Trial of Charles A. Edmonds, Commissioner of the Land Office of the State of Michigan, Before the Senate of Said State, Volume 2W. S. George & Company, state printers, 1872 |
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... CROSS - EXAMINATION OF S. C. ALDERMAN . Cross - examined by Mr. Shipman : Question . You say you have looked this land ? A. Yes , sir . Q. How much pine was there on it ? A. I do not recollect exactly my estimates . I have not got my ...
... CROSS - EXAMINATION OF S. C. ALDERMAN . Cross - examined by Mr. Shipman : Question . You say you have looked this land ? A. Yes , sir . Q. How much pine was there on it ? A. I do not recollect exactly my estimates . I have not got my ...
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... CROSS - EXAMINATION OF S. C. ALDERMAN . Examined by Mr. Shipman : Question . These plats , you say , that you got from the Trav- erse office were different from the plat here ? Answer . Yes , sir . Q. Did it get these sections cornering ...
... CROSS - EXAMINATION OF S. C. ALDERMAN . Examined by Mr. Shipman : Question . These plats , you say , that you got from the Trav- erse office were different from the plat here ? Answer . Yes , sir . Q. Did it get these sections cornering ...
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... CROSS - EXAMINATION OF SENATOR WATERBURY . Cross - examined by Mr. Shipman : Question . How many times have you been on the land ? Answer . I was there once , and we camped on that section , on lot 4 , the first lot west of that . We ...
... CROSS - EXAMINATION OF SENATOR WATERBURY . Cross - examined by Mr. Shipman : Question . How many times have you been on the land ? Answer . I was there once , and we camped on that section , on lot 4 , the first lot west of that . We ...
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... CROSS - EXAMINATION OF L. S. HUDSON . Cross - examined by Mr. Shipman : Question . What did you get from Mr. Barnard on this trade ? Answer . Forty acres . I got a patent for it , sir . Q. Did you get any scrip from him ? A. 938 TRIAL ...
... CROSS - EXAMINATION OF L. S. HUDSON . Cross - examined by Mr. Shipman : Question . What did you get from Mr. Barnard on this trade ? Answer . Forty acres . I got a patent for it , sir . Q. Did you get any scrip from him ? A. 938 TRIAL ...
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... CROSS - EXAMINATION OF M. 0. ROBINSON . Cross - examined by Mr. McGowan : Question - You stated you had sold some minutes while you were in the office ? Answer - Yes , sir . Q. What are minutes ? A. They are descriptions of land ...
... CROSS - EXAMINATION OF M. 0. ROBINSON . Cross - examined by Mr. McGowan : Question - You stated you had sold some minutes while you were in the office ? Answer - Yes , sir . Q. What are minutes ? A. They are descriptions of land ...
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