Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-04-15

we're about four horses there, on an aver
age, during the four weeks the troops re-
mained. During the fret week, they fed
Coleman's hay for three or four horses,
and l then stopped them, as the hay was
getting low and needed for Coleman's
horses. Afterwards they fed few times
from Coleman's hay when thoy bad none.
A ton or moro was used The rack and
trough in the COW stable were destroyed,
and the horse stable was damaged. No
compensation has been made for use Of
stables, for damages dcnc to them, or for
hay used.
There was largo quantity Of wheat
straw taken from the barn to the camp,
for which no permission was ever gwen
[ estimate that two tons of straw were
taken. The main amount was taken one
day when was absent, We had just
threshed four hundred sheaves of wheat
and put the straw in the shed. The whole
of this was taken, aud nearly all the other
straw in the shed and barn, Beside what
was taken to camp, great deal was scat
tered along the road and wasted,
l spoke to the Quortermaster about this
appropriation and waste. He laughed at
me and said ought to stay at home and
keep watch asked him to pay for it,
He said the law did not make provision
for the men to draw straw, and he refused
10 pay. The straw was worth twelve dol
lars per ton. Hay worth twenty dollars
per ton The barn was used for storing
oats for use Of the Camp.
I spoke to Quartermaster about pay 70
the use of the House, the week before h
left. Mrs Coleman desired me to do so
lie said, be had nothing to do with pay
ing for the House he was not to pay 70
1.-THE government furnished him quar-
tcrs, and we must bring it in with the gen
eral damage to the place.
When he first came there and after
wards, he said to me and also to Mrs
Coleman, that she should be paid for us
Of the House, and all that was taken ava
and all the damage done.
The flag loaned by Coleman to tn
troops was taken off by the battery whe
they left. l demanded it of Lieutenar
of the Battery when leaving, who refuse
to give it up.
I counted twenty-five stumps of valuabl
sugar maple trees cut for use in the Gang
> A large number of sugar troughs an
three sap or leading troughs, worth fv
dollars each, were used, Also about fy
. hundred feet sugar camp boards.
The head gates of the race were moStl
taken out and used. New ores are net
l. essary, to cost twelve dollars. A ST.
. BILE OF Coleman's on his lot next the far
~ was gutted, the repair Of which will co
~ fifteen dollars
= The use land for encampment ar
- drill the injury to fences and crops, ar
L the appropriation of lumber, slabs, pot
toes, corn, fruits, tools and fowls, are re
sonably and Justly stated in Mr.. Col
}, mau's communication to Gen, Couch
81 Oct 20, S64, which have seen. | ne
or gave any consent to use of the aricl
" or property before mentioned, except I
stables and hay for which compensate
sho'd have been made. | complained
number of times to Col. Stewart and
Captains Lambert and Short, who we
successfully in command, about lnjnri
IF done and property taken--about taklI
\, slabs and lumber from the mill the dc
70 trucion OF fences-the pasluriug of mea
ows and use Of them for drill-deprad
re lions upon the cropS-cuttiug down t
or sugar camps, &c. Captain Short excus
,e himself 10 me on the ground that most
the damages were done before he was
command But good deal was do
while he had control there.
(Signed }
m HIRAM KARNS.
COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ss
be Hiram Harms being duly swo
~ according 10 law saith that the lorel
m ing statement is just and true to the b
ut Of his knowledge and belief,
e. Sworn and subscribed before me, n
et vember Gath, 1864.
he SAMUEL RHONE, j, P,
ne 49,.
=, Mr. HnIme'S Certificate.