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46. Henry Persall. None. 
47. Martins Truby. None. 
48. John G. Harris. None. 
(Sgd) GEORGE C. SALMON, 
Major Com’g. 
VI. 
From LIEUT. CoLoNEL Roperr NicHoz to D’Arcy BoULTON. 
Woodhouse, Oct. 10, 1816. 
DEAR SIR:— 
Having decided most of the causes under the different commissions 
transmitted to this District, I have employed a special messenger to 
take them to York as the expense by post would have been very con- 
siderable and I did not think it would be proper to wait for casual op- 
portunities. The expense of this, however, will not be great, say 
twenty-four dollars. I must, however, request you to inform me how 
that as well as the contingent expenses of the Commission are to be paid. 
The property confiscated in this District amounts to a very considerable 
sum and except in one or two cases, I believe there can be no deduction 
from the full amount. I experienced a good deal of prevarication from 
some of the witnesses and I think it probable there will be one or two 
indictments for perjury but of this more hereafter. There appears to 
have been several persons omitted. Hornor informed he had trans- 
mitted you a list of several and I enclose you the names of some others. 
In the hope of checking fraud and at the same time ignorant of the ex- 
tent to which the law would operate, I received evidence to prove that 
consideration money had been paid in cases where the existence of a 
conveyance would not be clearly ascertained. I also received testi- 
mony respecting the property of femmes covertes to deprive if possible 
the husband of any resource from such estates. I hope I was right in 
both instances. 
The only two cases to be now decided are Westbrook and George 
Reynolds and those have been transmitted to Colonel Talbot, being 
in his neighbourhood. I examined Hornor on oath respecting West- 
brook’s property and transmitted his deposition to Colonel Talbot 
which with the aid of Burwell will enable him to ascertain all that 
property. Westbrook has about four hundred acres of very valuable 
