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quire me to continue to furnish stock! The evidence of the singular fatality of stock in the hands of those men, cannot certainly encourage me to trust them with any other - & you cannot wonder at this reluctance of mine to carry out the contract as you understand it. I never expected or thought for one moment to have to furnish more than two. I have no right or any wish to prescribe your actions, but it seems to me - [[strikeout]] as [[/strikeout]] it being your duty to guard the interests of f'dmen - that that object could be best attained by the rule of three. You desire peace between us - & that can only be obtained by a separation. If I am not mistaken you admit that I have reason to be disatisfied with them - if so "equity" would - permit you to consider my interest as well as theirs. 

Col. I don't wish to go to law. My experience has taught me better, & in the end considering time - trouble & expenses, I rather would knock under to your own decision, even if it would give me another set of pangs to take a week to get over -[[strikeout]] as [[/strikeout]] I experienced the last 6 mths at the announcement of "another" empty halter in my stable.
 
A fortune my antagonists cannot expect any more - they will almost realize, [[strikeout]] what [[/strikeout]] as much, I presume

Transcription Notes:
first word is require but it only show quire