New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-29
A Crrt.

When the HordM Of tie 2lst inst, ana the
Ti,as aud EcsrinS Fos Of the ed published S-csled
official report OF tine CoGr Martial q sargeon-Gsnera
". A. Hammond. Ia which Two such g.a1Ds errors ap'
poarcd A. FIRST az 10 the Quantity o. blankets furnished
tho Medical Department BY ne, VIC e0oOo para and
Secondly 10 the paid me G. 1la ~, did rot
deem 1t necessary to publish formn contradiction out
contentod myself with Sllint upon hr. Ryan. soiing
editor Of tho Hsrald anXir Raymond OF Ii"e'. snd
giving them verbal statement of the tue facts VIZ
s,oJ0 per reaily 1917 and ss5,'h Subsequently lHt
TRIBUNE published the report nh correct fgnies asa TO
this Of course coud have olecton bat when In ~
face - your publALed ,,senoni, you charged III
Hammond with ordering "Ivtcn. worthcsi DIAN" ~
the million dollars worth. st eIo.htint lreea aal
also that the un,Nraniet assumption otpoNer N OF
dcfug the great purchase OF BLANKETS mfht have heeH
regarded leueny bu; for TIE fact ibet these blanAs"
were al once runousy bad aud sbomin"ey DEAR Il
made II incumbent upon ~ '.ndcase him sud myself
IN - much Shat connected With she rans'cti"n
and ass Of You therefore. tie x 5ou eou@E' Aa'
| RAY do Il now.
purchased thess 6lsnses IN open market u tho lste
a,m Of sp.ulang. Vail Z Co of hl. city through hr.
Cte-l.s H. Townsend "a genIsrso vel Known 10 ths
eoamun.,, :. Al honorable saI uyrl,bt b.slro" man
dry good. broker fr 90 Fosr donAis POI pair, cAsh
.rpl. ..usr FOR g. ~ per pair and hsi they we've
fy worth the nor eyi fsiaiaed fr them kno" from
t,, testimouy si,eL Tue Eitnesss. are al S.dol!
known n , city - merchants " h!gh Character $40
challenge forty Judge Advocates 70 impeaeh 'heir tee
, m nv leir. among honorable mea
WHO c1ndomacl tIc,e goods and aiid they were
,tb,.s, aud e1orbl.ant ia pucemes chaot. dealers
70 re srt'oe'
~ redlea! man. .osp'tsi 'tesesa. nni vAisfy
ilvrsugator.
WHO were nv wilnssses'
NEIL f. Spsn.ding. senior partner u $40 hooSo Nom
whom the ouoAs we're parolssed snd rho imported
stcm test,Gcd uley we're fay worth rs money and
a, Le ou. no, have eOd lioin 10 I've Go'eEnmoni al
;b.t price "a CO.. on sccouu, u tbc uneotlnty OF tine
a. tn payment.
| III Ch.rl.. Csrvi,o a N1vYors merchant OF forty
years experience Who estuaed "thss goods aiinding
a. tie sample then shown bin In the court ROOM "a q
NY b, Il blnsel. voui cos ~ import ct tho time
.old tn.m. owe, soaf dollar. pcr p'ii."
/ Nh. Johr H. Andrews Of HI hrl # Lord An.
drew. who siI tho bsuhcts we're fully worth the
money ollsined for them and that ~ hsd searched
tie hole mar.et Tor hospital goods AID tells was the
only merch,ntahle lot hs knew of
NJ Charles II. Towa.cnd. Who criminei las matter
thoroughly under instructions ~ buy srds e'prs''is
for Gosps! pse AID who bought till Ia. a. tAs Only ono
sniiabc for that purpose in the mar.ei
Atth. period all wcollsa aud ot1n geo's vers adj
v.nclng rapidly in prcs daily. ard hsi Kept these
BLANKET. on h,nd ! could have so!d them IN open MIR
he. for ono dollar pr pafr nore thar obtained nom
tie Government snd long bstcre SIS paid for them
Upon this psint Mr. james u. ley. q Martin. Toy
Co, phi.3eiphia expert Of tTeniy years Standing
"a fed a. y the rising msrAet ard also ~ II e sale
made BIS him " Dr. Cooper, medical rur'cys as Phil.
dephia % ~hou my goods wore dei.v,rs') ofcoston
and wool blankets ouch 70 mine. although not rrguls
ton sire Which mino vcrc) 81 si1ri pr cert aAvah'o
On nv proc within four mouths sftr my sale.
! This testimony vii. trust, satisfy Any reasonable
nan A 10 the onarge that my bank-.s were "rtten
worthless and eror5i;sps in price"
And nov ior teu figure. Of ,his uousttoes ssfnde.
I CR Cs-h received ...-....+.-.-. Sf' lt ~
! Cortidoale o. indebtedness. 2i.uD o.
/ Freight. INSURANCE., erptnsr.
interest. lces on certificates,
I .ul. is'f -
! Wrapper blankets not paid for 21 20
| - Ell es5 90
Or not quite II per cent IrObt......-... sJ.S5 ~