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Exhibit 10.13    
    

                        ,
2005 

Deutsche
Bank Securities Inc.

60 Wall Street,

New York, NY 10019 

	Re:
	Cold
Spring Capital Inc. 

Gentlemen:

        This
letter will confirm the agreement of Richard A. Stratton and Joseph S. Weingarten (the "Initial Stockholders") to purchase warrants
("Warrants") of Cold Spring Capital Inc. ("Company") included in the units
("Units") being sold in the Company's initial public offering ("IPO") upon the terms and conditions set
forth herein. Each Unit is comprised of one share of Common Stock and two Warrants. The shares of Common Stock and Warrants will not be separately tradable until ninety days after the effective date
of the Company's IPO unless Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. ("DBSI") informs the Company of its decision to allow earlier separate trading. 

        The
Initial Stockholders agree that this letter agreement constitutes an irrevocable order for the Initial Stockholders to collectively purchase through DBSI for the account or accounts
of the Initial Stockholders, within the ninety trading-day period commencing on the date separate trading of the Warrants commences (but not less than the date that is 60 days after
the end of the "restricted period" under Regulation M as determined by DBSI) ("Commitment Date"), up to $2,100,000 ("Commitment
Amount") of Warrants at prices not to exceed $0.70 per Warrant in the open market ("Warrant Purchase"). DBSI agrees to fill such
order in such amounts and at such times as it may determine, in its sole discretion during the ninety trading-day period commencing
on the Commitment Date. DBSI further agrees that it will not charge the Initial Stockholders or any Designee (as defined below) any fees and/or commissions with respect to such purchase obligation. 

        The
Initial Stockholders may notify DBSI that all or part of the Warrant Purchase will be made by an affiliate of one or both of the Initial Stockholders (or another person or entity
introduced to DBSI by an Initial Stockholder (a "Designee")) who (or which) has an account at DBSI and, in such event, DBSI will make such purchase on
behalf of said affiliate or Designee; provided, however, that the Initial Stockholders (i) hereby agree to make payment of the purchase price of such purchase and to fulfill the Warrant Purchase in
the event and to the extent that the affiliate or Designee fails to make such payment or such purchase, and (ii) each represents and warrants that they have sufficient assets to pay the entire
Commitment Amount, provided further, that any person or entity that makes all or part of the Warrant Purchase shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this letter. 

        Each
of the Initial Stockholders represents and warrants that he is not aware of any material nonpublic information concerning the Company or any securities of the Company and is
entering into this agreement in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade the prohibitions of Rule 10b5-1. Each of the Initial Stockholders agrees that while this agreement is in
effect, he shall comply with the prohibition set forth in Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(C) against entering into or altering a corresponding or hedging transaction or position with respect to the Company's
securities. Each of the Initial Stockholders each further agrees that he shall not, directly or indirectly, communicate any material nonpublic information relating to the Company or the Company's
securities to any employee of DBSI. Each of the Initial Stockholders hereby confirms that he does not have, and shall not attempt to exercise, any influence over how, when or whether to effect
purchases of Warrants pursuant to this agreement. 

        Each
of the Initial Stockholders agrees that neither he nor any of his affiliates or Designees shall sell or transfer the Warrants until after the consummation of a merger, capital stock
exchange, asset acquisition or other similar business combination with an operating business or other similar business combination, portfolio acquisition or real estate acquisition (as described more
fully in Company's 

Registration
Statement, No. 333-125873 on Form S-1) and acknowledges that, at the option of DBSI, the certificates for such Warrants shall contain a legend
indicating such restriction on transferability; provided, however, that the Initial Stockholders or their affiliates or Designees may transfer the Warrants (i) by gift to a member or members of
either of the Initial Stockholder's immediate family or to a trust or other entity, the beneficiaries or owners of which are either of the Initial Stockholders or a member or members of either of the
Initial Stockholder's immediate family, (ii) by virtue of the laws of descent and distribution upon death of either of the Initial Stockholders, or (iii) pursuant to a qualified domestic
relations order; provided further that such permissive transfers may be implemented only upon the respective transferee's agreement in writing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this letter
and the Warrant Agreement dated                        , 2005 between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust
Company. 

        This
agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflict of laws. 

	 	 	 	 	Very truly yours,
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 Richard A. Stratton
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 Joseph S. Weingarten
	

Agreed and accepted by:	
 	

 
	
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.	
 	

 
	

By:	
 	

 	
 	

 
	 	 	
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Title:	 	 

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Exhibit 10.15    
    

            ,
2005 

Cold
Spring Capital Inc.

51 Locust Avenue, Suite 302

New Canaan CT 06840 

Re:
Initial Public Offering 

Gentlemen:

        The
undersigned stockholder of Cold Spring Capital Inc. ("Company"), in consideration of Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
("DBSI") entering into a letter of intent ("Letter of Intent") to underwrite an initial public offering
of the securities of the Company ("IPO") and embarking on the IPO process, hereby agrees as follows (certain capitalized terms used herein are defined
in paragraph 5 hereof): 

	1.
	If
the Company solicits approval of its stockholders of an Initial Transaction, the undersigned will vote all Insider Shares owned by it in accordance with the majority of the votes
cast by the holders of the IPO Shares.

	2.
	The
undersigned will escrow its Insider Shares until six months after the consummation of an Initial Transaction subject to the terms of a Stock Escrow Agreement which the Company will
enter into with the undersigned and an escrow agent acceptable to the Company.

	3.
	The
undersigned hereby waives any and all right, title, interest or claim of any kind ("Claim") in or to any distribution of the Trust
Fund (as defined in the Letter of Intent) with respect to its Insider Shares and waives any Claim the undersigned may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any contracts or agreements
with the Company to or against the Trust Fund and will not seek recourse against the Trust Fund for any reason whatsoever.

	4.
	The
undersigned has full right and power, without violating any agreement by which it is bound, to enter into this letter agreement.

	5.
	As
used herein, (i) an "Initial Transaction" shall mean an acquisition by merger, capital stock exchange, asset or stock acquisition or other similar business combination of one
or more operating business, one or more portfolios of financial assets (including consumer and/or mortgage loans) or one or more real estate assets, or a series of such transactions, that has a fair
market value of at least 80% of the Company's net worth at the time of such transaction (excluding the amount held in the trust account representing a portion of the fees of the underwriters, as more
fully discussed in the Underwriting Agreement, dated as of            , 2005 between the Company and DBSI); (ii) "Insiders" shall mean all officers, directors and stockholders of the
Company immediately prior to the IPO; (iii) "Insider Shares" shall mean all of the shares of Common Stock of the Company owned by an Insider prior to the IPO; and (iv) "IPO Shares" shall
mean the shares of Common Stock issued in the Company's IPO. 

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of Page Intentionally Left Blank] 

        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Letter Agreement as of the date first written above. 

	 	 	WEINGARTEN CHILDREN'S TRUST
	

 	
 	

By:	

 Name: John M. Cornish

Title: Trustee

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Exhibit 10.16    
    

                            ,
2005 

Deutsche
Bank Securities Inc.

60 Wall Street, 4th Floor

New York, New York 10005 

	Re:
	Initial
Public Offering 

Gentlemen:

        The
undersigned officer and director and stockholder of Cold Spring Capital Inc. ("Company"), in consideration of Deutsche Bank
Securities Inc. ("DBSI") entering into a letter of intent ("Letter of Intent") to underwrite an
initial public offering of the securities of the Company ("IPO") and embarking on the IPO process, hereby agrees as follows (certain capitalized terms
used herein are defined in paragraph 4 hereof). 

	1.
	The
undersigned agrees to be Chief Executive Officer, Secretary and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company until the earlier of the consummation by the Company of an Initial
Transaction or the liquidation of the Company. The undersigned's biographical information furnished to DBSI and included in the Company's Registration Statement, No. 333-125873,
originally filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on June 16, 2005, as amended, is true and accurate in all respects, does not omit any material information with respect to the
undersigned's background and contains all of the information required to be disclosed pursuant to Section 401 of Regulation S-K, promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933.
The undersigned's Questionnaire furnished to DBSI is true and accurate in all respects. The undersigned represents and warrants that:

	(a)
	he
is not subject to or a respondent in any legal action for, any injunction cease-and-desist order or order or stipulation to desist or refrain from any act
or practice relating to the offering of securities in any jurisdiction;

	(b)
	he
has never been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any crime (i) involving any fraud, (ii) relating to any financial transaction or handling of funds of another person,
or (iii) pertaining to any dealings in any securities and he is not currently a defendant in any such criminal proceeding; and

	(c)
	he
has never been suspended or expelled from membership in any securities or commodities exchange or association or had a securities or commodities license or registration denied,
suspended or revoked.

	2.
	The
undersigned authorizes any employer, financial institution, or consumer credit reporting agency to release to DBSI and its legal representatives or agents (including any
investigative search firm retained by DBSI) any information they may have about the undersigned's background and finances ("Information"), purely for
the purposes of the Company's IPO (and shall thereafter hold such information confidential). Neither DBSI nor its agents shall be violating the undersigned's right of privacy in any manner in
requesting and obtaining the Information and the undersigned hereby releases them from liability for any damage whatsoever in that connection.

	3.
	Except
as provided in the Registration Statement, the undersigned is not subject to any non-competition or non-solicitation agreement with any employer or prior
employer which could materially affect the undersigned's ability to be a stockholder immediately prior to the IPO, employee, officer and/or director of the Company.

	4.
	As
used herein, an "Initial Transaction" shall mean an acquisition by merger, capital stock exchange, asset or stock acquisition or other similar business combination of one or more
operating business, one or more portfolios of financial assets (including consumer and/or mortgage loans) or one or more real estate assets, or a series of such transactions, that has a fair market
value of at least 80% of the Company's net worth at the time of such transaction. 

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of Page Intentionally Left Blank.] 

        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Letter Agreement as of the date first written above. 

	 	 	
 Richard A. Stratton

        [SIGNATURE
PAGE TO LETTER AGREEMENT] 

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