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for having no pass, was willing to enter into the Conf. Service and
was accordingly sworn in by the Judge Advocate and was turned over
to Capt. S. G. Newton. Comdg. Post at San Antonio.
Confederate States [July 17, 1862]
vs.
Win. McLane John A. Wilcox," sworn for Confederate
States, says, "I was at Cotton's Stable, saw Mitchell and McLane there,
Mitchell pulled out an envelope, said I want to pay you my Note. I have
$5ooo.oo and want to pay my Note. McLane said I don't want to have
anything to do with you and got up & walked off.
Mitchell said I always thought you would not do. Mitchell turned
to witness and said, "I want you to take notice that I tendered Mc-
Lane the money and he would not receive it. I don't know whether
McLane knew what sort of money Mitchell had, or not. My opinion
is that they had been talking before and that McLane did know what
sort of Money Mitchell had. It is admitted by the Defendant that he
knew that Mitchell had Confederate Money. This occured about one
month ago, say 5 weeks ago.
By the Court.
I never heard McLane make any remarks about the money, except
as above.
The impression made upon my mind was, that there had been some
words between McLane and Mitchell and that McLane walked off to
prevent any further difficulty.
"signed" John A. Wilcox
I. A. Paschal, Esq., sworn says:
I know nothing of the Menger affair of my own knowledge. Col.
McLane said that the tender had been made him to pay debts pre-
viously due. I know how McLane's debt was contracted. I told McLane,
he was not bound to receive the money without previous notice. Col.
McLane wished to know whether he was bound by the Proclamation
to receive it, if he was, he would receive it and if not bound he would
not receive it. Mitchell said to me if McLane would renew the Note at
08% cent for g years, he would pay the interest and renew the Note.
This I made known to Mr. McLane, and it was assented to. I went
to Mitchell and told him, "as a friend of both I would say, that the
Note would be renewed for 3 years at 1o per cent," which he (Mitchell)
declined.
Immediately after Genl. Hebert's Proclamation making Confederate
Money a legal tender, I made the proposition to Mitchell to renew the
debt for 3 years, at 8 per cent; which Mitchell acceded to.
78John A. Wilcox was a member of the Know-Nothing Party in 1856, but returned to
the Democratic Party by 1858, and was a member of the Texas Secession Convention.
He was then elected to the Confederate congress and died at Richmond in February,
1864. Webb and Carroll (eds.), Handbook of Texas, II, gog.251
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