letterhead Apr 21 1887 Dear Bro John I presume you have wondered by this time why I had no sent that money. I could
have sent part of it at any time but have been quite disappointed in getting the business settled up with tow of those? men
to whom I sold one of them could not get his money on account of a slight error in the title of the property he sold and having
to communicate with parties at a great distance The business has moved very slow but he thinks he can pay me