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The original purchaser of these

Solo having declined to

conditions of sale and the

caused operating injuriously upon

Sot holders who were

carry

out the

delay

chius

submitted.

I have the honor to be,

Sir

chose

Your

most obedient dervant,

performing

the

conditions,

the

question

was

referred to

the

Acting Attorney General who olated

that this Government could not enforce the conditions, there being

no valid contract in writing to

satisfy the statute of

Grando.

Under trese circumstances,

it became absolutely necessary"

for Government to resume

the Lots in

question,

and

carry

out the worst mentioned

in the Report and Estimate