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horse to the lady by her nephew Mr. Gibson who was then present and said that he would have bid for the horse if he had not been led to believe that the bid mad by Capt Wetsel was onely mad that the horse could be properly turned over to the lady until your decision could be had. the above impression was made on him by me but I spoke to him of what Capt. Whetsel had said to me [[?]] in letters which I had shone him, and one of which I send you marked (A) after several weeks passes that he would recieve your decision in the matter
2d  he says also that the disposition of Mr Patton was to sell the horse a nominal price to the lady, friend which I did prior to the the sale as we all believed the horse to be property of the lady [[strikethrough]] of Rites [[/strikethrough]] but it was then agreed that that horse should be sold with this revenue made publick [[public]] by me, that if you should diside [[decide]]