CO129-428 - Public Offices - 1915 — Page 32

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I, the undersigned, AMERICA RECONSUL GENERAL

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of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA at ANTWERP, BELGIUM,

also having charge for the present of the BRITISH INTERESTS at ANTWERP, do hereby certify that I have known C. INGENOHL, of this city, for years, and know him to be a Belgian subject; further that he has a main office in this city, a branch office at Rotterdam and a large cigar factory at Hongkong, "The Orient Tobacco Manufactory of C. INGENOHL"; that I have closely examined his books, and have satisfied myself that he placed large orders with Gebrüder Klingenberg, of Detmold, for labels to be used in said factory, which orders bear dates of December 3rd, 1913 and May 4th, 1914; that I read the original letters of Gebr. Klingenberg, under date of December 4th, 1913 and May 5th, 1914, con- firming said orders for labels; that I further noted the invoices of Gebr. Klingenberg, Detmold, dated May 21st and May 28th 1915, covering:-

5 cases of labels - gross weight 749 1/2 Kos. marked "O.M." 1645/49 valued at Frs.3.387,40;;

HongKong

and that this amount was paid by C. Ingenohl on June 15th, 1915, the receipt of which was acknow- ledged by letter of Gebr. Klingenberg on June 19th,

1915.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND SEAL THIS FIFTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER A.D. ONE

THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN.

(signed) HENRY W. DIEDERICH.

American Consul General

in charge of British interi

ests at Antwerp.