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                                                                                                   Oct 16th - 50

I have partially bargained away your farm to day to William Owen. I offered it to him for $300 in cash payments as you and he might agree, he said if you would take your pay in thick boots 60 wholesale prices he would buy it, he said the price this year would be $2,50 if the price varied in future so be it- he did not say what part he would pay this fall or winter I think you had better sell it the field is so run out that it will never be worth mowing until it is plowe'd - he wants you to write me your best terms by return mail, Direct your letter to me, say that he must pay the school house tax and if he want to can let him off on that, get as many boots in the first pay & as you can coax him to - your notes should be on int for dollars payable in boots at wholesale price he his his boots shall be equal to Lakes first quality of boots both in stock and workmanship and refers you to Walter Brown & Goss and Upham as to the quality of Lakes best

Recd a letter from J.W Furber Minnesota today all will crops better than ever before known Rev, M Wiliam came here to day boards with us Bell is half dead over the tooth ache had it broken by Doct K this afternoon

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