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that the freedmen had presented claims against John H. Crisp and his son A. S. Crisp to the amount of about $700.00 and that he should expect us to retain that amount out of the sale or give security that the same would be paid if upon investigation he should ascertain that the claims were just

To this we made no objection

In the meanwhile Hanford & Willard made various attempts to compromise with us and prevent the sale. But being unable to give us any security or to pay any money they failed of course to affect an adjustment. Moreover as they are comparatively strangers in this country and also insolvent and as the property is of a heterogeneous character and of a wasting and perishable nature, and as they had attempted to remove the crop off the premises to sell it, it was absolutely necessary in order to make the money on the note or realize the debt, or even a portion of it, that the property should be sold under the Trust.

In the interim, between the advertisement and the day of sale, they had an interview with the Bureau Agent aforesaid. And at his suggestion a proposition was made to "arbitrate the case" or in other words according to our understanding to litigate the case before him. But as we

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