The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-10-24


which this claim allowed, both taken from the
luonary records found in the attic story OF the Capitol,
one bearing date May 29th l7s0, and the other bear
ing date November 9th, 1850. proving eoacusy that
Dr. Corbin Griffin tie surgeon OF that hospital oea
ted al Yorktown.
These two certificates. obtained from Auditor Johnston,
OF Virginia, the 25th November, 1850, and the
other the first day OF April. 1851 brought the claim
strictly within the rule laid down by the Secretary in
1885, (he creation OF naUai hospital having been shown
by the lac above cited and rendered ncontesabe and
mpregnable The requirement OF the Secretary OF the
Treasury, made in 1885. fully complied so and sails
fed; and the Commissioner OF Pensions obliged. in
conformity with the plain and express opinion given by
the Secretary allow the claim The record proof
which had been required teaj furnished!
And no0, cir, what becomes OF your CORE spondents
third inasndo. imputng collision aud corruption to the
Commissioner and TO the agentl
shall here take leave OF your correspondent. who may
adopt such in this matter he thinks honora-
BILE man should lake.
ask permission however, 10 use your columns fur
ther in order present condensed view OF The proofs
in this case. that every intelligent reader may that
the mpuation implied in the charge oil recovering
just tilim does not attach TO me as the agent.
| am the more anxious 10 do this, because several
wspaper attacks have been made upon this claim. org
mating with. and mostly emanang directly from,
cessfu agent uho fdiag 10 this clam for of
record proofs has suddenly discovered that The claim
ubnded and who has distorted facts and beled hsto
| ry 10 compass malicious ends.
Besides the auditors certificates and the act Of assem-
bly, which have sufficiently advertei furnishing
record proofs TO sustain the claim, there the deposit
tons of officers and soldiers OF the revolution, all
proving expressly and distinctly that Dr. Corbn Griffin
The surgeon of the naval hospital Yorktown, and
serusd to The end of the war As sample OF these deposit
lions copy the following, given by the late Commodore
James Barron, who himself officer in the Virginia
navy in the revolution. He says:
Ioas tcsA acquainted 10Th Dr.. Cnbia Griffin in the
revolutionary and am also personally acquainted 10Th
has son, 1ao"ias Grtn. Of Yorto~n Dr. Cortin Griffin
gas :" service as surgeon IN the and naval hospG
Yorkfo,ca TO the close of the par."
The other five dispositions of his contemporaries are
equally clear and strong
The select committee on revolutionary claims in the
house of delegates OF Virginia, in 1885, reported as fol-
| lows upon the petition for land bounty, to wit:
That they find the proofs filed in support the petition
Tor bounty land FULLY TO SUSTAIN the service of Corbiu
The end Of fhe revolutionary wA."
4 The claim for land bounty then referred to John
H. Smith, esq, who appointed State commissioner
4 by the general assembly TO report revolutionary
claims Mr. Smith made elaborate report on the case
(Which too long for insertion here the 22t August
1885, and concluded the by recommending the al
lowance of land bounty by the executive OF Virginia
I His report is filed with the other papers in the case
The executive of Virginia, upon review OF the proofs
reports, atotoeo county services
10 The end of the rGr, and has issued accord
4 ingly
Tius sustained by the unmpeached testimony OF SIX
REVOLUTIONARY OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS, by the report eli
the committee revolutionary claims in the house OF
delegates, by the report of the State commissioner ap-
poised investigate such claims. by the allowance of
land bounty made by the governor aad council OF vir-
sna by record entries in the books kept during the
uion AMI by the statutory enactment creating that hos
pia Of which Dr. Grtil hal charse--ttus saa iiaed
the Commissioner Of Pensions and the as-ntprosecanE
the claim for half pay by ana'ado and by aasny-
writer who ignordnt Of all the facts ia the case
accused OF collision and corruption
L MIR. Elor, have another remark to submit--which
is, that efaasngs and defy the thorough and most
rigid scrutiny into this claim, and any ami ali other
claims allowed by any OF the departments 10 me az the
agent and Attorney and that il this claim or any other
recovered by shall be found by the report Of any
committee OF Congress, or By the report any person au
thorzed By any Secretary by the President to have
been improperly allowed, WILL The extent OF the pc
cuniay benefit have received in such case or cases re-
fund the amount to the government Permit me to add
that shall not again be drawn into any discussion in
the public papers, of matters which ought be- discussed
and decided elsewhere, unless assaed over responsible
name.
i am. sir. very respectfully.
Il VESPASIAN ELLIS