Hammond to warn him, and that thereupon the said Col. mounted his horse and set out directly to warn Capt. Vermilie ; That the said Col. and a brother of this Deponent had some words, as the Deponent heard from some of the men, but cannot recollect from whom, and that the said colonel arrived at Tarrytown between twelve and one o'Clock the next morning, as his said brother informed him ; and further this deponent saith not.

"Samuel Purdy, Junr. , being sworn, deposeth that Col. Hammond agreed with him for four bbls. of pork at yfq 5s ; That afterwards the said Col. told him that Col. Drake was dissatisfy'd with the bargain, and asked him, the said Col. Hamman, if he did not think the people would take the pork again ; That Hamman said he told the said Drake that he did not chuse to go about to countermand what he had done, for that he knew that some of the people wanted the money; That he would sooner take it himself than do so ; That he, the deponent, after this delivered the said pork to the said Col. Hamman ; and That either at that time or some time before, the said Col. told the deponent that the said Col. Drake had wrote to him, the said Hamman, for a number of prime bbls. of pork, which the deponent thinks he, the said Hamman,

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said were about eight in number ; That the next day, after said Hamnaan had ree'd the said four bbls. of pork from the Deponent, he told the said deponent, it having been repacked, that lie had made three bbls. of prime pork of the four bbls. aforesaid, and that he did allow the deponent but four pounds for the remaining barrel ; That the deponent heard others call the said repacker by the name of Thomas Hunt, and that he heard him say that he was authorized by the Congress to that employment.