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Olmstoad, will tell you that Monteglade is absolutely 

 indispensable to the beauty and perfection of Franklin 

 Park. Then why not compensate me accordingl}'? 

 Gems and precious stones are not common; there are 

 enough low and miry bogs anywhere, which you can 

 almost get b}^ asking; these lands are elevated, and 

 beautiful, and the raih'oad facilities enhance their real 

 value. 



As soon as Mr. Bond oifered his property, nntram- 

 meled by park doom, he readily sold sev^cral of the lots 

 on Sigourney street at his own prices. 



I now rest in the hope that your board will at once 

 make me a proposition that I can accept, and save the 

 wear of litigation, while I remain 



Cordially yours, 



Samuel E. Sawyer. 



Boston, May 31, 1886. 

 Hon. Benjamin Dean, 



Chairman Park Commissioners: 



My Dear Sir: — On leaving you at our last interview, 

 you facetiously remarked, "You are equal to the sti-ain," 

 which has rung in my ears ever since this final effort to 

 make a settlement of my claims against the city, which 

 availed nothing. But why force me to part with my 

 charming estates so much against ni}' will, and then 

 subject me to this great "strain," a court ordeal? 



The magnitude of my several claims aggregated was 

 the real bngl)ear that prevented the settlement, creating 

 in your mind the terror of criticism; the fear of doing 

 justice to me by paying an equitable price for my valu- 



