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Thomas C. Durant miscellaneous legal matters of , 1858-1869

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time of giving it to the Corn Exchange bank did you have any conversation with Jerome about the draft
A I asked him once whether there was any doubt about its being paid and he said not the least That was the day I gave it to the Bank
Q Before you delivered it to the Bank had you learned from any source the purpose for which that Draft had been left with Jerome?
A I had not
Q For what consideration did you transfer it to the Bank
A I was Endorser on a note of the Clinton County Coal Company for $5000 - They did not pay the note and I gave this draft to the Bank
Q Has that note been paid
A It has not been paid
Q Does the Bank still hold that note with your endorsement
A I think it does
Q Are you a stockholder in that Bank
A I am
Q When did you learn from Jerome what he received the draft for
A He told me what I have already stated about the purpose for which he received it since the Draft fell due
Q Do you know from Jerome or from any other sources when he got the draft
A I do not
(signed) Thomas C. Durant
Adgd. by consent of Parties till further notice.

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time of giving it to the Corn Exchange bank did you have any conversation with Jerome about the draft A I asked him once whether there was any doubt about its being paid and he said not the least That was the day I gave it to the Bank Q Before you delivered it to the Bank had you learned from any source the purpose for which that Draft had been left with Jerome? A I had not Q For what consideration did you transfer it to the Bank A I was Endorser on a note of the Clinton County Coal Company for $5000 - They did not pay the note and I gave this draft to the Bank Q Has that note been paid A It has not been paid Q Does the Bank still hold that note with your endorsement A I think it does Q Are you a stockholder in that Bank A I am Q When did you learn from Jerome what he received the draft for A He told me what I have already stated about the purpose for which he received it since the Draft fell due Q Do you know from Jerome or from any other sources when he got the draft A I do not (signed) Thomas C. Durant Adgd. by consent of Parties till further notice.