Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-04-20

Knoxville, Tennessee, April Il, 1850
am aware Of the gross injustice which have
done myself in not replying at earlier day to two
" Cards acritten and prepared for JOHN Crozier
Ramsey, which appeared in the UNION AND American
over his signature on the 8th and 18th of March,
1860. This delay VIII be entirely satisfactory to
the public when the date Of the letter of the Com
missioner CT Pensions, which viii be found appended
to tins Gard, in reply to one of my own, dated
9Th of March, 1860, is observed. Conscious Of my
innocence, and accustomed to hear the premature
shouts of triumph of that eoterie of villains who
use John Crozier Ramsey for tool, preferred qui-
city to listen to the howlings Of the pack rather
than appear before the public without a full and
perfect record with which to complete my vindica-
ton. now appear before the public for the pur-
pose OF redeemng the pledges Of innocence which
have heretofore given my friends, to their fullest
extent.
When in the year 1850, my father Jacob Newman
visited Scott county for the purpose Of contracting
with said county for the erection of Court House.
he renewed the prosecution of the Revolutionary
Pension claim Of Rachel Hatfield, which he had
formerly commenced in the year 1913, and COM
menced the prosecution of the claim of Elizabeth
Davis, Sarah Crabtree and Sarah Mcdonald. The
two latter he Immediately prosecuted to success,
and to show that there could be nothing fraudulent
in the two former claims themselves, would state
that Richard Crabtree, for fifteen years full pen
sioner on the Rolls Of the Knoxville Tennessee
Agency proved full two years service on the part
of the husband of Rachel Hat6ed (and his Geposi-
ton is now on file il the Pension Office dated in the
year IS43) and in 1850 Jacob Newman fled a certi-
cate from the Secretary of State Of North Carolina
showing that Thomas Davis did serve in Captain
Joshua Hadleys company of State Line troops in
the Revolutionary war, exactly as Elizabeth Davis
claimed for her husband in her declarationbut fail
ing to identify the party perfectly, this claim
abandoned and never procured.
Now the more fully TO show my connection with
these two cases. and particularly with the afidavis
of the two Hansards and the two Hardins, the only
about which there seems to be any controversy
Immediately after receiving the communication Of
the Commissioner of Pensions dated March 26 1860,
l repaired to the county Of Scott where Amos
Mcdonald promptly furnished me the following
statement This statement fully establishes my limo
cence and proves John Crozer Ramsey sldHderer
with the full knowledge that he was writing himself
down such when he composed his letter to the Com
missioner Of Pensions of the 10th of February,
1860, and tat he i0as brbedGn paid 10 pepsras this
Islander t7iH more fully Gppea By other convincing
facts IL this " Card" The subscribing witnesses to
Mr.. McDonald's statement are prominent citizens of
Scott county
STATEMENT AMOS N'DoEALD.
HUNTSVILLE, Scott county, Tenn, April Q, go
Mr.JAAEs ". NEwMAE-sir: response your Inquiries
regard the two claims Rachel Hatfield Elizabeth
Davis would state that year 1851, when your
building of the county Court House, he Jacob Newman
and myself entered into contract together prosecute
two claims He was to give me and did give me in
the Hatfield case and five dollars in the case
getting proof in these two When in 1853 you
Scott county agent father to settle with the county
for said Court House. you up great many adaYts Tor me
procure. told yO what in substance the would
swear, and drew up the adsvits for acting
for Scott county at the time you we're never
present when the adaVits to- among
those Of Newport Carson, Mrs McOopsd the Han
sards and two Hsrdins have dea 7. W. Newman
knew any such claims those Of Hatfield Davis
course and know present when
any Of the aforesaid afidays to. =
responsible for the adayis Of the the Harns
taken 10 these two cases Afterwards in November 1883, when
J. Ramsey Huntsville inquiries regard
the Hardns and the Hansars adavts proGeed give him
Iu II regard 70 tae bat he seemed TO oe paying
attention toward election eeng for the candidacy
Congress than his business He requested me to meet you
James newman 81 JacEsDoro tennessee, Al the Circuit
Court met there and furnished you with the certf
OF SOl OAIsOh' O4lpOell heeI' Alien Resl anu "
FhiiHPsi anu otherA met you t-eTe by }. U. Ram
seys appointment; informing that you
the Jasboro Court in December 1853 L and alone
sp9nb Tor the adaVs OF the ardns and the HaDsars as
we'll ihe certificates Of Carson Reed and others, mentioned
above being furnished JacksboO, in the month Of De-
eeoer eoS and when called upon hereafter BY either G.
Ramsey person clothed with the proper authority will
adsvs j. c. Ramsey connects either your
the Of T. W. Newman with said certificates CT
JacksbOo the year 1853 the mentioned above you
with the Of Mr. Weir procured certificate
had anything dom these two than writing
out for procured the certificate OF R. Morrow.
placed them in hands to be given j. C. Ramsey
which time have heard nothing OF them until recently
may add IN conclusion that my signatures to the an
dsy aforesaid OF Carson, Newport Mrs Reed, HardiLs
and liansaris are all in my own genuine handwriting in fact
believe nearly the a1av in the casesof Mrs Rachel
have endeavore to make this statement as full as could and
trust it will be entirely satisfactory to you.
April 9Th 1860
Tsste: G. W. LTTLE, r. LONG, RroHLRB PEEBERToN.
knowing Mr. Mcdonald only as my fathers agent
| wrote out these afidavits and certificates and
would have written out thousand more had have
been applied to by either him any else acting
in the same capacity; and this Is everyday
habit among all lawyers. would not have considered
myself responsible for any signature thereto; and
no living man woman truthfully say that
either I. W. Newman or myself was ever present
when a single of the fifteen twenty afhdavits
filed in these two cases was sworn to.
The following is the letter of the Commissioner
of Pensions referred to above and the copy of
letter addressed by me to the Pension office in April
1854 Had the files Of the Office been more careful
ly examined, confident a letter from me de-
handing an Investigation, dated in August, 1853
would have been found, if not misaid. Its produc-
tion however would not be material to my yindi-
cation:
PENSION OFFICE, March IS, 1860.
Sri have ben prevented from various unavoidable
from answering letter Of the 9Th instant until to-day You
ask me to examine the papers Of Mrs adeld and DAVIS
particularly those which placed the hands Of District At
General Ramsey 1858, for investigation and then
swer the following Inquiries who were original agents who
filed the first papers in each and in what year their
original prosecutions commenced " " Do not the signatures Of
Amos Mcdonald J. P the supposed fraudulent ai aVits
genuine, comparing them with other Of his sigma
lures in applications for land warrants and pensions By sim
liar comparison the county seals genuine 2? And then
you request that will send you copy Of letter which, youl
part Of the 1853 demanding your part the nvs
gson Of these cases In TepyI now state, First The only
papers Hatfield Davis which have been
placed in the hands Of the District Attorney for investigation
adaviis Of William and Margaret Hansard in the rS
and those Of james and Ron Hardin the last named
That the original declaration Of Rachel Hatfield is dated 2st
October 1913 appears by
Knoxville, whom the FRS! letter the Office in
relation the claim addressed, the 81 Of August 1884,
and that the original declaration Of Elizabeth Davis is dated
July the l3h Is49. and appears to have been fled BY
R. VI Bennett, Of Morgan c. H, Tennessee to whom the
first letter from the office was addressed July 5 1883
decline expressing opinion the genuinenes
OF the signatures to those papers, Of the seal thereto
appended from comparison with others assumed to be genuine
Third do not find among the papers Of Rachel athd or
those Of Elizabeth Davis any letter from you dated in 1883 de-
mandn the 10 estgaonot these cases Go md however as
addressed BY you for Taze W Newman, the Office
April 1854 surprising
which you have reference, enclose you copy eft.
am, sir very respectfully your oOedie2t servant
JANIS W NEWMAN, Esq Knoxville, Tenn.
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KNOXVILLE. TENNESSEE, April g7th 1854
Hon L. P. WALDO, Com Of Pensions: DEAR Some five
months since informed that your Office would
an IonatoD If them could he ha5 in eopseasncs Of sspi
being attached thereto The result Of that
tetay unable conjecture but Of this thing
an very certain by day upon the part OF your officials the
Greatest igics has been and is still be1g done me The
Mrs Elizabeth Davis and Mrs Hatfield Of Scott county,
Tennessee have been lying in your Department with addition
al proof for fee long months The T. Attorney General for
this D. strict informed that suspicion Of fraud attached
claims, and desired place him in possession Of the
proof by complied with his request
heard nothing from them. have waited
long for justice to be done that patience has almost ceased
virtue" Now, Of you what you intend
doing with these claims Justice all want, and justice
dsteTHiiRsd 10 have Very respectfully,
JAMES W. NEWMAN for
TAX, W. NEWMAN.
1t viii be seen by the foregoing letter, that in my
correspondence with the Pension office, l used the
name of Taze. w. Newman. The facts are simply
these: In 1851, when the partnership of Jacob and
Taze. w. Newman was formed all the old cases of
Jacob Newman were taken up in the name OF Taze
W. Newman from the fact that he annually visit
ing Washington at that time, tfOr the purpose of
looking after these claims After this partnership
was dissolved in 1888 and he had transferred TO