Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-12-19

Of paper was taken out---the amount taken down
on clean sheet Of psper--the strip Of paper then
replaced in the bag and it tied round with piece
Of red tape--afer the amount OF each bag was
thus taken down, and the aggregate ascertained,
there was comparison made with the statement
upon the specie book, up to that day, in order to
ascertain its correctness, the amount was then
found to agree with the specie account, which sat-
isfed this deponent, that the gold was correctly
counted.
The key. which was one OF the common specie
kegs used in the Bank Of Missouri, was then
brought by Mr.. Hammond the porter Of the
Bank and the gold handed by Mr.. Dent, one
bag at time, from the table to this deponent, and
by him packed in the ksg, after all the bags were
packed, Qwenty three 10 number,) the keg was
found 10 be not quite full, and TO fill it full so as
to prevent its rafting when rolling, there was put
into the top a gunny- bag upon which this depo-
nent stepped with his feein order to pressit down,
50 as to fit in the head Of the keg This deponens
further states, that the keg was packed full and
tight, so as 10 prevent any rafting being made by
it when rolling and he further states, that about
three o'clock Of the same day, the sad key was
placed upon dray at the door Of the Bank oil
Missouri, and started for the steamer Geo. Collier,
then ct the landing, in the city OF st. Louis.
Signed NATHANIEL CH1LDs, ia.
A true copy from the original deposition now in
possession Of the Bank OF the State Of Missouri.
No. A.
Affidavit of Geo. W. Dent.
On the mornig of 10th January 1910, Judge
Shurds sent ME TO find Mr.. Chids, and hurry him
on 10 the Bank, (being then nearly ten o'clock,)
that he, mr. Childs) might have time to count
and put up in key, some gold to be sent by tho
steam boat Geo. Collier, then lying at the wharf
and expecting to leave port for New Orleans
about one o'clock, P. M. Of the same day-Mr.
| Chds came to the bank near ten o'clock, AMI
commenced counting the gold. During the time
| he, (Mr. Childs,) was engaged in counting said
gold, he requested me to recount box OF Amerl-
can god $14,200 amount Of which was stated
on piece OF paper within the box. Mr.. Selkirk
assisted ME 10 recount said gold in the box and
we found it to correspond with the amount given:
during all which time state that Mr. Childs was
engaged in counting and putting up in bags, the
foreign gold at the same table, that Mr.. Childs
after having finished counting, put all the gold in
to bags (twenty three in number0 putting memo.
randums OF amount of each bag, into each bag,
and then took out separately each memorandum,
and gave the amount thereof to Mr.. Scott, who
put the same down on piece of paper.
moreover state, that handed the bags, one by
one, to Mr. Childs who packed the same in the
keg, at the same time counted each pae' ana
found them twenty three in number, which when
all in,, did not quite fill said keg-upon which
Mr.. Childs procured gunny bag, and packed in
the key over the gold, which filled said keg. The
| key was then closed sealed and delivered to Mr..
Gormon to convey to steam boat Geo. Collier, all
of which being done by two o'clock P. M. or
within few minutes after.
Signed, Gro. w. DEsr.
A true copy from the original deposition Of Mr..
Dent, now in possession Of the Bank Of Mis-
souri,.
No II
| LIABILITIES
Of Ike President and Directors Of tbs Branch Of
the Bank Of the Stale Of Missouri, at Palmyra, rir