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Brooklyn, October 23, 1890. 

 To the Forest Commission : .. 



Deab Sirs. — Excuse me for addressing you. I own fifty acres of 

 forest land in Essex county. Totten & Crossfield's purchase, that I 

 would like to dispose of. I asked Comptroller Wemple if he knew of 

 a purchase for my property. He kindly referred me to the forest 

 commission, saying that probably the State would purchase. If you 

 wish to purchase please inform me the highest price you will be will- 

 ing to pay and oblige, 



Yours respectfully. 



JANET RUSSELL, 

 336 South Second Street, Brooklyn, E. D., New York. 



Colton, June, 2, 1890. 

 Forest Commission : 



Gents. — I have 6,000 acres of land to sell you at $1.50 per acre, 

 situated in the S. E. corner of the township of Piercefield, in the town 

 of Hopkinton, known on the map as the Giddings tract. Please let 

 me hear from you in regard to thie matter and oblige, 



A. H. MUNGER, 

 Colton, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. 



Colton, June 9, 1890. 

 State Forest Commission : 



Gents. — On the other side of this sheet you will find description of 

 the land I offer for sale. I have drawn this map from the atlas of 

 St. Lawrence county, the tract in Piercefield marked Munger contain- 

 ing 5,423 acres; also lot 16 in Kildar. You will see by the lots that 

 the State owns all sections in Kildar that join my lot. Mr. Olmstead, , 

 one of the commission in this locality, knows all about the land I offer 

 for sale. If there is anything more you want from me, please write 



and oblige, 



Yours respectfully. 



A. H. MUNGER 

 Answered Oct. 17, W. F. F. 

 Diagram accompanies letter. 



Hague, Wabeen County, N. Y. (Box 2,) ) 

 Nov. 24, 1890. [ 



Hon. Abner L. Train, Secretary State Forest Commission : 



Dear Sir. — Yours of the twenty-seventh received and contents noted- 

 In reply, will say the land in question, No. 43, Tongue Mountain tract, 



