1878-04-25_Letter-A_Hyde-to-Alvord

Letter Gen. H Hyde

505 D. [R?].

Apl 25. 78

[500?] D Street

Washington D. C. Apr 25" 78

J. W. Alvord [Esq.?]

[Dept?.]

There has been placed in my hands for my action a paper of which the [follow?]- ing is a copy

"This is to certify that I have in "my possession had bonds of the [md.] F. M. "& [Mr?] Co $500 each [N?]^[as?] 180 & 46 [to?] be used "as collateral for loan to said company "The private property of J. L. [Kidwell?]" April 30/74.

signed J. W. Alvord

Pres.dt. M[c?] F. M & M Compy. Now before [taking?] further steps in this matter I would be pleased [with?] you

Respectfully

[Geo?] A. Hyde [Attry.?]

[Mr?.] Geo A. Hyde Esq Wash D. C. Apl 27. 1878

Dr. [Ju?]

I hold the two [Bonds?] main-tained in yr [lettr?] of 25-th [inst?] [us?] [collatteral?] security for $500 [advise?] [things?], I shall for [whased?] to surrender the [farm?] [before?] the [hest?] of the $500. With [ins?] at [10/2?] [according?] to the [times?] of the [note?] given [therefor?]

This [proposeter?] is [march?] & will be [ackened?] to—at any time [provisions?] to the sale provided [for?] in the collateral note—which I propose to make at [am?] early, day. [notess?] the matter [is?] [later?]- -[factionally?] arranged—

[Yr?] [&?] very respectfully

J. W. Alvord

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