Supreme court of the United States. No. 135. The United States, appellants, vs. John A. Sutter. Appeal from the District court U.S. for the Northern district of California.

The United States v~. Sutter. 837
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3rd day of Sept'r, A. D.
1861.
[SEAL.]~ CUTLER McALLISTER,
^~~~[SEA^BL.] U. S. Comm'r.
Examination adjourned until Thursday next, Sept. 5, A. D.
1253 1861, at 11 o'clock a. m.
Endorsed: Filed Oct. 9, 1861.
W. I. CHEVERS, Clerk.
Dep. of John Brannan, for Sam' l Brannan.
In the district court of the United States for the northern district
of California.
THE UNITED STATES T
THE UNITED STATES In land cases.-District court No. 319.-Land
JOHN A. SUTTER. com. No. 92.
Be it remembered. that on this 17th day of September, A. D. 1861,
at San Francisco, in the district aforesaid, before me, Cutler McAllister, a commissioner duly appointed by the circuit court of the United
States for the districts of California, to take acknowledgments of bail
and affidavits, and also to take depositions of witnesses, in civil
causes depending in the courts of the United States, pursuant to the
acts of Congress in that behalf, personally appeared John
1254 Brannan, a witness produced in behalf of Samuel Brannan, in
the above entitled cause, now pending in said court under the
acts of Congress to ascertain and settle the private land claims in the
State of California, who, being duly sworn, testified as follows.
Present: J. B. Williams, for W. H. Sharp, U. S. att'y; L. Aldrich,
for Sam1' Brannan and Wm. R. Garrison.
Questions in behalf of Samuel Brannan.
Question 1st. Your name, age, and place of residence?
Ans. 1st. John Brannan; I am over 21 years of age; I reside in
San Francisco.
Quest. 2nd. Do you know John A. Sutter, jr.; if yea, have you ever
seen him write, and are you familiar with his signature?
Ans. 2nd. I know John A. Sutter, jr.; I have seen him write; I
have seen his signature a great many times.
1255 Quest. 3rd. Do you know Jeremiah Sherwood; if so, where
is he?
Ans. 3rd. I know Jeremiah Sherwood; he is not in this' State at
present; he is in the State of New York.
Quest. 4th. Do you know W. D. M. Howard? If so, state whether
he is alive.
Ans. 4th. I knew W. D. M. Howard; I believe he is dead.
Quest. 5th. Would you know the respective signatures of Sherwood,
Howard, and John A. Sutter, jr., if you should see them?