Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-10-08

war HE shows that he was a, Madison Co,r,Sonss
the day the last detachment marched that perorm Ell
tour oil duty that this detachment was bv
Capt. Joseph Hume and that the record. Of ,h c..
Martial, show il only went into the six,b dvi.ionhs
being In the Oh or 10th. Had Mr. Fink. con.uItea ,hs
record little father, as the certificate of m, CisrL
suejoined will show, he would have disrov. al n, a,
three co npanes marched from thi. COUNTY In sent, M
oe,' ISL which took the Tn. sh, 9th, I0,h Let. End
~ should be borne in mind. that in August, 1871 tn.
D'usn 'ofc"s had taken Ws.hinetor CIV and a n -.
o..op,eu me Potomsc-and that Fred-rick-burg was
Apesea 20 De s"scked.-The umsst that any OF the
eernhcaes OF Mr. Fink. has attempted to prov. l.. tina,
=, "u,,errd TN Loui.a in the Spring of IsiA-
!" amu'ng TO zee what efforts are a AIDE 70 hinve ba
defence upon the word. performed tour of t,,, "
Does he think II was dircIicton of ,Intv I'm NO,
a,en"s 10 September, 1914. because tho det.e mt,
Hu o. s"er ge."nx into neighbouring couny to
return being discovered their service, oH NOT he
wanting At that iimel-Is prom, i,uJ, In nh. Vim
Ia DE- fend ,hs ." 81 nee OF patriotic de,ermina'ion
been neeesssry-snd avoiding the call, "a much ,ir.
.,c'on OF duty, as though the tour had ae uay been
way, It would not have been necessary for hin, - 80
Dragged about 1.-THE finger OF scorn would have hen
pon'ed him Does he mean by this expression to saw
ne eeruhcAes published that subject are untrue
no 10 Obliged to acknowledge hi. guilt or char,. m.
OF persons, whose reputation he dare not as,
SAT- ~ being untrue.
Mr.. Finks has shown that no ,o,L III. ,;x;.;. g.,
SaP' rnks-lh have shown, asfar negative proof eau
now mat ne did not enroll himself in Louisa. H.
Cap. Hume marched hi. detachment = b.v. he on
hat !" 1914, all the divisions marched and the 10 h. in
Louisa and the name Of Mr.. Finks 10 no where TO be
found among them. =" ~
Having embarked In this controversy, for the pur.
pose alone OF defending that which, Of all things be-
ohs'og 10 he' 10 most sacred, now bid the Cent?.
man aueu, ard am willing to receive at the hand. of
my countrymen that verdict, which their impartial
confederation may render. JAMES w. WALKER
Madison, Sept 2lst 1880
hereby certify that short time afer the .o ,r and
ii'%s %s at Si'sS
will snid
tho ws s'U Z" sa Ss soSs Of his
whsn tho war became too hot for remain and wen,
that he could think with oo@%os .olis
CT tbs sHa spoke " i
March the 2sih, 1880. ~ S'"S'
This is to certify, that in the county Of Madison
Of and s' r" sp. @
w Sa o s ss"% and stood
s ss,"e s tour Of duty fsrn' during
,s =. ,1s, he did a,.%
out OF the sS 3D. h and ..o k"Sw how
~a a, s s,I sse a, asv; %Ssa
eontraded above facts IL
TO- Given under my hand tho day and dat,
DO hereby certify, tina, about William Fink. bocnmo
Gapents, deceased and stated that
"%a aaa sT .as s As a ay0 .s
silent he sSa S do .av s ss @ S% oa
" Give" under my to S;1 hi" Il ; 1880
90 hereby certify that in tho Spring of 1922 stad nigh,
and myself wers Candidates for Legislature Mr.
Of aa he bud S"lns I'D. him relate The
had %sn %ss that hk %a2, Gs%
* ss@s @ s Fink had been
ES Ss of %s w isns %
day q" Mach 0 sa same purpose Gven under hand this 3s
rb. certify close. ana since this late war
SsaS ws fS an" ds.nod husband
Whom he was .e wanted oqT Of duty BY going to
state and By doing performing duty GSaa Sads
my hand this 7h of April, $780,
Test, LovrL CARPENTER 0'"' 'Ni r"'
dc h"rl.y ssssi s. herd Fielding smith, deceased
had often related 10 him the conversation that
,,s'a Wiling s sE sa 'G serving ss' t
gS1 ss. Of ' ps
hand this 7h April 1896 Coo DID avoid . Coz" Snds
rai. ' OF S ,hs s. ssas that aS have recollection william
rnd.-svs mustered in the Company commanded in Louisa
the ss1E ,n and aO .s, DSS a,
ah s' % 1882 Given under rToI "as s F'sds
Captain ssa sana HS Sss !"
hi. q ,nsi I Is near
mo- MI. Fnk wa, not enrolled in in said eampany
'''' WILLIAM 1nasi f. %y k IfPs C ssSy''
This /. to eor,i, ,,, Lov.a 0ogsrr April the s,h 1899
an ~ Gsp . BeShes from The Of
vice and continual in Ate the erpa,o
the sn s ss. q" said
ection William Finks nor
company Given under my hand as above.
ARTHUR CLAYTON
Louisa County, April the 9Th. 1890
no cer',y, lhat mustered in during
commander by Captain Beades, which
Gaytons old Storeani, TO the best Villa,
INKS was never enrolled mustered in
NO was IN this county, do believe
OF IN any company in this county Given hand
"uoov"' LOUIS PHISLER.
do hereby certify, the 9Th Division and mustered
DIVISION to render serviceAs
'h county during the above Knowledge
| -. - -, 100 WIN. THOMPSON.
This TO certify that q subaers
commanded by Ca an John Graves Court 1914 wa,
appned Csntn OF sai conpany; at about which time
ceyed
1874 have examined Of
bearing date February 1915 which Transcribed the roll
oeved from Captain Graves an also fad wear 1916
tn the best Of recollection, SAID Fnk ever
was enrolled in mustered in sail Gy,n unde me-
""n r .hs Jay ana nato as above JOHN BEADLES
| Test, JOSEPH LrPscoAB
John Booton, Clerk of Reyimcnt
being called upon, do hereby certify Regmenta Court OF
Enquiry held for tho said Regiment Madison
November, 1879, allowed William Fins rse
have
ing during the late
nent, IN possession; first the detachment
captain George H. Allen detailed tbs 22I of May 1912 com.
mcnced with the 2d Division and embraced division the
thrd and fourth, or tho greater Of
tachm9nts, commanded by Captains Elliot Joseph us
a1 Joseph brock although light
nth and sixth diyonsThe requision
Fns 1914 and commanded by Major Robert Ill., and Capta.s
william Chapman Eliza. Finks and Jo.eph EARLY,
with and embraced tho 7h, diyi.