JOHN S,KCNHCDV,

J KItNNItDY Too

O.H NORTHCOTE

ALItX"'NDER e"'RING

N£N"ER ..... r".£ N£"K /'"ORI<" STOCI<" E~CKANGE

J.S.KENNEDY &Co

NEW-YORK /: ;;;;R5

}Tew York

Lay 1 , L883

James J. Hill Esq;

st. Paul, inn.

1"e beg to dvise that v.e debit you inaaccount the

10;. on subscriptilQ n to 1669 Consolida.te'; I.ortgage Bonds &

,,100 fractional Script , al1atte1 to you on your ;;;; , 382 shares

St. Paul, L.inn & Manitoba Stock viz: .,,166 , 910 , and credi t ed

your account the 2: Cash Dividend. viz ;166,764.

The Certificates e ho ld subject to your instructions.

Yours truly .

J . S . t.e nnedy & Co.

P . S . We also chllllg.your alc ";5765 being 10), on subs cription to

Consd. u ;ge Bonds on the Kittson Purchase Ie credit your ajc

2% Cash D1vd . OP sane, ---- - ,>,,:2; , 306 .

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ST. PAUL, MINNEAPOLIS &. MANITOBA

-RAILWAY COMPANY.

PRESIDEN T 'S OFFICE.

NECHE ,

D. T .

OErR S I R

ST. PAU L, MINN. MAY . 1ST . l )jtl3 . J88

REF"ERR I NG TO THE ENCLOSED LETTER FROM JOSEPH . LA PORTE

ASKlrlG ASS i STANCE FROM ME ,TO HELP IN THE ERECTION OF A CHURCH .

I WOULD LI KE TO K'JO\'! FROM YOU , I F THESE PEOPLE ARE I N NEED OF

ASS I STANGE , AND MI Y OTHER I "IFORMAT I ON ON THE SUAJECT vlH I GH YOU CA'~ SEND

ME .

PLE'~E RE T U~N THE LETTER WITH YO~R REPLY .

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FOUR PASSENGER SURREY, f)"It~/ ..

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...... -FOUk PASSENGKk SUU.KY, bung on double Crou Sprinp, or Perch Windsor

Style, with Cross Sprines and Patent Attachment. A very .trong, light carriage, full of

style, and popullU" for speedmg or Park driving. Weight, rrom 340 to 380 U ••

T.eART. 7ilrll_fllll S~{/I.

No. 102. r (',\RT on rour springs, wilh ~Lit)' pole. l'l:tin squaT': corner hod)', and

~Lraight cut-Illl.!cr. I laIr or the rront S('at hung on hiIlI!C~, rull! l\lr[)~ out to allow

pasiing tll the r~ar scaL. Iron rail around the back ~cat, with portable Lv)" Back. This

b an elegant I'chide uno.! vcry stylish. Full Co!linge :hles.

"KEfi' NE Oy.'" N(W YO"I(

63WILLIAM STREET

NEwyo,,1(

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I United States Express Company.~.")~ II PRINCIPAL OFFIOE, 82 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. Branch Offices, 336 Broadway, ( (i.".:::~~) 280 Canal Street, ( .,~~~,!:,~y .l

683 Broadway (.i"U"L), to E. t4th S~.,_907 ~roadway (~~), t3t3 BrOadWa~(ll' " ), ~gg~~:~~'li~~~:

- GENERAL IREAD T RE IP NE ORK, ~88 bnrm f or w ar~ers . has delivered to Us

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COLLECTING AGENTS, ~ Marked as follows ~ ".,ro,~,,,.""·"mn'. < .

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coltstnu rblng, and lhtl (;ulIl\y of DIV!~~, mOTll than ever ill the b!story 01 bUll1l1nll.\·, aro awaking to tllo f!lct tlml, slncl! t1H'Y (~ali­not laktl tllUir tnlll~\m's wilh tht'llI lulU tho IIn~CI'!I, 111(':'1' call make no ullltN dIH]lO~iriun at Ihum than to dcdicnlll them tu Mumo public Inl-ere~t. 'l'IH'I liUlo is Cl)Illin;,: wlwn, ill~tc: .. lof wniling for ucath to bring an unr,'r· \:1111 is.,utltotbelr Pf"JI:ctC'\ po~tuumOlli 111IlU~, t!ICY will Si'e the intinUdy STealer 1)lcaSIII'" to 00 l:aiuL'(\ by taking ChllTl,:il of their o\\'n dourHimp. SUppUSD 801116 11111111c IIpiril.·,\ man 1<11fJlthl l,ulltl 1\ really hermlif,,1 uriliJ.!" ;l<'r01l1 the Schl.I~·lkl!l, what better mOlLolllt'ul I cuulll hI' t:\I:;1I IOf hI.; own glory anti till! ).;Iory or!oI~ cil,,"

}:wry ",by, (;l~llio",ll..I!a Pe('P!1l Iqll:T.nil"l' ~m'lll fortuut'!i ill l-\i\'ill;': t1i"lIt'r-lI:uth'~, tho (lilly lruit of wllkh are iIUIi;:" iuni nl1<1 IIt';Ldaehe~, A IlIlIu\r.·t\ ciri?~n!i ,( J'h!\a.h· phi:! UJi!::ht ~p"ull ouly II.",ir IIlIf!,lu", 1u \I'i~1l charilY, inst":I,1 of lw;\flln~ It ul' t<J LII .IlSllj· JlMetl hy ~i'emllhrirt helr~" AttbllJlrcs~ut limo thoro is :T. Iwcu\lariy

tempting" ebaueo lur SOlliO 11hil:l\.thl""l'i~t Then .. aro 011 exbihitioll nt Ear]"',, 1fal\t·rk thrc611,lilltiog~ whit:h ought tn liml a rerlll" nent hOUlO io thiscily. Tlu'y lin, tho 1'''1 trlLit~ of Georgu Wn.,hlnp:tull nml hi~ '11k, painto.! by ::;1J;\rl'le~ ill 1,06. llno of tho thn,u r,'pft'st'utll th., g"lu'ral ia military dre~~; tIm Othf'f in 111'11 01"11.1l civilian. Tho thirJ ii;lJellj!hlrlll pi.:-

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