New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-05
unto et .hc hands and ss year first above writ
tea T. DUlSHEikEH, Treasurer. lSesll
DAe'L II. BROOKS. loeal
JOHN BROOKS lSes
ELISHA BROOKS ISesLl
EDWARD s. BROOKS ISeaLl
0'''' An' 0'ii''f'' In presence Nm q HENRY AuHoN

| yVnn bh,yuh2; f5osi
| EDWARD S. BROOKS lscsll
~ ''' O'1''''N p'''''' @M HENRY MyTHoN.
wm Jackson Of the City Of Albany being called end worn
tie Volunteer MI, Of the siss Of KewYorL and va. tn,
2th dsy April lnspector6enera Of laid state IN on
agod the dsehsse Of my dutis sueh Inspector GensIN
ara " such called upon Brooss brohers Of to ascer
Volunteer Militia riding 70 the terms Of proposal they had
Po Tor a fSrR0r sid S opened @ the
Abaythe contract therefore awarded rsa enber that Mr.
tremsn the Of Brooks Brothers there epFeeuted 70 the
. E appointed 70 GPs1 the pp9 co iG5 'a Sn1r 1
,nhcieni 10 axe said uniforms and lst oheI Iesponi1e
house, 60 pa, In PSPo.a' iol iaeas ,d rS
Spt be o5t.nsd twenty day. sis TO as iho eeHrsc
for such uno' hs, 10 Of the OF
Po.a Of said arn VS. accepted thai sner"sd S SS and
sbOa tho 18th day Of Aprl last l wa. n the cry Of
| to ascertain whether thoy were prepared 20 enter
posa that Then Iened th.s they could suesa.
quantity Of army cloth TO nak .sd uniforms ths' lear were
the Rebels and both the General and State Governments were
de.rou. that portion Of .hs Volunteer Militia Of ;h. STAT. state
possible that after consulting With various PSEiIel GU,
gnom in pics Of The army cloth specified IN the proposals OF
Boob. Broth and IN connection with Gen Arthur we ez
deemed liable uniforms aud Gen.
Arthur prepared nsct foI iurnhios such uniforms and the
spd by Ar Dohemer In lei ar Of the State remember hat
he a.sd .sre. you'd cost them aoIo than the amy
provided Tor D. t6r popss that don't know OF any person
s; G s sl Ii that si'S nv 20 2 r dVH sacs
change to Proeurs such uniforms within the tune Prqsoa
5 shed BY aid sIoos Bfs % g. a. oob 5a snas.
es 90 oT cloth to spy Of the sample, selected these
,rss aaeT Gen Arthur hsd selected them, weo
g Nj DOr'h''' and he gPiIoLfaa sl' A. JACKSON
isisDedl X. CAMPBELL Chairman.
william II Anbon Of tho City aud County Of Kev.Yort-
Judge Of 'sd State beins duly sworn te,
General Jsrk,Ou called ny Office in the Cy Of New
and ne 20 60 With hin o. Z. o. hs .dIs Of S B I
tho HewYos State Noluptesni when arrived al the store q
several Of the firm OF Brooks Brothers sp.cng samples Of
cloth Mss Brooke stated that they had cent s over ne
hs STATE board could ony obtain sufficient for three 81
en and that the ,snpes Of other cloths "eh he e1tlpeu
Win. to uke the uniforms Il those cloths although twoud
b. At os. 20 th.ueve. they moie eIprnsve than
tbos selected by the BOsd not expert in Iegss 70
but the were esb le" aud tong sIo ~, me-
So~e,sr ssi myself qusGed s1ere.. Onion upon nj,
point vIpeiI turod to The lnsIecioI General ta u
aud b. well telegraph TO Other cities 10 order 70 earn
..a b ,bs Bo,d could sot be ths1cs obtrin,t
,Ss m,.,rs BIooE. stated tost they had core and
,hat owing to the Immense deHhud Tor hh nisistsI
hs, ,rd s.yhse weio runnius night snd day but that
would DELAY the erscuon o the couifsct az lrs one ott
lasted hour and interrupted by inesen
who that tho .ssRs OF oher sAe, u ,hisn
20 a. of which Me.s Brooks showing the
soais ss sold fAe ste4 these Eoodwsie
tey tHeg no Were !Ss} should hnl oSnT % ~
Albany oTincn Of the state Board upon the rAso ne
.h be bad ,rsasy had received
w. stbou- M dlp.oh bod been than hours
before The Me' sis ,sened VeIJ sliyu' 70 ha'rt the
meter cc they bold lose the goods and seat per.
10 hs or Of tbs 10 elu.t them 10 make no sale
sy plss tie snl~sr cane 5aek TIA. they re.ed 70
r. ,fosS hhiy o. The ssn pls. Wiling The
sa',.' nst n no rrticIs sad sIsd ns whsiher
ttossit bs ja.iIhed IN talins 'hs rs.Pon'ioliy
IN ; SSS' .s q = e.. ed Ia :. s, s toI Military Siiot
irs danso q lo'ns the oty .tao. sSoa, a. 10 l,oae, s
wiiou dray. tod him that thggsht the eifeum'isniei
,tr Il tbe eon,rte pnlu the svtrirs g. tie hops of
b,.pg froa Absn, ais dose the oners Of The goods
bsirg informed b. he'I brooks unds.;ood hss sJ
vas from Albany ordering that noteiI flIihr should
BE- dne about the onra'' and '.A,i's mat ~ D''nes,
would down by he train hesrTi'sd lli Pm AtthAi
Doicm q ~. Atr House. snd lne Sois 'auas1
10 hu 100 examination I'D TIE ssms 'taiemens $50 TIE
cIessncs u Le made 10 h BY hssss Eroosf -
hsd ecra previously made TO g' MI t9eh ne 70
consider len the Asr ouse IN o. der 70 nAAs ques 90
e M, i.s 'Ii ,ssrrss h. Bfse,sd M 70 drss conSsi
viii tss es Roofs. g ?. ,ts.S 1y I'm On S6s para
/ isdsnsied ths, hss 'holid ts no mis'shs. drew
.l d, t s eSus vas daiy sIsasa Ih."s .ssa
lie rev ro,h u which III. uniforms Of Col' ourby ard Wa.
s s oi VIII s's ny II. i'G eo,s n vic oS b.e
!. made Is TotisI shd %:y ssy BE- sr vim che sso no
b- 20 tot al. shade o. Coor also n di1creni he ng ry
ID la
other gentlemen Of ,Iperrpct WAhnsou, srd have learned
nom them clothes do become silsI tom sud hoH b,
ths a5tn amy sud hs, tie utmost care necsssy
tho par, Of n'pcns or s' the epPsespee oi tbe de-
f srti,s yearly the that q the good s-cle
asrelce So sppsrcs coastn IN Iut ard faded ook
rrse,iea eye good inspector wosid detect Il si
glance and throw oa, such goods at % 2Sfs v,pv ,poy
T.ien sss.cIis,d saa before tbs isl Jaae ieel.
] tsiuudl h. CAMPBELL, Chairman.
Yi.hs Brooi. of kew Yorf, one Of tie hm Of Brooks
Brothers city, witness called snd sWoEn teshsd {"
Ibe rus Of BROOKS Bro,ho, Nc. ta Broadway composed
of the following parsons bsasiy, Daniel H. broots John
brooss Ldwlrd L. boos. and ys oar en made proposals
aaiioa. .s Tor he vca,issf Mis Of yhs state
u Was any other PenoH directly or rindnseiy interested In
A. Ko no. to ny knowledge
q Who WA our agent 20 make such pIoPosssl
q By Jour Poposas were ID, uniform, % Be of srmy
eloh lIct }, used in the United State. eIIyi
A. When the proposals given, think hey
proposals. seospsd uste sueA uniforms tt ls suit
rusb uniorI: a:' were 70 Ss is5starSdf
O. Ws By person or person, employed by you or your rn
your knOwdse Information or to procure change o
| isotuIedl
G Have yos or your firm your inowlsdgs Information
belle paid .sed 70 Psy y Psn0a OF pe,2r, ary s9 Of
szny elO,hl
| q Have your firm p.id or sgrssc TO pay 70 your
Ln5sledgt ilcfnsiion q belief sly money or percentage
,hy ssi rendered by sny person procuring aae contest
OF 10 yroeUrins change in 'Aid eeattcs
O. Hrs you CT your frn rsi4 given money or other
valuable ts y 5.aie ofce! O. ,S an 'si'e Ten
No not NY tuowlsige and have never hsse Of tny
money bang p1d p.omsed SIN being aAde of such
q Why ". sueh contract changed from yauI POPe'h As
AhwAi ehsngd nom ,ay ee.ss,e We eopld nc, fnd
che aGy e9h such cloth wss poi % be onlHosd N The %
the copisc ensbo obtain tbs cloth The S'nte