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He either was offended on account of his being discharged from the Office on account of my increased salary as Clerk or else he thought that when I told him that I had received orders to reduce his pay that it was false. but I beg leave to call your close attention to his statement, and memoranda Book forwarded herewith.-Also the order dated March 26th 1866 from Capt. How for the reduction of his pay. You will observe that on the first page of his statement, he says that he received only ten ($10.) dollars for the first three months and on the opposite page of the same statement, he says he got twenty ($20.) dollars the first month and $10. for each of the second and third months and that he was paid $20 by Capt. How for the fourth month. Again you will find by reference to his own memoranda book (kept in his own hand writing) that he says he commenced work Jan 15th 1866 and that for Jan & Feb he was paid $30. and April 15th he received $20. more. and May 15th $15: and $15. more on June 15th making a total of eighty ($80.) dollars.

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