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satisfied that they were not
paid wages [dead bug on the w] then past due?

A No sir. I do not think
that "there w"[crossed out] I ever saw any
such letter. I might say this,
that whenever he was here
I was always very particular
when I got the mail from
the office, laying everything on
his table and he always saw
it first. I never opened any
letters, even letters coming from
the mine, even letters that I
was satisfied contained Coal
reports which were a daily
report. I never opened them
if he was in San Francisco
until he saw them, if he
was away, of course, in New
York. Then I had instruc--
tions from him to open his
business letters, but when he
was here he always saw his
mail first and opened it
himself.

Q During the time that you
were bookkeeper of this mine
did you make any notes for

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