Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-01-09

To understand the FIRST words of the
letter, the non professional! reader should
remember that after 1917 the position of
every officer who lad Nolan in charge was
one of the greatest delicacy. The Gov
ernment had failed to renew the order Of
| 1907 regarding him. What was to do p
/ Should he let him 90? What then, if he
were called to account by The Department
! for violating the order of 1897 ? should he
keep him ? What then, if Nolan should
! be liberated some dar, and should bring
an action fer false Imprisonment or kid
mapping against every man who had him
in charge? urged and pressed this upon
Southland, and | have reason to think :hat
! other officers did the same thing. Blu.
the Secretary always sad, as they SO often
do at Washington, that there was no spe-
cal orders to give. and that we mast act
on our own judgment. That means, "lf
you succeed You will be sust.ine! If YOU
fail you will DO lisavowed.' Well, as
Danlorth says, all that i. over now, though
/ do no! know but expose myself 10 a
criminal prosecution on the evidence cf
the very revelation | am making. Here
is the letter:
"LrvA*T deg. min. s, long 1871 deg W.
"DEAR FRED :-Ltry to find heart ami
ii's to tell you that j. is all over with lear
old Nolan. ! have been with him on this
voyage more han | ever was, and can
understand wholly now the way in which
you used to speak Of the dear old fellow.
| could see that he was no. strong, but |
had no idea the end was so near. The
doctor had been watching him very care
fully, and yesterday morning came to me
and toIi me that Nolan was not so well,
and naa not left his state room-a thing
never remember before He had let the
doctor come and see him as he lay there
the frs, time the doctor had been IN the
sta,ero2m-and he said he should like 10
see me. Oh, dear! do you remember the
mysteries we boys used to invent abowt
bis room in the uli Intrepid days? Well,
/ went III, aud there, to be sure. the poor
fellow lay IN his berjh, smiling pleasantly
- he gave ne hi, hand, but looking very
unwcN could not help glance round.
whi1h showed III. what "a litlc shr.ua l.
hai ma !" ut the l. ho was laying i'll
The stars aul stripes were ;ricpl TN above
and ar,4n., Il picture Of Was,.;nr.on. AMI
lie had painted a majestic eagle, With
MEht,ings blazing from his laak AMI his
foot lust c,asyisc The whole globe. whicI,
his wings ov3r.I.ai9wel, The dear OLD
! how saw nv o',nrn and sail with a sad
smile. Here, von see. ] haze connt,v,
And then he rointel 10 Tie g OF "'
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