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Kenyons man Eltinge got W. A. Van Gaasbecks signature, which he did. I am tormented by the man Lewis who is to cut the hay. He sent a man and a machine here yesterday who cut a little and then went away and this fine breezy day up to noon he has not put in an appearance - When I came back from Kingston I walked down. I stopped to inquire about Mr. Wm. B. Fitch who is very ill. I saw Mrs. Laforge. Dr Chalker had just left. He gave discouraging reports of his condition. When I got home Sara had just returned from a visit to Mrs. Overbagh with whom she was to go to Delaware Co. on House affairs and who had been ill. She told her at once that affairs were culminating between Sam and the Cornell interest and that it was to be decided today whether they were to have their place or not. She said they asked $400,000 for it and that Sam was not willing to give over $25,000 and her opinion was they would not let them have it at any price. She thought Sams wife would be happier to get away from there and she preferred that she and Sara go to her house at 4 this afternoon and talk to her about our place. This they did but nothing was said on Mrs. C's part to encourage any allusion to the subject. Mrs. C. was ill, from worry and trouble over their differences, Sara thought and she came away not having alluded to the subject, as I advised her, if Mrs. C. did not propose it. Girard went to see Sam today and told him frankly he came to ask him if he wanted our place, that we had applications for two lots in front which if we sold would spoil it for him, and he wanted to know if he had any thought of buying it. He told him he would let him know Saturday, that he had always wanted it, that he hoped they would sell him the place where he is and that it was only his wifes reluctance that had prevented him from buying it. So the matter stands If they do not get their present place, and all appearances are against that, I can probably sell them this place - It grew uncomfortably cool toward evening with the wind from the N. - Van Ettan set monuments of stone at the corners of Deweys lot and on the corner of Norths & Crosbys lots on Chestnut St, and at the rear of N.E. corner of Deweys and rear S.E. corner of Crosby & Norths lots.

Thursday July 10" 1890. I slept under two blankets last night and this morning would have been glad to sit by a fire, the mercury marking 52[[degrees]]. I went down town and paid the Estates assessment on the paving of Holmes St. $700.05 from the proceeds of my individual note to Fred. Norton. Deweys contractors have begun his cellar. The carriage house is down and a scene of confusion marks that part of our property. The carpenters have cleared up what is left of our home and tomorrow I hope they will get the lumber and timber away and we can clear up for it distresses me to see things so shabby. Several men are at work at Deweys cellar. I have felt stiff and disinclined to do much. I think I have taken a little cold. The men are gathering up the hay they have cut. There are indications of rain. It has been like an autumn day with a cool wind from the N.

Friday 11" Girard went to see Sam this forenoon and he told him to bring the map to his office, which he did. He at once adopted the tac-tics of depreciating the property, said it was spoiled for him and pretended not to know we had sold so much &c that he wanted to make an elegant place of it and that there was not room enough. In the next breath he said he would rather have my place and a lot of such talk which I thought he had more sense than to try to palm off upon me. Girard finally asked him if we were to consider that he did not want

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