Office of B. H. WARNER,

Corner 7th and F Sts.,

P. O. Box 422,

Washington, D. C. Febry. 28^th 1876

Dear Sir; —

Geo. W. RiggsRiggs, George W.

Esq. who holds a deed of Trust from B. F. GilbertGilbert, B. F.

& wife for deferred payments on Lots in Square 150 has directed me to foreclose the deed of Trust for the purpose of collecting the amount due him, and he stated to me that he understood you had purchased a portion of said property and he was desirous of securing to you the houses you had purchased and would release the ground upon which they stand upon the payment of Two Thousand dollars to him if done by the end of this week. If you are not prepared to pay the cash I have a party who will loan the money and as the sale of the property would involve you in a serious loss it would be well to accept the offer made by Mr. Riggs. Respectfully Yours

B. H. WarnerWarner, Brainard Henry

Brainard Henry Warner (1847-1916) born in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania started as a clerk at the Washington Judiciary Square Hospital. In 1866 he was a clerk in the War Department. He trained in law and also was involved in real estate in Washington. He worked in a variety of banks and started his own company B. H. Warner Company. He is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C. (FindaGrave website accessed 2025-08-21; Washington Evening Star, 17 May 1916).

F. Douglas Esq.