A.  I  did,  associated  with  Joseph  L.  Haynes,  of  J.  P.  Deering  &  Co.,  pur-
chase ten  men  at  $410  each.
Q.  What  statements,  if  any,  did  Deering  &  Co.,  or  either  of  them,  make  to
you  about  these  men,  as  to  where  they  were,  or  who  they  were,  or  their
authority  to  dispose  of  them.
A.  I  don't  remember  of  any  statements  except  that  they  were  to  put  ten
real  men  upon  our  quota.
Q.  Did  you  make  any  inquiry  of  the  military  authorities  of  the  State,  or  of
the  United  States,  as  to  their  authority  to  dispose  of  these  men  to  be  allowed
on  your  quota?

A .     We  did  not.
Q.  Did  Deering  &  Co.  furnish  you  with  any  certificate  showing  that  these
men  had  been  allowed  on  your  quota?


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A.  They  furnished  us  with  the  certificate  hereunto  annexed  marked  "A,"
dated  January  2G,  1SG5,  signed  by  R.  M.  Littler,  and  containing  the  names  of
ten  men.
Q.  Have  you  any  receipt  showing  that  you  paid  the  money  for  them,  and  if
not,  do  you  know  that  the  money  was  paid  in  full  for  these  men  ?

A.  I  have  no  receipt,  but  1  do  know  that  it  was  paid  in  full.  The  receipt
is  probably  among  the  private  papers  of  Mr.  Haynes,  now  deceased.
Q.  Were  the  persons  named  in  certificate  marked  "A,"  resident  in  Noble-
boro'  then,  or  had  they  been  before  to  your  knowledge?

A.     They  were  not.
