, 1864-03-19

..... NEVADA. Iowa. March Il, 1sdl-
Aesass- HERRING q Co.
1cnks: heseln encIose copy ot Asaoa7sa GOT up
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H. ert,ey, wnv represents n1uaseN as ! resident Of
Nevada did not reside here at the time Of snd dre,
nor Feb I'D, 1 the dac Of his Letters neither docs
he rraidc here now. have no knowledge OF hin or
Of hls ever residing here any umc do not think he
DID, There ID no man Of truth will make his state
ment.
The TACT is, they are In tzcube- What IL the differ.
ence between Lilies Patent Fire and Burglar Proof.
Manufactured b. himself. or something manufactured
by some one elseo
Tours. truly, +. j. ROSS.
NEVADA, March L, 1851.
hereby certify that was present 1t the burning Of
tic Court uouse In Nevada, Story county, Iowa, Or
tho night Of the 3st Of December. 1e6 and that
present next morning when tho Safe tnst w2sused
u the Trcasuzet's Office IN said Court House Eas
opened and that before any attempts were made tt
cnen sa)a safe The walls or outa1de shell flor It Il No
thInc but shelD Of said Safe wa cracked In numtr
ous n2aces bv she action of the FIRE On the anne
fnrther certtfr that with nre htow or stroka Wit.
an Ordinary nlact tsn,ith,z s,edre % each hince.
knocked tho samc fonn ofy thr snfe and shoud mini
th,t IN nttcer o- tr.n,v lnntes fono rhc t,c u,
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h s1edrc BIZ .inr1e blow on each hIuee
wbcf hv frE rrncated p,ovs On tAe door re cot tht
| safe enen and GOT at the contents thereof.
That upon the opening o the Safe 70 ~ to admit air
| The combustible matter Within such ~ Bank BnIs
rrcasnrv Notes Papcts. Sc.-rektudled and showed
some are but that most Of the contents was consumed
| and reduced to aahee.
Tint ut about the ean1c moment Of time that T. J
took from the Safe the package Of .. TREASURY
Notes, took Cp In my hands package packages 0
| what then believed and ret belcvc to have been
b :. Treasury Notes, which. when nr1n1y compressed
| would be about ore and onehaH Or two lnchca i
.hlckueas but when brought IN contact with the al,
Ill Immediately fell 10 pieces, and Was In fact nothtn
more than the ness Of ahes the shape and characte
Of which could not he preserved moment after tn
air struck 1t.
That Other papers, such as redeemed County Wa,
.au:s Rscetpts 6c which were IN the Safe at tho tim,
were 50 ia. consumed tharshey could not be saved
| ,nv to1n mt evrn The remnants which was able
| urs, to discover and that uothtnsvas saved Of tn
contents Of said s,1e save ard except package
Treasury yotes *ayed by T. Ross, before referred
| and .o01 IN goId which had dcroated IN the Sie-
| fs,cne1, f. G. DAY.
I'm 19,h. 1851.
s.nsr,ne, M sucrn to ,,y the said E. G par befor
-. mn of FAME D. 1851: and further ceFtf