letterhead Dec 14 1885 Dear Bro. John Your draft of 600. came to hand in due time but ere it arrived the 5 acre tract
had been raised to 5000.00 but I still thought it the cheapest price in the market and so took it now as it required 2000.00
spot cash and I had but 1700.00 of syndicate money I had to put in 300.00 of my own and so will expect it to drop a share
with the rst. I have had the land surveyed platted recorded as Muir's Addition to J. O. Young's last Lincoln and to may surprise
had an offer today of 1000.00 for our bargain 500. on the spot and 2500.00 as soon as the papers could be drawn and assume
the notes to mortgage I told the man to cough up 3000.00 more and take it along thinking