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Confidential

New York Decemr. 13 1870

Dear Sir,

I infer from the tenor
of yours of yesterday that the "Sufferers"
may fly the track on the proposition
of Johnson & Higgins, for two
reason's, the first on account of
the compensation & next because
of a hesitancy most people have
of giving Powers of Atty. even to their
intimates. Johnson & Higgins
I know to be honorable people &
ones that would not abuse a trust --
still, you could get a
power where they could not
because every claimant in
N.B. has confidence in you.

Now what I want to get at
is, if we fail with J & H in
getting what we aimed at the
other day, I think I can suggest
to you a plain that all the
parties at interest will jump
at, & in which your interests
as well as our own can be
as well cared for as by the arrangement