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Burbank, Luther, 1849-1926 to Fred Lockley

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02480.01 Author/Creator: Burbank, Luther, 1849-1926 Place Written: Santa Rosa, California Type: Typed letter signed Date: 22 October 1907 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 28 cm, Width: 21.7 cm Order a Copy

Replies that he holds stock in a certain cactus company as security for payment for cactus plants which the company purchases. Informs that the stock is not considered an investment. Claims he has no other connection to the company. Written on stationary from Horticultural Novelties, Burbank's Experiment Farms, Santa Rosa, California.

Burbank, Luther, 1849-1926
Lockley, Fred, fl. 1907

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