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

proof filed by me complied with his request and nee that
long Tor justice patience ceased
to be virtue" Now, want to know Of you what you intend
doing with these claims Justice all want and justice
JAMES " NEWMAN for
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 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 was annually visit
ing Washington at that time, ltOr the purpose Of
looking after these claims. After this partnership
was dissolved in 1873, and he had transferred (tO
quote from the articles of dissOlutOn) his interest
in all pension claims in East Tennessee to the said
Jacob and Wm. G. Newman l continued to use the
name of Taze. W. Newman. in all these old case and
a few important ones; and my letters would
most probably have renamed unanswered, had l
used the of any one else than the regular at
tOrney named in the papers However, the receipt
from Mrs Hatfield for her pension money, and dated
June 9th, 1854. now in my possession, shows that
the same was executed to Jacob Newman, and not
to J. q T. W. Newman; thus showing that Taz. W.
Newman had no interest in the same. Being salts
fed as to the correctness Of these claims, never
communicated to T. W. Newman che fact shat they
were examined by John Crozier Ramsey, he residing
in a distant part of the State.
1t will be perceived that the Commissioner Of
Patents declines to answer my inquiries in refer
Mcdonald, and the county seals to the Hansard and
Hardin aiidayits Nevertheless to sustain the fact
that they are genuine quote as follows from a let
ter Of John Crozer Ramsey. dated Knoxville,
Tenn Dec. ID 1853" and addressed to the Commits
siOner of Pensions:
srR have lust returned from Scot. county and have com
petei las have been able to do sol the investigation Of
he csns Of Elizabeth Davis and Rachel Hshald examined
and showed Allen Mcdonald he Clerk County Court
his seal and signature both Of above he
that the seals and signatures all genuine.
Ar,rs NT.non lYgffp aoFf ,op s,cs
his signatures in both the and be said they genuine
He also stated had qualified James Hardin Roln ar
din William Hansard and rgare1 aaTu 10 TIE adaY
in the original papers"
In regard to the ins:nuations made IN regard to
the case of Martha Nillers heirs they are are as
unfDunded as is every charge and msInuation of
John CrOzier Ramsey. The claim was most proper
" allowed and the money was paid, as Is shown by
the papers filed in the case, TO DobSOn Miller, one
of the heirs who under the law. had right to aF-
Div for the claim-whO did apply and receive the
same and did all that was done win the papers, ana
the only thing done by 7. W. Newman was 10 pre-
pare the papers for and at the request and under
the direction of Dobson Miller, who claimed to have
authority to for all the other heirs have sub
mitted the papers on file in the Chancery Office at
Knoxville, in the OF Davis and wife vs.. DoO-
son Miller and others" (Which Is the same referred
10 by JohE Crozier Ramsey TO two Of the most en-
inent lawyers in knoxville and they state that there
holhng IN the papers that indicates or proves
any lhlnS OF criminal dishOnOrable character
Whatever also have a brief Of the proof in the
ease prepared by another eminent lawyer Of Knox
NIIe' Whlch fully sustairs this opinion
now appeal TO just public if these facts do
MOI uluIpnahly Nndlcate my character from
all OF John CroAer Bamsey's charges with refer
ence to Pension Claims? His transformations. too.
Jhat he had detected me IN dishonest act in some
private Transactions with him. is equally false and
slanderous, and was tEumped up by those who use
him for tool only as a miserable excuse lie has
not and will not make the charge specific. Yet it