k from Albany whom he did not know, and confided to this clerk the duty of buying such stores as were bought; Maillot Jamaïque Pas CHer that this clerk was recommended to him by Mr. Weed, the editor of a newspaper at Albany, who is known in the States as the special political friend of Mr. Seward, the Secretary of State; and that in this way he spent 32,000l. He bought linen pantaloons and straw hats to the amount of 4200l., because he thought the soldiers looked hot in the warm weather; but he afterward learned that they were of no use. He bought groceries of a hardware dealer named Davidson, at Albany, that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Tröja town whence came Mr. Weed’s clerk. He did not know what was Davidson’s trade, nor did he know exactly what he was going to buy; but Davidson proposed to sell him something which Mr. Cummings believed to be some kind of provisions, and he bought it. He did not know for how much — whether over 2000l. or not. He never saw the articles, and had no knowledge of their quality. It was out of the question that he should have such knowledge, as he naively remarks. His clerk Humphreys saw the articles. He presumed they were brought from Albany, but did not know. He afterward bought a ship — or two or three ships. Tyskland Drakt Barn He inspected one ship “by a mere casual visit:” that is to say, he did not examine her boilers; he did not know her tonnage, but he took the word of the seller for everything. He could not state the terms of the charter, or give the substance of it. He had Ostaa Halpa Nike Free 5.0 had no former experience in buying or chartering ships. Maillot Northern Irlande Pas CHer He also bought 75,000 Halpa Naiset Denali Hoodies pairs of shoes at only 25 cents (or one shilling) a pair more than their proper price. He bought them of a Mr. Hall, who declares that he paid Mr. Cummings nothing for the job, but regarded it Vestes Anthem Pas CHer as a return for certain previous favors conferred by him on Mr. Cummings in the occasional loans of 100l. or 200l.
At the end of the examination it appears that Mr. Cummings still held in his hand a slight balance of 28,000l., of which he had forgotten to make mention in the body of his own evidence. |
