, 1841-01-09
GAINESVILLE, Dec. Ia. 1910.

To The PusLrc-I beg leave to submit the follow
ins. in order, il possible, to satisfy those Of this com
nunity that can be satisfied as 1t regards the coh'fo'
ver.y between Mr. Wells and myself. l hope the
public will bear in mind that in my former omnnn
cations | have showed that | was put in possession OF
thi, pork by Nj. Wells to sell, and also the condi-
tion. that | should have all I got over seventeen dol
lars; which Well. in his last publication says was
instructed to sell his pork at seventeen dollars per ori.
But mark you how sly no tries to slip over telling
the public that I was to have the o%vefpius; he knows
that I am able to prove that, and for the satisfaction
Of the public, l will prove the bargain between
Wells and myself; I should have done so long since,
but one thing at a time. l shall give a copy oil a
certificate which I have in my possession, which is as
follows:
81 certify that I va. present aud heard the trans
notion of the business concerning some pork, both as
II regards the snle and pay of the aforesaid pork,
which is rs follows: Wells had a lot Of pork In the
warehouse Of Owsley, which the said Wells author.
lied him, the said Owsley, to sell for him the said
Wells; first giving the said owsley the refusal which
was not accepted by Owsey at seventeen dollars per
bril-; then he, the said Wells, authorized the SAID
O~sley TO sell the pork for the seventeen dollars per
brl. and that all he got over that price he was wei
come to have. The said Owsley sold the pork al
nineteen dollars per barrel. Mr.. Wells came over
some time after and the said Owsley PAID him The
amount of money which he got for the pork at Sc
III UOIliF Icf bfl t''o ."-
and the said Owsley asked Wells If he WAS satisfied
with the transaction Of the sale OF the pork; he sand
he was; and then the said Owsley told Wells what
he got for the pork, and in a few minutes he left the
stores
Given under my hand, March. lsio.
L. d. OLTON
hope thi. is sufficient to show the contract be
tween Wells and myself, Now. as it respects tie
order as Mr.. Wells calls it. he stated that there wa'
an order given to the Captain of the steamboat GIAn'
cius in one of his previous publications by MI. het'
if | mistake not. We'll. If there ever was, never
got any order from Mr.. Herr requesting me t" se"d OF
deliver 10 any person the park at James Wells
Ms. Wells seem. to think st,Il I have got such an or
der, and has gone 81 far astu take that n Pnrt II Ia
grounds of comrIliut. | deny having the order a
above stated or any address TO me for the pork "i
Wells; but | shall show that ! have Capt. 1hrockmor-
tons memorandum which IS neither IN kerf's hand
writing or signed by Mr. Her, nor sreciiyIrs Well
pork, which I am glad I have il IL IL should have
been so that I coull not produce this | expect he
would have been willing to swore had an order ir"fr
Kerr. as he says Kerr gave Mr.. PeIliugton an orde'
when he sold the pork. Now, how did | come by
this memorandum WIN. after | would not let the
Capt. have the pork on il, aud sold him I'll" lot {"
pork the memorandum vas not Of any account to
the Can't. and | picked IT up after his departure hut In
tended to give il 10 HIM the first chance ! had. Bn'
after hearing from Mr.. WelI.' being di-.a'!-fch.
was glad | had it and showed il TO several PrT."ns-l
consider il a valuable document tn me.
The Clerks letter ought to satisfy any man ;ncc
ther with the fact that there was no BIlls Of LadiU-
made out aud siCued for this pork; ! say these tvs
things in cnnncxion, is sufficient But look at th'
contract certified to-does that prove any thing q
not! | think it does. Now, rs it respects the viii
attempt which Mr. Wells say. I made on hs chsrac
ter, re representing that his drove was st"pneh, AM one
of his cattle drove out OF said druve:-Uor.s all shal
say is. that Mr. Wells inf"rsnant misunderstood q"
misrepresented me-fnr ! am positive that | nrvr
stated that there was one of his cattle drove of. ant
l give as nv author for what | have said f. Decamp
and I stated as hear say when J mentioned il; no
knowing any thing OF the merits of the case. Will
these remarks I shall conclude.
J. OWSLEY.