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| − | I Charles S. Davis of lawful age on oath do testify & say that I reside in Perry, & trade in potatoes, oats, & other country produce, groceries | + | I Charles S. Davis of lawful age on oath do testify & say that I reside in Perry, & trade in potatoes, oats, & other country produce, groceries, etc, I am also postmaster. |
| − | In the spring of 1857, Mr. Seth W. Smith called on me to purchase some seed oats for the Indians. I had no oats at the time nor did I know where they could be obtained in town & so told Mr Smith. Oats were very scarce, & I knew of none to be had at any price | + | In the spring of 1857, Mr. Seth W. Smith called on me to purchase some seed oats for the Indians. I had no oats at the time nor did I know where they could be obtained in town & so told Mr Smith. Oats were very scarce, & I knew of none to be had at any price. Mr Smith afterwards sent down the oats from Calais. They were good seed oats & I considered one dollar a bushel a fair price for them at the time. |
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| + | I saw and divided among the Indians also in the Spring of 1857, the potatoes sent down by Smith from Calais, they were good seed potatoes, & not over seven bushels out of the fifty were affected with rot, & even those were good for seed. They gave general satisfaction, & the Indians never | ||
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I Charles S. Davis of lawful age on oath do testify & say that I reside in Perry, & trade in potatoes, oats, & other country produce, groceries, etc, I am also postmaster.
In the spring of 1857, Mr. Seth W. Smith called on me to purchase some seed oats for the Indians. I had no oats at the time nor did I know where they could be obtained in town & so told Mr Smith. Oats were very scarce, & I knew of none to be had at any price. Mr Smith afterwards sent down the oats from Calais. They were good seed oats & I considered one dollar a bushel a fair price for them at the time.
I saw and divided among the Indians also in the Spring of 1857, the potatoes sent down by Smith from Calais, they were good seed potatoes, & not over seven bushels out of the fifty were affected with rot, & even those were good for seed. They gave general satisfaction, & the Indians never