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butchering beef for the garrison here, for which he (Likins) paid me 37½ cts; this being all the service rendered him, and the only money received from him, previous to his removal from office. his FRANCISCO X AGELAR mark Witnesses .TUAN .T OSE RODRIGUES JOSE }IA GONSALES No: 2.287a. NARCISO GON½ALES'S STATEMENT Laredo 18th Dec 1846. I, Narcisso Gonzalis a citizen of this place do hereby Certify that I went into the service of Thos. ilL Likens quartermaster on the 12th November last and continued in his service up to the time of his Re- moval from Office. No contract was made between said Likens and myself respecting any wages I was to recieve; nor have I as yet ever recieved any pay from him. I was variously employed during the time in Slaughtering and drying beef for the Garrison making Cots for the hospital and waiting about the quarter Masters department. In slaughtering beef I was assisted on three occasions and no more by Francisco Aguilar and he was the only person who ever gave me any assistance. The beef dried by me consisted of One entire beef, being a poor one, & a portion of two others Consisting of One hind Quarter and one shoulder blade. his NARZISO X GONZALES mark ·witness To:MAS FLORES [rubric] No. 2288. MARK STERLING TO ,JOHN A. VEATCH Laredo 18th. Deer. 1846 Lieut. VEATCH Sm, In answer to your enquiry as to whether I have any knowledge of Lieut. Likins having sold or disposed of any Treasury Notes, other than those which I purchased of him at par; and if so, upon what terms he parted with them, I have to say, that I know of his having paid one fifty dollar note to }Ir. Soto, in settling that gentleman's bill against the Govt. for things furnished the Garrison; (beef I believe). His Account amounted to ($54) fifty four dollars, which Lieut, Likins discharged by giving him (Soto) a fifty dollar Treasury note and a five dollar gold piece. }fr. Soto in a laughing way declared that he would not gire the Lieut. the dollar clue in change; and I think he did not. I woulcl refer you to }Ir. Soto himself, but he is now absent on a visit to San ,\ ntoriio.-
l\lAnK STERLING }faster of U. S. Steamer l\Iajor Brown
[Endorsed:] Capt. Sterling
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