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Hazard versus Thomas C. Durant depositons, numbers 1-15, 1859-1880
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Ans. No. 34 I think it was mainly devoted to expenses, expended in various ways in connection with the procurement of the charter, the travelling expenses of Gen. Duff Green and others in connection with it: there was a large amount of preliminary expenses connected with the Company. Int. No. 35 You are speaking now of the Pennsylvania Fiscal Angecy? Ans. No. 35 Yes Sir. before we ever saw Mr. Train at all. Int. No. 36 Do you mean that money had actually been paid out by this concern? Ans. No. 36 Yes Sir. Int. No. 37 Did you pay it out? Ans. No. 37 No Sir. I did not. Int. No. 38 Who did? Ans. No. 38 Well, I can darley tell you: it disappeared in various ways, but how , I cannot tell you. Int. No. 39 Did you even pay a dollar for expenses yourself? Ans. No. 39Oh yes: several hundred dollars. I supplied Gen. Duff Green with Cash for a long time, whilst he was endeavoring to obtain the charter. I paid him several hundred dollars.
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Ans. No. 34 I think it was mainly devoted to expenses, expended in various ways in connection with the procurement of the charter, the travelling expenses of Gen. Duff Green and others in connection with it: there was a large amount of preliminary expenses connected with the Company. Int. No. 35 You are speaking now of the Pennsylvania Fiscal Angecy? Ans. No. 35 Yes Sir. before we ever saw Mr. Train at all. Int. No. 36 Do you mean that money had actually been paid out by this concern? Ans. No. 36 Yes Sir. Int. No. 37 Did you pay it out? Ans. No. 37 No Sir. I did not. Int. No. 38 Who did? Ans. No. 38 Well, I can darley tell you: it disappeared in various ways, but how , I cannot tell you. Int. No. 39 Did you even pay a dollar for expenses yourself? Ans. No. 39Oh yes: several hundred dollars. I supplied Gen. Duff Green with Cash for a long time, whilst he was endeavoring to obtain the charter. I paid him several hundred dollars.
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