The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-04-01
IN SENATE-March 6, 1858.

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IN SENATE-March 6, 1853.
The undersigned, being majority Of
the Joint Committee for the purpose Of
investigating aIledged fraudulent sales of
lands at the State Land Office at De.
iance, Ohio, have had the matter under
consideration, and now make the follows
ing
REPORT:
The sales of lands into which the
committee have examined, and 10 which
the testimony and abstracts hereinafter
following, refer, are such as were made
on the frs, and third days Of January,
A. d. 1853. Those sales made on the
first were OIL the scale Of 6fiy per cent,
aad those on the Sd, seventy>fve per
cent, deduction below the appraised
value, TO actual settlers, under and BY
virtue Of an act passed April l6, 1852.
The committee here reporting have pro
cured, through the agency OF one Of the
members of the cOmmiree, and other
persous by him called to assist, TO be
taken at the town of Defiance, Defiance
county, the following testimony in the
form Of depositioas, and also procured
the following abstracts of sales made IN
said frs: and third days of January, 1853,
to wit: n
DISPOSITIONS OF WITNESSES,
Taken in pursuance Of a Joint resolution
OF the Senate and House Of Repre-
senialives Of the State of Ohio, APP
pointing John Ferguson, John Taylor,
and others, a committee 10 inyestig tie
the proceedings connected with the
sale Of lands al the State Land Ofi,e
a, Def1nce, Ohio. Presen,-Hon.
John Taylor on the part Of said CON-
miliee, and E, H. Leland, attorney at
law.
MONDAY, February 81, 1853.
WILLIAM INeRAM, of the county Of
Defiance, of lawful age, being first duly
sworn BY me, as hereinafter certified,
deposes as follows:
Question by E. II. Leland.
Wha, is your connection with the
business of tie State Land Office a.
Defiance?
Answer | ana employed by R. H.
Glson, as clerk in his land agency
business, TO assist him when be is at
home, and to attend to il 10 his absence.
Ny connection with the State Land
Office IS only to fll papers signed BY
MIN, and administer oaths as notary
,ublic, and TO receive money on land
'ales, or in short, a clerk in The land
,ficc.
Question by same.
How lcng have you been in his employ
IS such clerk2
Answer. About three months.
Question by same. '
Were you present, and did you assist
n the business Of the State Land Office
IN the Isl aud I'd Of January last? ~
Answer. Twas present, and assisted.
Question by same.
How many applications, and bow
many sales were made on the Is, day Of
January last, and at what prices
Answer. know Of no application.
except when sales were made. Sales
we're made as follows;
Beoiamin Paine-N w. ri. sec. 8,
r. 2 N. R. l E.-145 32-l00 acres,
appraised a, $l,25, sold al 62tc. per
Icre.
Alexander 8. Latiy--S. w. 1 S. W.
Sec, 10, T. 8 N. E,-46 57>lOO acres,
pprarsed a, SO, sold al 81 per acre.
Jonas Colby-W. 9 s. E. I, N. E. i
# s. E. I g. L l Of N. E. I, s. Wa Of
Y. E. !, N. 1 ofN w. l g. s. W. Of n.
". / sec. SO, r 3N.2 ESQ acres,
ppraised a, $l,25, and sold at 62ac. per
ere. Also, W. fri l Of s. W. irl. 4, g.
", irl. ! of N. W. ftl. /, see. I. T.. 2, ~,
R 2. E.-l26 56,lOO a. res, appraised a.
81, ,25, and sold for 62Ac per acre.
Samuel Paul-W. / sec. l3, T. T.2N.
ESQ acres, appraised at $l,25,
old at 62ic. per acre. Also, N. OF
Iec. 8, T. 2 N, r. E.-320 acres,
appraised at $l,25, sold at 62ic. per
.cre. Also, 3 rs. E.4 sec. I3, 2
Y. / ESQ acres, appraised at 81 %,
md sold al 62ic per acre. The above
we're Wabash g. Erie canal lands.
John Smith--N. T.. 1 & N. w. / ofN.
". / sec. 26, T.2 n, R. 8 E.-200
lcres, appraised q, 81. and sold a, 81
Der acre.
jain w. Sickela--W. a. g. 5. E. Of N.
W / g. N. E. 1 OF 8. w. / Of sec. 20,
own 2 N. R., 3 castillo acres, apr
praised at So, sold az 81 per acre.
Jared A. Mar,in--N. W. OF n. W.
/, Sec. 2, TIL s., r. 5 Ed acres,
appraised at So, sold at 81 per acle.
: Question. We're there any of those
who claimed the lanl al Is per cent.
less than the appraisementf
Answer. Benjamin Paine claimed
,he piece bought by him at the price,
know of no others that claim.d at that
.price on that day. There we're othe1s
IL, rao,. e.nnnaif.e thew could enter at