Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-08-13

auu man OF HcracIty aud worthy OF credit s such.
81. b. .eu..e ss.a, --,a ,aa WILLIAM BARNARD, =.
t,a,5 j f a JOHN i NASH,
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Iifas'', a's "t " JOHN THOMPSON
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CORY.
NoRFoLK, 18th July, 1920
o enclose herewith copy OF an agreement, with Mr. L.
the G eopy w Of 70
70 him Cap, Keum will deliver 100 f. provided
80 csisuedD MILES KING
Co"'dr q 5 Navy Yard, Gospor,.
CoPne Stone for s. Navy Yard, Gospor from 81 inches
ana ends square, fit for laying, and delivered Norfolk Va at
% cents a foot cunning measure -
H ~ (signedD ICHABoD L. SCRANTON.
Madison County, Con.
-.7 No. 8 aF
The Certificate Of Jos. L. Roberts, Cashier.
do certify that bill of chabod Scranton against the
Navy Department. dated Angus, s 1922 1000 fee, of co
Rns stone amounting to $500 with the certificate Jeecs
Wilkinson Master Inspector Tor as it signed smaser In
spete apparently in the hand writing of Jerie Wilkinson
dated osPort Aug 9th 1922 attached said Bill and ad
dressed 10 Miles King Esq Navy Agent, signed at
aened T sssa was presented to me this Office the
Scranton on that day
lSgnedl JOS. L. ROBERTS
Office Bank u.
The Certificate Of a, lsSEsy.
do Gently that was employed q e.Navy Yard al Cos
s@oo or Sailing M..e Potts. Is so" r.so
iec which, both OF wnom atthat time Officers OF Yard
cart parcel Of coping stone from the wharf, where was to
the new wall commenced back of thesYard i accordingly
The vessel lay that brought the found Mr. JEFF
fries Wilkinson measuring and inspecting piece by piece
Inc had flushed his inspection Of men no had been
sent from the Yard putting into carts and !, was
deposited The was a @s po, y ssd
ea JuS s az US 1850 cSsnsd) a. BARRIER.
- Mr.. yuardens Certifcate.
certify that while was clerk or Mr. King in July and
August 1929 MIR L. SCRANTON, who entered into con
tract for the delivery coping stone at the Navy yard sen,
on about the middle last OF first named month psr Of
said Contract which inspected Navy Yard and CON
denned as unfit FIR the purpose intended Shortly after this
r Scranton himself with second parcel of stone
he sold M John Tun as he informed me This sceood
parcel OF stone arrived here early August and was earned
over TO the Navy Yard by Mr. Scranton Mr. King aecomnan
ed him TO the Yard his return informed me that the
Commodore had conseHted stone and had ene
some one To inspect it, day or two after Mr Scranton came
TO the Office aud handed receipt or certificate of inspeeon
Of Jeses Wilkinson, signed Maer Inspector for this stone
then made bill attached to H. with a wafer the
receipt and endorsed upon the actual amour, due after
deductng the freight which had paid the first load OF
70 Mr. seranos no told # would take il to the Bank
OF inc VI States, the money would be paid him.
stone saving had bea .en there by Ss cass s
OF the Bank OF the States for his approval and requested
would return IL to- aud inform Mr. Robots his not
having done so carried the bill three times
70 the COMMANDMENTS Office obtain the Commanders appro
val which he refused Phe las, time presented was
after Mr. Kings from Washington, i, November
banded 10 his clerk, Mr. Brown, who carried il in 10 the
Co'nmodoe aud returned saying he would not approve H.
.nen told Mr. Brown was instructed request tho Commodore
to return the stone to MIR King which should be dom.
never mentioned Taylo wharf or any other place whe,e
inns Stone was TO be delivered think proper add that
never heard any objection to the receipt Of Jees Wilkinson
hacheu 10 the bill Tor the stone, the Of Mr. Kngs
4 nm o M
ks"@ aJ ;y sPGr !sisns%1 , MURDEN
tsisneD MINES KING"
The Certificate Of John Tnis.
$50. ...... .... ....t NoRYoiK, July 1880
do hereby certify that in the latter part of July 1879
purchased cargo OF coping Of upwards Of 1000
- cents running foo, from lchabod Scranton This stone
was lying OH Souhgate and Dcksons wharf and was told
oy sr scranton as we'll Others had rejected al
pe Navy Yard as unfit for The purpose which had been
also certify that purchased Of said D. Scranton a small
parcel Of 400 feet of similar that had been rejected Of
cargo deverd at the Navy Yard and landed Oh Maxwe
wharf, the prchate made on tho 10th Of August Of
year tsigoed) JOHN TUNIS.
! The Certificate IF Robert Dairymple
g. 90 cerhy at SOME time IN the month Of July, 1929,
s nonIbo august following purchased Of Mr. John Tuns
lot Of coping stone, lying Sothgse and Dlcksons wharf
N Norfolk, q, the price Of thirty lit caned MY
TO deren, Individuals This stone was informed r tic
that lclabod Scranton carried Navy Yard under con
rac bot which was rejected and afterwards sold by him to
tsisnedD RoBERT DaLRYMPLE
IM Certificate Of Oney s.. Dameroa
ey una, lo OF coping Stone was landed Southgaie
wharf occupied by me, some time IN July 1929
which landed me at the time Thar was intended
20, .nc Nayy Yard bot had beeu rejected This was af