New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-09

Md him distinctly tlAt lie could not OIl"e nv
the value Of the property up TO any euch pr shen
vould DC. sigJ tsst sbOnt month sfeI, MI y u5
the Coll. eoT called upon ion 10 know u ne hau ~
valuation Il the properly, was acqn 1'nl q W..
svsis. ara he lid hin tn.t he Rad refused - Ger
tIy 70 the high prices fixed a. the vSiue o. nc
eyiy That he had refused Ger We'm'ie "'1
Ann !" az co. 80. - Anil Mr. A. Sctell prepared
l,s reply ~ the Secretary Of Wsr whic1 var sS"oc
by Ifass V. Fowlsr, SIS seI a. ~ ''''e'' '0''"'e
me property 20 ue 81 reason TO believe that ths
u, ~ a." S.cTst.ry Of Wa wa CARED 10 lin by
John &. M.thsr q. At appears 'a%. ~ frn 81 eo,rs ~
1af .g,ct 10 bis own handwriting, 10 the books OF
Rillaro's Hotel ., A., -, e
schei on the 2j.n, esd ON the 2S,h iSahdsy inter
vsnirel he ndorsed upOu the back OF Irving offer
,Ss following: "If TIE within nen toned tract Q;
'ard shall amount Gpon actual survey 10 eUou' Tue
"ousptty representeo 70 wit from 100 TO l3O acfes,
and the title thereto shall prove 70 begood as ascef-
tanned by the AttorGty Of he Cntd Stats at Ne'r'
" York, then accept TIE within offer OF sae
On the 2ssh of April, John e. Msthsr pad ms
bctfi bin and left god the undersigned believes he
wss the bearer Of II. information of tins acceptance
TO "the parties IN New.Acfk. 4oooo =,
W,sman from George Irving according TO tneif egroe
mept but il wac rot then PAID apt subsequently, on
the OH day OF May, lSG, Nj. ,Mather returned to
Washington and remained anti the l5td, w0en, with
ost Any et,er from George Irving calling for II u re-
ply sstisr addressed by the S'cFet1 ry Of war
10 George Irving. notify Ing him tast havlog accepted
bs oeS OF sa aAd alec the terms for the payment of
the purchase money $780, OtP " have 20 inform you
that The frst payment on the land, VIZ, Silo,UoV,
" will be paid 20 you your GTdor on the hrsJ dSy OF
"July next" Toe lst Of July the day on which
be was to pay $3 OO0tc WissGn by tue agreement OF
the parties, bat subse 1uenrly by arrangement with
the parties TIE lime was extended to the u b OF July,
1857, when possession was t. b. gwen 10 hm. Alter
ths letter wee written the 81 600 pail, s0mstins
IN the month 81 June, by Richard ScbeI, through
William G. Wetmore the lawyer 10 the traOssc.iOc.
About toe date Of tis letter. and the 18th Gay of
Msy, 1857 deed for this property was executed be
tween NJ WlssmsD, his vito and hef trustee, end
George LIVING, tgo MORTGAGES r. naming upon the
PrOpely 10 the amour. of $l8 80. Ifvog also gave
swO mortgages TO hrs. WissmaD and her trustee ono
Tor So COO dated May ~ 1851, subseq aent 30 the
dsts Of the agreement to sell 10 Irving aud p'yable ac-
eordDg hs agreement ged 10Th
May 1857 sDo the other mortgage for Sl5JOO OF the
Fame cote lsckno. edged for record % July, 1891
payable on the lOh day Of July following, when pos
session vac 10 be delivered. AbOu. the same time,
ana On the 18th day of May, lB5I deed was pre-
pared aud executed by George Irving and wife for
this property {" shout 10 or Ices to the
Government, the consideration being the payment of
s2CO GOO Of which $l5 COO to be psd 10 cash aud
the balance $sj co., 20 remain mortgage agreed
upon by TIE Secretary Of War After the prepare
ton and execution Of ho!e deeds and mortgages they
were delivered TO William G. Wetmore cousin of
ton AID shortly after Richard S5hell proceeded to
Washington with abstract of the title and the pspers
connected aeIe viii for the purpose OF having them
passed and the sale contaminated. On his arrival In
Washington, he called tss W5s always bic cus;Om) |
upon the Secretary of War; snd told him what Dusi-
wac, ard be referred by the Secretary to the
Attorney General, With written communic alton to
that officer 10 examine the papers. AT the office of
the Attorney General upon examination OF his pa
pers the tile declared Insufficient, and rejected
Mr.. X. Schen thereupon returned 10 NewYork, de- |
hvered the papers 70 William G. Wettnore, .he lawyer,
and urged hun supply he defects ~ the title mne-
disiey 80 as TO satisfy the AttOrney.CeDersl.
u 70 this tine the amount advanced by Richard
Sohen was bat SIC, coo.
in order 10 get title of tue property which would
sasfy the Attorney General it was necessary to psy
q. 14t,s.
some interest due upon them, held by Charles p.
Lowefee ard Charles A. Willett; and accordingly on
the Sd Of July the first payment OF $4,000 being.
payable. according to the letter OF the Secretary of
Wsr oitte 18th May. preceding on the LEI July,
1857, $50 days prec1ous), Richard Sehel advanced
between $4,000 and $40, OV0 TO VIM. c. Wetm9re, At
torney for that prrp'se Mr. Wet%oTe psid ,u sae
pieces and the abstract Of the title TO the pro-
perty which he had prepared, and the deed from
Ws'msn MS wife arc trustee to George lrviag ara
lowing dsy, the 4th Of july IN company with John o.
hsther, proceeded 10 Washington 10 have the mater
closed. They arrived ia Washington on sunday, the
5ih JAY 1857 as appears from an entry IN wizards
Aooks II Matbers handwriting, and visited the Secre
tary Of War on the following day the day when all
The departments in Washington were ordered to oe,
acted therein out OF Iespec. to the memory Of W. L.
Marcy. 90 this day they succeeded 10 obt aiming from
the Secretary Of War letter 20 the Attorney General
directing the latter to e1spns and determine upon
the suffeiercy TIE papers and title.
The s.-s.sut of the Attorney G neral examined the
no,srs spbmitted by Wm. c. Wetmore and prepared
40 opipop which the Attorney General signed, pss'
100 ibe title subject 10 the condition that evidence OF
the psym. ut II the taxes should be given.
Mr.. Gillett tie Assistant Attorney General, appear
ed before the Committee and tesuhed that ~ tae e1
animation Of the title and papers did not appear that
the mortgage Of $S5 900 was 10 remain upon he prlp
.rty but that Il had been SATISFIED, aud that hsd ne
known al the time, had the Aitorrey-G snerai
known ct the Ito tnat that mortgage remsined upon
are property they would MOI have passed the title
The Attorney. Generals favorable opinion hsylog been
obtained OF the following day tue Sto, the Secretary
Of War Endorsed upon the deed from Irving TO the !
Government the following order:
The Attorney General having ceIthedths; the within deed
vests valid title United STATES Il hereby approved
Ieqution viii therefore be issued Tor the 1H Peynehi w
rsr,m,nt July 1871" Engineers DepsmeDt--ie,"iyed
July 8, 1851" ~ , !
In compliance with that order the draft for $1,000
wss drawn on the dsy, payable TO the order OF
Lieut. O. A. Gilmore of the Engineers, stationed IN
the city OF New-York, and given 20 lawyer Wetmore
or Mather, and the evening Of that dey MI John
C. MEther and William &. Wetmore LETT Washington |
for New. York as the undersigned hes reason 70 be
heve taking with them, in an envelope, the draft
drawn 10 the order of Lieut.. GillmOic.
On the 9th day OF July, 1857 RichsTd Schell early
in the morripg called at the Office of Mr. Cisco, the
Assistsnt United States Treasurer at Nex.York, and
showed his bookkeeper, Mr. Russell the draft, with
one endorsement thereon, Pay 10 the order OF George
living" On the same day George Irving and R'ch-
ard Sehen proceeded to Lieut. Gillmo-es office, the
latter with letter from mis- brother Augustus, the
Collector introducing him on business 10 be attended
TO that dsy" Lieut.. Gilmore Endorsed the draft over
TO Georse Irving who then Endorsed il TO Rich
ard Sehe. On the came day Richard Schel deposited
the draft 10 the American Exchange Bank, and the
whole amount Of Il received by him and put into
his bueness, where 1t has remained according 70 his
gfafemelf. With