The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-04-29
IN SENATE-M March 6, 1858.
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| EDWARD H. PHELPS, being by me FIRST
duly sworn as hereinafter certified, de-
poses and says: 3 il oaIiIh4 2t.Tl la.
Question by E. H. Leland. s-a sJ
AT what lime did you make The appli-
cations 10 purchase the lands Bought by
)you a, the sale of lands at The State Land
Office at Defiance, Ohio, on the Sd Of
January, 1881 ier laW7 ,Hal fag.
4 Answer. On the morning Of the Sd
of January, 1858. ,a,.....l a., ,...
| Question. When were those applicaN
lions made out? : t'.t' i'"- '''" a
Answer. On Saturday, the first day
ohJannary. T lu hGa la7t8 3 d''E
Question. Where we're sbey made
Ioui?
Answer. In my Office. " ',.. '.o
Question. Did yon have tho plais
from the State Land Office to make them
out by? ,r, IN ga.l ...fo OF. .g.;t-ss
! Answer. ! did not. .a
| Question. From what did you make
them oute 'a'' 1901 9a' '"" "a'.
| Answer. From descriptions and plats
of townships, whiclrI go. sometime be-
fore OF Mr.. Ingram. ;,,r %, .afo,... .,.. ,-,
Question. How many different tracts
of land did yon purchase? 0.'o@ 3aa7 "
Answur. Tie land was in three.
different sections, and was contiguous.
| think there are six certificates of pur-
chase which l received Of the Com
missioner.
Question. Are those traca consig
uousa 30 iag.I= rNc
( Answer. They are; they all Join.
4 Question. Did you at The time Of the
purchase intend 10 become an actual
settler, and permanently to reside there's
on? .a @ -r..u.a, a IL .iai,
Answer. purchased the land for the
purpose of making a farm for myself, and
one for my brother, who nuw lives in the
State Of New York, ,if he would como
out and attend to improving them. g.i
| Qpeslion. Did you then OF do you
now have any intention Of making thai
land your home? ''''''.'''''a .''' 81" Z
Answer. / intend TO make farm of
it. and may,oat some future time, live on
ii myself. a,h a7a.93 l., ala ,..,
/ Question. Has any person except
yourself any legal OF equitable interest in
any Of the lands purchased by You at
said sale at rt lsd uaas 'ga I'd t.S
i Answer. No, at this time. s9il s,uar
i Question. Has any olbei person Than
yourself ever had any legal,or equilable
interest in said lands since the sale, OF is
there any understanding with my oihel
person or persons by which they are ,o
lave an interest in them? w.
Answer. No person since the sale
has had any right to any of tho lands
There has been an understanding that i!
certain conditions were complied with,
another person was 10 have part Of The
land. '''7'0 '.'-''" ''1''
, Question. With whom is that under.
, standing, and when was il made? raG
n Answer. 1t was made since The sale,
and the person is now in The Stale Of
New York, | suppose.
Question:. How much, or about low
much land did you make application for +,
including that which you purchased and
that which you did no,s ......
( Answer. About one thousand eight
hundred acres, as near as can recol'ect.
! Question: How many persons were
there attending the sale who claimed to
have made application for all the lands9
~ Aasv er. do not know
4 Question. Do you know Of anyj ifso,
state whom: '.'',9si ia
\ Answer. 1 do not know certain Of
any heard that there were several
some three or FOUR 5.aalmmoJ- -0i teld
Question. Whom did you hear they
were?
q Answer. james Cheney, Jonas Colby,
4 Woolsey Welles, andI think John Paul.
4 Question. Wereyou present during
the sale most Of the time? ?"']9o.o7fJ
\ Answer. Probably half of the time.
! Question. Did YOU hear objections
made by any of the persons above named,
TO the bids of Others who had not made
applica,ionsf sid ~ to7o@,hd
Answer. do not remember that |
did. | did hear objections, but do not
,enember who made them.
Question Z pDid The Commissioned
listen 10 those objections, and were per>
sons refused the right to bid who had
mt put applications in for he piece
offerede iil17 8Qqu shaelelabnD ,yGbIm3G
b2Answer. The COMMISSIONER refused
ore ceise bids from those who had not
made applications. .4iof
] Question. How long was the land