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The following sentence is from a ”A study in scarlet” by Arthur Conan Doyle:

If you are unable to come I shall give you fuller details, and would esteem it a great kindness if you would favour me with your opinion.

As per my question title I wonder if and can conjoin two main clauses with different time sequences. For me I shall give and I would esteem are different unless they can be both regarded like some kind of future.

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    Read I shall give you fuller details and I would esteem it a great... The and, in my opinion, connects the sentences excluding the pronoun I. It can conjoin two timely different clauses. I like you and will do anything for you.
    – Maulik V
    Commented Aug 29, 2014 at 10:46

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The conjunction and can certainly conjoin two different clauses occurring at two different times.

I like you and will do anything for you.

As I said, the conjunction connects the sentences excluding the pronoun I in this context.

This said, your sentence can be broken this way...

...I shall give you fuller details. And
I would esteem it a...

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