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Mr. Carter is very anxious to lend me the money & so are a great many others as it is such a safe & sure investment, as the land is worth six times as much as I am & it is hard to invest money at 8 percent on such a sure basis. I wanted the money from you simply because I would have such a long time to pay the principle & would not be uneasy about being jumped about it if any one died & the very reason you objected to lending me was the very reason I wished it - because if the interest was paid the debt could never increase, & if I knew the interest had to be paid positively on a certain day, it would always be paid