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1. 1.6.157-160 - Meeting Minutes

   Meeting Minutes of the Fairhope Industrial Association dated April 13, 1896. Committee on Wharf reforted that Peter Wilson said the piles needed could be gotten from the land of Bostedo and Nusbaum and that he would cut and sharpen them form 10 cents apiece. Application for land by A. J. Cullen taken from table. Application for land by S. S. Mann on behalf of L. C. Mann and S. E. Mann taken laid over until S. S. Mann present and land pl...

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2. 1.6.67-74 - Meeting Minutes

   Meeting Minutes dated 12/16/1895 of the Executive Council of the Fairhope Industrial Association. The matter of hiring a wharfinger was discussed, and the detailed job description was presented. The job includes everything from keeping reports, handling freight, keeping logs floating in the Bay away from the wharf, maintaining the road to the wharf, meeting boats, and many other duties. The secretary was isntructed to post the bids for the...

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3. 1.6.75-83 - Meeting Minutes

   Meeting MInutes dated 12/23/1895 of the Executive Council of the Fairhope Industrial Association. The matter of acquiring an adjacent 320 acres for the FIA by Mr. Bostedo and Nusbaum was discussed. They are willing to purchase the land and hold it untile the FIA is able to pay them for it. In this business, Bostedo writes that he wants to review the 'papers' before sending bank drafts for the payment. He is using Mr. George Hoyle as his agen...

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4. 1.6.91-97 - Meeting Minutes

   Meeting Minutes dated 1/13/1896 of the Executive Council of the Fairhope Single Tax Association. Reports submitted to the Trustees for audit were found to be correct. Wharfinger Report for the week submitted - $9.79. The road to the Wharf has been improved considerably, The purchase of land adjacent to Colony lands by Mr. Bostedo and Mr. Nusbaum has been completed. They will hold the land for the FIA until such time as it can be purc...

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5. 1896_Courier_Page_47 - Newspaper Article

   Article in the November 1, 1896 edition of the Fairhope Courier titled "More Land Secured." George Bancroft gave 320 acres to the Colony in exchange for Fairhope Industrial Association stock and with that purchase the total lands owned by the FIA was 670 acres. Two Chicago single-taxers and businessmen, Louis Bostedo and A. E. Nusbaum bought 320 acres for the Colony with an option for the Colony to purchase within a year at 6% interest. (T...

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6. 1898_Courier_Page_007 - Newspaper Article

   Newspaper article from the January 1, 1898 edition of the Fairhope Courier reporting that Mr. C. K. Brown purchased 320 acres from Louis G. Bostedo and A. G. Nusbaum of Chicago, with an option for the Colony to purchase the land by January of 1899. Bostedo and Nusbaum had bought the land in 1895, holding it with an option for the Colony to purchase at 6% interest. They sold it to Brown. Brown's son Frank L. Brown and the latter's brother-in-law...

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7. iii.10.46-48 - Letter

   Letter dated 12/14/1895 to E. B Gaston from L. G. Bostedo in Chicago, Illinois. Bostedo is responding to Gaston's concern about acquiring additonal land for the Fairhope Colony. There is 320 acres which Gaston wants added, but the Fairhope Industrial Associaton cannot afford it. Bostedo proposes that he and his partner, Mr. Nusbaum buy the land and hold it until the Colony is ready to buy it from them. They will charge 6% interest. (There is ...

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8. iii.10.49 - Letter

   Letter dated 6/20/1896 to E. B. Gaston from L. G. Bostedo confirming the purchase of 320 acres of land "to hold for the benefit of the Fairhope Industrial Association." He hopes Fairhope will prosper so it can take advantage of the opportunity to buy the land from him and Mr. Nusbaum.

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9. iv.1.73 - Letter

   Letter dated 8/19/1897 to E.B. Gaston from L. G. Bostedo of Chicago, Illinois. Bostedo is reporting that the single taxers in the Chicago area have heard that Mr. Mann and others have purchased some land for the Fairhope Colony, with the understanding that the Colony will buy it when able. Bostedo is concerned about this, and wants a written agreement binding Mann and others to do this. Bostedo reminds Gaston that he, Bostedo, and Mr. Nusb...

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10. iv.3.11 - Letter

    Letter dated 8/28/1897 to A.E. Nusbaum from E.B. Gaston concerning taxes on land Nusbaum purchased for the Colony. The Probate Judge in Daphne will not accept Nusbaum's personal check, requires a money order, and Gaston is letting him know. Nusbaum wrote a note on the letter Gaston sent him saying he will take care of the money owed.

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11. iv.6.8 - Letter

    Letter to E. B. Gaston from A. E. Nusbaum in Chicago, Illinois asking is his check to pay property taxes has been received.

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