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3 sell the land for six dollars an acre he said no I can sell it for 7 dol. but dont you do it John, it is worth more ,
Then the President of the Crete Bank wanted to buy out Sarahs share for 6000, which would just have doubled all the money
she had. We wrote to Brother David Sarah about but David did not think he knew enough about it to take the responsibility
of advising Sarah John though she might get more by waiting so these good chances went by. as I said J lost about everything
by those sheep well next year they made some money on sheep but after that by Fosters mistakes rashness mostly, came loss
upon loss. then a big loss when they dissolved partnership. (which I always wished from the first had never been formed) from
which John has had no chance whatever to recover