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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
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now pending, but I will not suggest it now as it might be taken as a symptom of bad faith toward J. & H. -- by whom I intend to stick until I see they cannot succeed & then if you will join B. & D we can, with proper energy, & I assume we both have enough of it, make a very handsome business of it.
What I have written you will of course consider as strictly confidential.
I remain Dr. Sir
Yours truly Henry A. Barling
W. W. Crapo Esqr New Bedford
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New York Decem. 14 1870
My dear Sir,
I telegraphed you this Am that Beamans letter was written at our suggestion, & if all was off in other matter such other arrangements might be made as would be satisfactory.
Mr. Davis goes over to night & will see you in the morning. I have, since I saw you, fallen in with some Washington people & have sounded them as to the feeling there upon the passage of such a bill as we want; & the opinion they give is altogether favorable to its going through without any difficulty whatever tho' some doubt is expressed about the "Shenandoah" being included, & it may, & will no doubt require some influence to attain that result. I am satisfied now that 25% cannot be get out of the New Bedford claims, &, in fact, since I have [?ted] myself I am candid in saying that the service to be rendered does not justify any such charge & I do not think that either Mr. Davis Mr. Mandell or myself would be justified in paying any such Cou[nt?] upon the claims under our control. In my letter of yesterday