Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication at Tarrytown
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. The deponent further saith that he was present when the said repacker was repacking the pork of James Requaw, and that lie saw several pieces of the said pork rejected by the said packer ; and that afterwards, he, the deponent, saw the said Requaw carrying back several of the said rejected pieces in his cart ; and the deponent saith that he heard the said Col. Hamman say to the said Requaw' that he wrould as soon see his pork repacked as any of his neighbors, if the repacker thought it would do.
" The deponent further saith that he saw several prime pieces of pork taken by Joseph Legett while the said Hunt was repacking pork which he said the said Legett had sold the said Hamman, and that the deponent did not hear the said Legett or any other person desire the said packer to put in any pieces into the bbls. but vdiat he thought proper, nor did he know that any pieces were taken out of any of the said barrels after having been repacked.