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of the Company. There is a
credit on the cashbook,
gold drafts $1178.50.

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A Well it must have been
drafts that Gen Colton or-
dered me to draw checks for.
I cannot say what they were
for. They were not from the
mine. I cannot give any ex-
planation of that.

Q It appears there were checks
drawn for them but no ex=
planation what they were for.
They read in each case in
the stub books that they are
cash for R M C & I Co, but there
is no voucher, and no pur-
pose explained where that went
to. Can you say why you
entered these things in that
blind way?

A No Sir.

Q Instead of saying in
the checkbook what they
were for.

A No Sir. If Gen Colton had
explained to me or tolD me
what they were for, of course

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