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No 7. Commission
    
      Dann Ames vs Wm H. Puthuff
    
   Territory of Michigan to wit in the supreme court of the territory OF MICHIGAN OF THE TERM OF SEPTEMBER ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SIXTEEN.

[seal] To Robert Richardson Esquire, or any Judge, or Justice of the peace residing in the province of upper Canada authorized by law to administer oaths.

Whereas a rule of the Supreme Court was granted to authorize the taking evidence and depositions de bene esse of Witnesses residing out of the territory, on giving reasonable Notice to the opposite party of the time and place of taking the Same; NOW this is to authorize you, the Said Richardson, or any judge or Justice authorized by law to administer oath, as aforesaid, to take and transmit, under your hand and Seal, to the Supreme Court of the territory of Michigan, to be holden at Detroit, on the third Monday in September next, Such depositions and evidence as Shall be made before you touching the merit of the above Cause; and for your So doing this will be your Sufficient Commission

In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the Said Supreme Court this fourth day of August one thousand eight hundred Seventeen. Peter Audrain

Clk. S.C.T.M.

[.Attached to the foregoing]

UPPER CANADA western district towit

Says further That the house which Ames occupied was the property of James Chittenden

Says that when Ames’s wife and family were turned out of the house Major Puthoff took charge of it and loked it up Ames’s goods remaining in it — and further the deponent Sayeth not

Thos Elliott

At the Same time and place personally Appeared John McDonald of Am-herstburg of lawfull age, who being duly Sworn deposeth and Sayeth, That he was present standing in the Street of Amherstburg, when Major Puthoff with a party of Soldiers (as Stated in Ths Elliotts Deposition) came to the house of Dan Ames and rolld out four Barrels and a Keg of Liquor, and which was distroyed and spilld in the Street of Said Town — in manner fully stated by Said Elliott in his deposition — Says further That a short time afterwards he saw the furniture of the said Ames in the public street which he understood had been turned out by Major Puthoff on his order — further the Deponent Sayeth not John McDonald

Also appeared Daniel Botsford who being duly Sworn deposeth and Say-eth, That he was employd by Dan Ames to remove his property to Mr Chit-tendens house, some time about the middle of March 1815 — among this property there was a quantity of grain — both wheat and Corn — does not know positivly, but thinks There was upwards of one hundred Bushels of Each he was employd, with a horse and Cart The best part of Two days in removing it from one house to another — Says further That he Saw Ames furniture in the Street, which he undrood had been turned out by Major Puthoffs orders ■—■ That he went down by Direction of the first Deponent Elliott, to Mr James Chittenden who Sent up Mr Mirkle with a horse to take them away ■— Says that he afterwards Saw Some of the American officers living in the house — Says that he heard that a number of Barrels of Liquor were taken out of Ames house and destroyd, by Major Puthoff — but he Saw nothing of the Transaction being out of Town at the time — and further this Deponent Sayeth not

Daniel Botsford

Question by Mr. Sibly to Ths Elliott — what was the Value of Corn and Wheat pr Bushel at the time this transaction took place — ? Answer — in the fall of 1814 corn was selling for nine shillings — and wheat from 14 to fifteen shillings per Bushel in hard Money — in the spring of 1815 — grain was very Scarce and was of course worth more on being ques-tind whither he has any Knoledge That Ames Sold liquor to Soldiers, he Says he has not — but That he was in the habit of Selling them Butter, Cheese — Cake &c

Thos Elliott

The Above three depositions made Subscribed and sworn to before me the Subscriber the Eleventh day of September one thousand Eight hundred and Seventeen at the house of William Searl in Amherstburg between the hour of one and Two oClock in the Afternoon of The said day under the authority of the Annexd rule of the Supreme Court of the United States, Territory of Michigan, and to be read on Trial of an Action pending in Said Court wherein Dan Ames is Plaintiff and Wm H. Puthoff is Defendant — Taken at the Instance of Said Dan Ames Sol. Sibly Esqr appeared and was present at the taking of the Said depositions — The Said Puthoff did not appear or any attorney on his behalf

R. Richardson

J.P.Wn District Upper Ca

[Indorsement]

N° 9 N° 9

Ames v. Puthuff

opened in Court

15 Septber - 1817.

N° 1. 
      [In the handwriting of Peter Audrain]