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writing of John Henderson, and that he has seen the said John
Henderson write, and knows his handwriting.

7th Interr. Do you or do you not know whether Mr. Henderson
drew his support for himself and family during his residence at the
mill, and during the continuance of the partnership abovemen-
tioned from the partnership property ?

Answer. That he believes he did; except, that he has heard
Mr. and Mrs. Henderson say, that the father and mother of Mrs.
Henderson had frequently sent them supplies of provisions.

1st Cross Interr., by defendant David English. At the conversa-
tions mentioned by you, (in your answer to the second interroga-
tory of the complainants,) with Mr. Henderson about eighteen
months before his death, was not Mrs. Henderson, now Mrs. Eng-
lish, present, and did not said conversation grow out of your advis-
ing Mr. Henderson to purchase an adjoining estate then for sale ?

Answer. That he does not recollect or believe, that Mrs. Hen-
derson, now Mrs. English, was present at the time of said conver-
sation, or that it grew out of circumstances as mentioned in said
interrogatory.

8th Interr. on the part of the plaintiffs. Were the conversations
you had with Mr. Henderson (mentioned in your answers to pre-
vious interrogatories,) respecting the interest of the purchase
money for the land, and his, Mr. Henderson's inability to pay for
the same, previous to the date of the deed?

Answer. That he does not know the date of the deed; the con-
versation respecting the interest was previous to Mr. Henderson's
removing on the land; and that respecting his inability to pay for
the land after his removal on the same, and about eighteen months
before his death.

9th Interr. Was or was not Mr. Henderson put in possession of
the farm at the time of the purchase, and has he or his heirs con-
tinued in possession ever since ?

Jinswer. That the farm called Zoar was included with the mill
in the partnership, and Mr. Henderson was in possession of both
mill and farm in the same right previous to the purchase; after
the purchase he cultivated the farm in his own right, and sometime
afterwards removed on the farm with his family, and he or his
representatives have continued in possession ever since.

2d Cross Interr. on the part of the defendants. Do you know
any thing of John Henderson's being employed for five or six years
by General Lingan at his mill, on Seneca, before Boy partnership