (or rather will start next Monday) (Capitol $1.250.000.) then as soon as it is completed I will make a loan at 6% for all it cost and your 8000.$ besides. (we can build much cheaper than those not familiar with building suppose) for instance what the plans show to cost 6000. we can build for 4000. We can get up a suitable Block for 28,000.$ The rentals will pay 15% Gross on the entire cost of the lot improvements.
With Regards I am Truly
Walter Brown
01237
Location
Kansas City, Mo
Date Original
1886 Aug 5
Source
Original letter dimensions: 25.5 x 21 cm.
Recommended Citation
Brown, Walter, "Letter from Walter Brown to John Muir, 1886 Aug 5." (1886). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 1684.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/1684
Resource Identifier
muir05_0678-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 05, Image 0678
Collection Identifier
Online finding aid for the microform version of the John Muir Correspondence http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt0w1031nc
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
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Owning Institution
Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Pages
1 page
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
