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that the horse belonged to the lady. He should be so deliver up to her by the purchaser and the persons money refunded to him all of which I most hartely acquised in, and I would have had money for him my self on behalf of the lady if I had not be led to belive that I could accept his bid and pay the mony which I proposed to do in less than one hour after the close of the sale, and he Capt Whetsel then told me that he had sold him for one hundred dollars to Mr Stephens who told me the same after this but that he was not required to hold the horse subject to your decision onely 10 days, and then I determined to call your attention to the case as I was led to beleive that the papers had not been forwarded to you as Capt Whetsel had promised me should be dun 30th he says in his report that he did intend to carry the S'd horse to Montgomery as to what he did intend I can not say