Haminon had been warned at 10 o'clock on the evening the enemy appeared off Tarrytown, and did not go to Tarrytown till 10 o'clock the next day. But the depon't going down to the said town found by the information of credible persons that Col. Hamman had been down at about one in the morning, and further saith not as to that matter. That he was pres't when Jos. Drake asked Hamman if he could purchase him some pork. The Col. replied that he could. That Hamman bought some by Drake's orders, who told him he' allowed him to give aud ^4 5 s pr barrel for prime pork. After he bought it Drake told Hamman the Congress would not allow so much, and asked him whether he could not return it to the people again. Hamman told him he could not, for that he would rather lose the 5 shillings.. Youngs then advised Haminon to keep ye pork, for that he would not lose by it.

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"Joseph Leggett doth affirm that he was present when Requaw's pork was repacked by the aforesaid Hunt, and told the Company, of which Col. Haminan and the repacker were two, that the pork was ven much moulded, and that he saw the said repacker put several pieces to his nose and throw them aside, but did not see or learn that Col. Hamman gave the repacker any orders or instructions about the said Pork. The affirmant farther saith that in his opinion the said Pork was not merchantable.