Was he a stranger to you then?—He was.
Where did you meet him; at a private house?—He called upon me at my own house.
Was that the only occasion on which you ever saw him?—Yes.
Mr. Lawson.—Called upon you doubtless as many Americans do?—Yes.
The Chairman.—Is it true that the ladies brought a letter of introduction about Melville?—It is not true.
Or a letter of any kind?—No.
The statement was a letter written by the General?—No; not that I remember; in fact there was no necessity for it, because one of the ladies knew me.
It is said they brought a letter to you at the House introducing Melville to you on a future occasion?—That is not so. One of the ladies said she had not seen her father for years, and she believed he was ill at the time in Europe, and that she intended to call upon him.
Have you had any communication with him?—No.