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Leland Stanford, aged and up=
wards being duly and publicly sworn
pursuant to the directions hereto annexed,
and examined on the part of the de=
fendants, doth depose and say as follows:

Mr. Sanderson.

Q 1 State your name, age, occupation and place
of residence?

A. My name is Leland Stanford, age. 56, residence
San Francisco, occupation railroading.

Q 2 Do you know the nature of the cases in
which your testimony is to be taken?

A. I think I do, substantially.

Q 3 What do you understand to be the cause
of action alleged in these cases?

A. I understand it is a claim by the plaintiffs
against C. P. Huntington, Mr. Crocker and
myself, and I don't know whether others
or not; based upon the purchase by C. P. Huntington of Central Pacific Railroad
Stock of the plaintiff.

Q 4 Do you know of any of the parties
plaintiff in these suits: if so who?

A. I met Mr. Aspinwall on a few occasions

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Leland Stanford,[underlined] aged and up=
wards being duly and publicly sworn
pursuant to the directions hereto annexed,
and examined on the part of the de=
fendants, doth depose and say as follows:

Mr. Sanderson.

Q 1 State your name, age, occupation and place
of residence?

A. My name is Leland Standford[Stanford], age. 56, residence
San Francisco, occupation railroading.

Q 2 Do you know the nature of the cases in
which your testimony is to be taken?

A. I think I do, substantially.

Q 3 What do you understand to be the cause
of action alleged in these cases?

A. I understand it is a claim by the plaintiffs
against C. P. Huntington, Mr. Crocker and
myself, and I don't know whether others
or not; based upon the purchase by C. P. Huntington of Central Pacific Railroad
Stock of the plaintiff.

Q 4 Do you know of any of the parties
plaintiff in these suits: if so who?

A. I met Mr. Aspinwall on a few occasions

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