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0043 The Gentleman sais i was on the wharf & hurd them make their statement & never made anny Reply i acknowlege i was on the wharf at the time & thought it was of no use as i Had given in my Report to them but they said they Had salt Beef & pork i told them that they never Had since we arive up Here for we Had none on Board at that time only cornd Beef from the market &al.. my crew Had Butter every day in the month of April every day [[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]] Repectfully your Obedient Servant T.C. Hardy Commanding U.S.S. Diamond