The Evansville journal., 1868-11-23

EVANSVILLE, Ind.
Nov. 18th, 1868. !
Col. Johr ". F0ster !:

Nov. 18th, 1865.
Cot. John w. Foster;
DEAR SIR:-In answer to your in
duiry concerning the disposition made
of the two thousand aud fifty dollars
for which [ receipted to Lieut.. Ike l..
Mahan, A. A. Quartermaster u. >
Army, on the 9Th day of October,
1862. fifteen hundred dollars of which
was to be placed In the hands of
trustee to be appointed for Mrs.
Hawkins, wife of a deceased soldier,
aud five hundred dollars which was
stated in the receipt, to be paid for
the establishing OF military tele-
graph line from Henderson. Kentucky,
to Evansville, Indiana. | will state
that at the time [ executed the re-
ceipt the money was on deposit with
Mr.. VIM. i. Holloway, Of Hender
son, kentucky. That, upon the 10Th
day of October, 1862, Mr.. Stephen
Arnett, having been duly appointed
Trustee for Mrs Hawkins, L drew an
order on Mr.. Holloway, of which the
following is copy:
HEADQUARTERS u. 3. FORCES,
HENDERSON, Oct. Is, 1852.
Mr.. VIM. HoEE0t0ay:
Arnett the fifteen hundred dollars on de-
posit with you, for The willow and children
OF b. F. Hawkins, decd, and obiige
j. II. sHAcKELFoRD,-
Col. Commanding Post
The above order was taken up by
Mr.. Holloway, and it has upon the
back the following receipt, viz:
HENDERsoN, Feb. 8, 1868.
Received of VIM. L. Holloway the
Within order for fifteen hundred dollars.
Trustee for b. +. Hawkins"
The costs of the telegraph from
Henderson to Evansville amounted to
| Eve hundred and fifty dollars, aud on
the 22d of October, 1862, I drew upon
Mr.. Holloway the Following order, to
wit:
| HKApoUARrER's UNITED STATES FORCES, [
| HEN DERS0N, KY, Oct. 18th. 1875.
| Vim. II. HoIll0dy, Esq.
| viii pay To the bearer, Mr.. Phillip Deus
| ner, Jr the sum OF five hundred and nifty
dollars lS55O). left on deposit, for putting al
Henderson, and take his receipt of the
same. BY order Of
Colonel Com mmanding Post.
The above order has on the back
the following receipt, viz:
Received the amount (hve hundred
ana nfty do'arS q PHIkTP tTG Misf1 BEUsNSR 1ra
HENDERSON. KY, Oct. p, 1867"
After paying aud taking up the or
ders. of which the above are copies
Mr.. Holloway delivered them to me
and | now have the originals in m,
possession.
Respectfully yours,
j. NJ. SHACKELFORD.
The $500 which Lieut. PAGE re
ceived was paid over. as will be see
By the receipt, to Quartermaste
BRAcKEN, and not being claimed
was made part of the Post fund:
HENDERSON, KY, Jan. %, '63.
Received from Col. j. w. Foste
per VIM. A. Page Three Hundre
Dollars ($300)-proeeeds of sales Q
horses by Col. Farrow, at Uniontow
! to be applied in such manner a
NAV be directed hereafter.
WIN. F. BRACKEN,
Lit. & A. A. Q. NJ. U. s. Army.
It will be seen that the amount c
money received from the UniO
County levy was $4,000. that a pal
: of it was expended by Col. FARRo'
l at Uniontown, a part captured 3
|, the rebels, $500 appropriated
q the family of HAWKINS, $3.50
; build military telegraph to Evans
{ vile, and $500 transferred to the Pot
7 T Quartermaster. IF any other none
than this amount was collected,
|, have no knowledge of it. Complain
e Of Colonel .FARRow's conduct WI
U made by A. G. SUGG, one of the pa
+ ties assessed by him, through Hol
: J.F. SPEED, to the Secretary of Wa
II and at General BoYLEs request
n made as full report upon the who
) matter as I was able; but the Seer
+ tary of War did not see fit to gi'
b him any relief.
y POST COLLECTIONS s EXPENDITURE
In addition to the foregoing levie
there were considerable sums
money received and disbursed by Il
le Posi- Quartermasters of Henderson,
1t will be seen from their Statement
y y which are herewith published.
AS stated in my comments upt
1t Dispatch No. 10. the practice W