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I Patrick Welch of lawful age on oath do testify and say that I had a conversation with Mr. James Lauders[?], some time last spring about the sale of one hundred bushels of oats by said Lauders[?] to Seth W. Smith. I asked Mr Lauder[?] how many oats he sold Smith & how much Smith paid for them. He replied "I sold Smith one hundred dollars worth of oats and received my pay for them", & that the receipt would show how much I received. | I Patrick Welch of lawful age on oath do testify and say that I had a conversation with Mr. James Lauders[?], some time last spring about the sale of one hundred bushels of oats by said Lauders[?] to Seth W. Smith. I asked Mr Lauder[?] how many oats he sold Smith & how much Smith paid for them. He replied "I sold Smith one hundred dollars worth of oats and received my pay for them", & that the receipt would show how much I received. | ||
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| + | In the spring of 1857 I purchased some potatoes sold at auction, by Mr. Solomon B. Pool, and paid one dollar & seven cents per barrel. They were very poor potatoes & more than one half of these were rotten & not fit for use. | ||
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I Patrick Welch of lawful age on oath do testify and say that I had a conversation with Mr. James Lauders[?], some time last spring about the sale of one hundred bushels of oats by said Lauders[?] to Seth W. Smith. I asked Mr Lauder[?] how many oats he sold Smith & how much Smith paid for them. He replied "I sold Smith one hundred dollars worth of oats and received my pay for them", & that the receipt would show how much I received.
In the spring of 1857 I purchased some potatoes sold at auction, by Mr. Solomon B. Pool, and paid one dollar & seven cents per barrel. They were very poor potatoes & more than one half of these were rotten & not fit for use.
Patrick Welch