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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Page 962
... contract ? A. Yes , sir ; on the contract . Q. The State owes him so much land on these credits ? A. They do . Q. And when he purchases land he sends an order for the amount , and that is charged up to him on the other side of the book ...
... contract ? A. Yes , sir ; on the contract . Q. The State owes him so much land on these credits ? A. They do . Q. And when he purchases land he sends an order for the amount , and that is charged up to him on the other side of the book ...
Page 975
... contract has expired ? A. I never traced one out to see . Q. Are the contracts ever in and determined ? A. Yes , sir . Q. You do not know what finally does become of them ? A. I do not know ; there are boxes , though , that contain ...
... contract has expired ? A. I never traced one out to see . Q. Are the contracts ever in and determined ? A. Yes , sir . Q. You do not know what finally does become of them ? A. I do not know ; there are boxes , though , that contain ...
Page 1019
... contract , No. 27 , there has been re - re- served 6,714.13 acres . That was the amount reserved on the contract more than the amount of the contract . Q. Any other contract ? A. Contract No. 28 , PROCEEDINGS OF THE COURT . 1019 Q. They ...
... contract , No. 27 , there has been re - re- served 6,714.13 acres . That was the amount reserved on the contract more than the amount of the contract . Q. Any other contract ? A. Contract No. 28 , PROCEEDINGS OF THE COURT . 1019 Q. They ...
Page 1020
Q. Any other contract ? A. Contract No. 28 , 914.21 acres . Q. Any other ? A. I have figured up no others . There has been some of the same reserves on the contract of T. Bathay , A. C. Maxwell , J. G. Owen , H. W. Sage & Co. , and ...
Q. Any other contract ? A. Contract No. 28 , 914.21 acres . Q. Any other ? A. I have figured up no others . There has been some of the same reserves on the contract of T. Bathay , A. C. Maxwell , J. G. Owen , H. W. Sage & Co. , and ...
Page 1021
... contract ? A. If Mr. Hall had to give up the land , it would relieve his contract . Q. To the amount he had given up ? A. Yes , sir . Q. That would not appear on the books as being patented ? A. No , sir , erased , Q. Do you know of ...
... contract ? A. If Mr. Hall had to give up the land , it would relieve his contract . Q. To the amount he had given up ? A. Yes , sir . Q. That would not appear on the books as being patented ? A. No , sir , erased , Q. Do you know of ...
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acres affidavit amount Andrew Johnson Answer application Article Baker Bouck Bush C. L. Knight certificate Chapman House charge claim clerks Commissioner Constitution contract corrupt counsel Court crime crimes and misdemeanors CROSS-EXAMINATION Deputy dollars drinking drunk Dunham E. H. Porter EAST SAGINAW Edmonds Elias Shafer evidence Examined fact filed Gillam Griswold guilty H. L. Paddack Hall Hewitt Honorable Managers impeachment Land Office letter look Luce & Co M. B. Kent M. O. Robinson Manager Grosvenor Manager Huston matter matured scrip McGowan Michigan months night o'clock paid parties patented pine plats Presiding Officer-The proof purchase question recollect regard remember respondent Ripley rule Secretary Senate Sergeant-at-Arms sold swamp land sworn tell testified testimony Thomas Marshall timber tion told transaction Tuscola county Van Dunham W. A. Barnard witness
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