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Hazard versus Thomas C. Durant depositons, numbers 1-15, 1859-1880

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and somebody directed me to pay these drafts in the office, whether is was Cisco, Dix, or Durant.
Int. No. 35 Would you have paid them without directions?
Ans. No. 35 Certainly i would not; I did not pay anything without instructions
Int. No. 36 How many checks did you give?
Ans No. 36 When a draft came in I gave a check for it; probably I never gave two checks for a draft that I know of.
Int. No. 37 You might have given one check for two drafts. if you wanted to save the credit of the Company and wanted to save Revenue stamps?
Ans. No. 37 Yes, sir, that is so.
Int. No. 38 Have you ever seen those checks since?
Ans. No. 38 Not that I know. I know that I was called in at Boston about some matters, and I might have seen them and I might not.
Int. No. 39 Who had the custody of those checks?
Ans. No. 39 I might have at that time and Mr Ham after I left.

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and somebody directed me to pay these drafts in the office, whether is was Cisco, Dix, or Durant. Int. No. 35 Would you have paid them without directions? Ans. No. 35 Certainly i would not; I did not pay anything without instructions Int. No. 36 How many checks did you give? Ans No. 36 When a draft came in I gave a check for it; probably I never gave two checks for a draft that I know of. Int. No. 37 You might have given one check for two drafts. if you wanted to save the credit of the Company and wanted to save Revenue stamps? Ans. No. 37 Yes, sir, that is so. Int. No. 38 Have you ever seen those checks since? Ans. No. 38 Not that I know. I know that I was called in at Boston about some matters, and I might have seen them and I might not. Int. No. 39 Who had the custody of those checks? Ans. No. 39 I might have at that time and Mr Ham after I left.