SAMUEL  W.  LANE,  Secretary.
APPENDIX  B.
EVIDENCE  AND  DOCUMENTS

ACCOMPANYING  THE  REPORT  OF  THE  COMMISSIONERS
ON  "PAPER  CREDITS."


Augusta,  Me.,  Saturday,  May  28,  1870.
Joseph  Perciyal  of  Waterville,  sworn  and  examined.
By  Mr.  SANBORN.
Question.  I  understood  you  to  say  you  was  chairman  of  the  Selectmen  of
Waterville  in  1864?

Answer'.     I  was.
Q.  Have  you  any  papers  showing  how  Waterville  filled  its  quotas  under  call
of  October  1863,  February,  March,  July  and  December  1864?

A.  I  have  certain  papers  here  which  I  have  not  had  time  to  examine  this
morning,  but  I  presume  I  have  such  papers.  (Presents  a  package  of  papers
which  were  immediately  marked  A,  B,  C,  D,  E,  F,  G  and  H.)

Q.  It  would  seem  that  Waterville  paid  J.  P.  Deering  &  Co.  certain  amounts
and  to  Pike  &  Colby  certain  amounts.     Have  you  their  receipts  ?

A.  I  have  Pike  &  Colby's  for  $4,250,  hereto  annexed,  marked  "A."  I  have
Deering  &  Co.'s  account,  settled  for  $11,050,  hereto  annexed,  marked  "B,"  and
I  had  receipts  for  that  amount  and  they  should  be  with  the  papers.
Q.  Will  you  look  at  the  names  on  the  certificate  of  the  Acting  Assistant
Provost  Marshal  General,  dated  January  2,  1865,  marked  "D,"  and  see  if  the
men  were  residents  of  Waterville?

A.  (Witness  looks.)  They  were  not  residents  of  Waterville,  I  think.  I
do  not  recognize  the  names.
Q.  Which  of  the  members  of  the  firm  of  Deering  &  Co.  did  you  negotiate
with?

A.     All  were  present.
Q.     Where  did  each  member  of  the  firm  reside  ?

A.    J.  P.  Deering  and  Wm.  C.  Simmons  resided  in  Augusta;  J.  P.  Hill  re-
sided in  Waterville.
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42  PAPER  CREDITS.
By  Mr.  TALBOT.
