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  1. i.2.73-74 - Letter

    Letter written to E. B. Gaston from H. E. Garcken of Inglewood, WA asking for information about proposed colony in Lake Charles, LA.

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  2. i.2.75-76 - Letter

    Letter written to E. B. Gaston from H. E. Garcken acknowledging receipt of prospectus, constitution and by-laws for the proposed colony in Lake Charles, LA. Asks questions; has the company bought and settled upon land in southwest Louisiana, how many square miles is it, what is the name of the chief local Post Office, does the colony have any coastline.

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  3. i.2.77-80 - Letter

    Letter written to E. B. Gaston from H. E. Garken asking for 6 applications and 6 prospectus for the proposed colony in Lake Charles, LA.

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  4. i.2.81-84 - Letter

    Letter written to E. B. Gaston from H. E. Garcken saying that he cannot spare $10 but expressing his support for the proposed colony in Lake Charles, LA.

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  5. i.2.85-90 - Letter

    Letter written to E. B. Gaston from H. E. Garcken telling him that a Mrs. Olive Washburn of San Francisco read Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy and has devoted a large part of her fortune to establish a cooperative colony called Justicia Home in San Jose, CA. He suggests that Gaston consider contacting Mrs. Washburn and consider locating his proposed colony in Lake Charles, LA in California.

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