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Mr. Adams. — I also offer in evidence a check of March 5th, 1886, 

 and receipt for nineteen dollars and twenty-five cents. 



No. Plattbbubgh, N. Y., March 5, 1886. 



First National Bank o/Plattsburgh: 



Pay to the order of V. B. Miller, nineteen dollars and twenty-five 

 cents ($19.25). B. TURNER. 



Mr. Adams. — And I now offer another receipt for fifty-nine dollars, 

 May 27, 1886. 



Malone, N. Y., May 27, 1886. 



Received from Antoine Disotel and Millard Ellis, fifty-nine dollars 

 in full for 58,920 feet timber cut off lot 13, township 12, Macomb's 

 purchase. VAN BUREN MILLER, 



Agent for State lands in Franklin county. 



Mr. Adams. — They left out the same trespass that Garmon says 

 corroborates Turner in that respect. 



Mr. Anibal. — We will offer this in evidence, a letter dated Pitts- 

 burgh, N. Y., February 17, 1887. 



Plattbbubgh, N. Y., February, 17, 1887. 

 S. Gabmon, Albany, N. Y. 



Deab Sir. — Cantwell, Badger & Cantwell, for the State, has given 

 my attorneys notice that they would be ready to try suit for 

 trespass on lots 213 and 214, township 9, 0. M. tract at the next 

 term of court. If you are satisfied from what Mr. Charles 

 Dwight says about the cutting the suit had certainly ought 

 to be discontinued without making me further costs 

 or expense, if you are not satisfied and wilL not have; dis- 

 continued. I know of no other way then only to have it settled in 

 suit and will try and be prepared to have it disposed at the first term 

 of court. To start with I never had one log from 213 and. 214, my 

 nearest jobber to the lots was one-half mile; the party that cut the 

 trees, if any was cut, was by a jobber -that contracted with M. V. B. 

 Turner. Mr. Dwight says that he saw him on 214 and told him he 

 was not 183 but on 214, and showed him the dividing lines. M. V. B. 

 Turner sold the logs to 0. & C. H. Turner after they were delivered on 

 water. I only want to be treated in a fair way and do not feel as if I 

 had ought to be sued and made trouble and cost for a charge I have 

 not had a hand in, and am willing to leave it all to you to decide the 

 fairness. Please advise me at once and oblige, 



Yours. 



B. TURNER 



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